__NOTOC__ Gmina Rutki is a rural

gmina The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' ) is the basic unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,479 gminy throughout the country, encompassing over 43,000 villages. 940 gminy include cities and tow ...

(administrative district) in

Zambrów County __NOTOC__ Zambrów County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1 ...

Podlaskie Voivodeship Podlaskie Voivodeship ( ) is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship in northeastern Poland. The name of the voivodeship refers to the historical region of Podlachia (in Polish, ''Podlasie''), and significant part of its territory corresponds to th ...

, in north-eastern

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

. Its seat is the village of Rutki-Kossaki, which lies approximately north-east of

Zambrów Zambrów is a town in northeastern Poland with 21,166 inhabitants (2020). It is the capital of Zambrów County. Situated in the Podlaskie Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Łomża Voivodeship (1975–1998). History The name of the town co ...

and west of the regional capital

Białystok Białystok is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the List of cities and towns in Poland, tenth-largest city in Poland, second in terms of population density, and thirteenth in area. Biał ...

. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 6,072 (5,801 in 2013). The gmina contains part of the

protected area Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural or cultural values. Protected areas are those areas in which human presence or the exploitation of natural resources (e.g. firewood ...

called

Łomża Landscape Park Łomża Landscape Park of the Narew Valley () is a protected area ( Landscape Park) in north-eastern Poland, on the banks of the Narew river, close to the town of Łomża, to the south-east. Features The Park lies within the Podlaskie Voivodesh ...

Villages

Gmina Rutki contains the villages and settlements of: * Czochanie-Góra * Dębniki * Dobrochy * Duchny-Wieluny * Górskie Ponikły-Stok * Grądy-Woniecko * Gronostaje-Puszcza * Jaworki * Jawory-Klepacze * Kałęczyn-Walochy * Kalinówka-Basie * Kalinówka-Bystry * Kalinówka-Wielobory * Kołomyja * Kołomyjka * Konopki Leśne * Kossaki Nadbielne * Kossaki-Falki * Kossaki-Ostatki * Mężenin * Mieczki * Modzele-Górki * Nowe Zalesie * Nowe Zambrzyce * Olszewo-Przyborowo * Ożarki-Olszanka * Ożary Wielkie * Pęsy-Lipno * Pruszki Wielkie * Rutki-Jatki * Rutki-Kossaki * Rutki-Nowiny * Rutki-Tartak Nowy * Śliwowo-Łopienite * Stare Zalesie * Stare Zambrzyce * Świątki-Wiercice * Szlasy-Lipno * Szlasy-Łopienite * Szlasy-Mieszki * Walochy-Mońki * Wybrany * Zambrzyce-Jankowo * Zambrzyce-Kapusty * Zambrzyce-Króle * Zambrzyce-Plewki

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Rutki is bordered by the gminas of Kobylin-Borzymy, Kołaki Kościelne, Kulesze Kościelne,

Łomża Łomża () is a city in north-eastern Poland, approximately to the north-east of Warsaw and west of Białystok. It is situated alongside the Narew river as part of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the capital of Łomża County and has been the se ...

, Wizna,

and Zawady.

References

External links

Polish official population figures 2006

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