__NOTOC__ Gmina Tykocin is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in

Białystok County __NOTOC__ Białystok County ( pl, powiat białostocki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus. It was created on 1 January 1999 as a result o ...

Podlaskie Voivodeship Podlaskie Voivodeship or Podlasie Province ( pl, Województwo podlaskie, ) is a voivodeship (province) in northeastern Poland. The name of the province and its territory correspond to the historic region of Podlachia. The capital and largest cit ...

, in north-eastern

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is divided into Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 mill ...

. Its seat is the town of

Tykocin Tykocin is a small town in north-eastern Poland, with 2,010 inhabitants (2012), located on the Narew river, in Białystok County in the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is one of the oldest towns in the region, with its historic center designated a His ...

, which lies approximately west of the regional capital

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

. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 6,477 (out of which the population of Tykocin amounts to 1,893, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 4,584).

Villages

Apart from the town of Tykocin, Gmina Tykocin contains the villages and settlements of

Bagienki Bagienki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tykocin, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship Podlaskie Voivodeship or Podlasie Province ( pl, Województwo podlaskie, ) is a voivodeship (province) in northeastern Polan ...

, Broniszewo, Dobki,

Hermany Hermany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tykocin, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately west of Tykocin and west of the regional capital Białystok Białystok is ...

, Janin,

Kapice-Lipniki Kapice-Lipniki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tykocin, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Tykocin and west of the regional capital Białystok Bia ...

Kiermusy Kiermusy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tykocin, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship Podlaskie Voivodeship or Podlasie Province ( pl, Województwo podlaskie, ) is a voivodeship (province) in northeastern Polan ...

, Kiślaki,

Krosno Krosno (in full ''The Royal Free City of Krosno'', pl, Królewskie Wolne Miasto Krosno) is a historical town and county in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in southeastern Poland. The estimated population of the town is 47,140 inhabitants as of 2 ...

Łaziuki Łaziuki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tykocin, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Tykocin and north-west of the regional capital Białystok Bia ...

, Łazy Duże, Łazy Małe, Leśniki, Lipniki, Łopuchowo,

Nieciece Nieciece is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tykocin, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately west of Tykocin and west of the regional capital Białystok Białystok is t ...

Nowe Jeżewo Nowe Jeżewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tykocin within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Tykocin and west of the regional capital Białystok Białys ...

Pajewo Pajewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tykocin, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south of Tykocin and west of the regional capital Białystok Białystok is th ...

, Piaski,

Popowlany Popowlany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tykocin, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Tykocin and north-west of the regional capital Białystok Bi ...

Radule Radule is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tykocin, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south of Tykocin and west of the regional capital Białystok Białystok is t ...

Rzędziany Rzędziany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tykocin, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Tykocin and west of the regional capital Białystok Białys ...

, Sanniki,

Sawino Sawino is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tykocin, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship Podlaskie Voivodeship or Podlasie Province ( pl, Województwo podlaskie, ) is a voivodeship (province) in northeastern Poland. ...

, Siekierki,

Sierki Sierki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tykocin, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Tykocin and west of the regional capital Białystok. References

, Słomianka,

Stare Jeżewo Stare Jeżewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tykocin, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south of Tykocin and west of the regional capital Białystok Białyst ...

Stare Kapice Stare Kapice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tykocin, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship Podlaskie Voivodeship or Podlasie Province ( pl, Województwo podlaskie, ) is a voivodeship (province) in northeastern ...

, Stelmachowo,

Stelmachowo-Kolonia Stelmachowo-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tykocin, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship Podlaskie Voivodeship or Podlasie Province ( pl, Województwo podlaskie, ) is a voivodeship (province) in northea ...

, Szafranki,

Tatary Tartary ( la, Tartaria, french: Tartarie, german: Tartarei, russian: Тартария, Tartariya) or Tatary (russian: Татария, Tatariya) was a blanket term used in Western European literature and cartography for a vast part of Asia bounde ...

and Żuki.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Tykocin is bordered by the gminas of

Choroszcz Choroszcz () is a town in north-eastern Poland, located in Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, seat of Gmina Choroszcz. The Baroque palace in Choroszcz was the summer residence of the noble Branicki family, and is now part of the Museum of ...

, Dobrzyniewo Duże,

Kobylin-Borzymy Kobylin-Borzymy is a village in Wysokie Mazowieckie County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Kobylin-Borzymy. It lies approximately north-east of Wysokie Mazowiec ...

, Krypno, Trzcianne and Zawady.

References

Polish official population figures 2006

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