__NOTOC__ Gmina Wyszki is a rural gmina (Polish:''gmina wiejska'') in

Bielsk County Bielsk County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its a ...

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 ...

. It is located in north-eastern

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Geography

Brańsk is located in the geographical region of

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known as the ''Wysoczyzny Podlasko – Bialoruskie'' (English: Podlaskie and Belarus Plateau) and the mezoregion known as the ''Równina Bielska'' (Bielska Plain). The gmina covers an area of .

Location

It is located approximately: * northeast of

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, the capital of

* southwest of

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, the capital of the

* northwest of

Bielsk Podlaski Bielsk Podlaski (, , ) is a town in eastern Poland, within Bielsk County in the Podlaskie Voivodeship. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 24,883. Geography Bielsk Podlaski is located in the geographical region of Europe known as ...

, the seat of

Climate

The region has a

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which is characterized by high temperatures during summer and long and frosty winters . The average amount of rainfall during the year exceeds .

Demographics

Detailed data as of 31 December 2007:

Municipal government

Its seat is the village of Wyszki.

Executive branch

The chief executive of the government is the

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(Polish: ''Wójt'').

Legislative branch

The legislative portion of the government is the

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(Polish: ''Rada'') composed of the President (Polish: ''Przewodniczący''), the Vice-President (Polish: ''Wiceprzewodniczący'') and thirteen councilors.

Villages

The following villages are contained within the gmina: Bogusze, Budlewo, Bujnowo, Falki, Filipy, Gawiny, Godzieby, Górskie, Ignatki, Kalinówka, Kamienny Dwór, Koćmiery, Kowale, Kożuszki, Krupice, Łapcie, Łubice, Łuczaje, Łyse, Malesze, Mierzwin Duży,

Mierzwin Mały Mierzwin Mały is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wyszki, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Wyszki, west of Bielsk Podlaski, and south-west of the regio ...

, Mieszuki, Moskwin, Mulawicze, Niewino Borowe, Niewino Kamieńskie, Niewino Leśne, Niewino Popławskie, Nowe Bagińskie, Nowe Warpechy, Olszanica, Osówka, Ostrówek, Pierzchały, Pulsze, Samułki Duże, Samułki Małe, Sasiny, Sieśki, Stacewicze, Stare Bagińskie, Stare Niewino, Stare Warpechy, Stare Zalesie, Strabla, Szczepany, Szpaki, Topczewo, Trzeszczkowo,

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, Wiktorzyn, Wodźki, Wólka Pietkowska, Wólka Zaleska, Wypychy, Wyszki, Zakrzewo, Zdrojki.

Neighbouring political subdivisions

Gmina Wyszki is bordered by the gminas of

Brańsk Brańsk (Podlachian language: ''Бранськ, Branśk'', , ) is a town in eastern Poland. It is situated within Podlaskie Voivodeship (province). Etymology The name of the town comes from the river Bronka, a nearby tributary of the Nurzec River ...

, Juchnowiec Kościelny, Poświętne and

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References

{{Bielsk County Wyszki Bielsk County