Gmina Boćki

Gmina Boćki Boćki Commune
Gmina
Coat of arms
Gmina Boćki
Coordinates (Boćki): 52°39′N 23°2′E / 52.650°N 23.033°ECoordinates: 52°39′N 23°2′E / 52.650°N 23.033°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Podlaskie
County	Bielsk
Seat	Boćki
Government
• Mayor	Stanisław Derehajło
Area
• Total	232.06 km^2 (89.60 sq mi)
Population (2007)
• Total	4,906
• Density	21/km^2 (55/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	17-111
Car plates	BBI
Website	http://www.gminabocki.pl

Gmina Boćki [ˈbɔt͡ɕkʲi] is a rural gmina (Polish:gmina wiejska) in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is located north-eastern Poland.

Geography

Gmina Boćki is located in the geographical region of Europe known as the Wysoczyzny Podlasko – Bialoruskie (English: Podlaskie and Belarus Plateau) and the mezoregion known as the Równinę Bielską (English: Bielska Plain).

The Nurzec River, a tributary of the Bug River, passes through Gmina Boćki.

The gmina covers an area of 232.06 square kilometres (89.6 sq mi).

Location

It is located approximately:

• 152 kilometres (94.4 mi) north-east of Warsaw, the capital of Poland
• 53 kilometres (32.9 mi) south of Białystok, the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship
• 18 kilometres (11.2 mi) southwest of Bielsk Podlaski, the seat of Bielsk County

Climate

The region has a continental climate which is characterized by high temperatures during summer and long and frosty winters . The average amount of rainfall during the year exceeds 550 millimetres (21.7 in).

Demographics

Detailed data as of 31 December 2007:^[1]

	Total		Women		Men
Unit	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Population	4906	100	2,391	48.7	2,515	51.3
Population Density (persons/km²)	21.1		10.3		10.8

Municipal government

Gmina Boćki in Bielsk County

Its seat is the village of Boćki

Executive branch

The chief executive of the government is the mayor (Polish: wójt).

Legislative branch

The legislative portion of the government is the Council (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:

Andryjanki, Boćki, Bodaczki, Bodaki, Bystre, Chranibory Drugie, Chranibory Pierwsze, Dubno, Dziecinne, Hawryłki, Jakubowskie, Krasna Wieś, Młynisk, Mołoczki, Nurzec, Olszewo, Pasieka, Piotrowo-Krzywokoły, Piotrowo-Trojany, Przy Ostaszach, Sasiny, Siedlece, Siekluki, Sielc, Skalimowo, Solniki, Starowieś, Szeszyły, Szumki, Śnieżki, Torule, Wandalin, Wandalinek, Wiercień, Wojtki, Wygonowo, Wylan, Żołoćki.

Neighbouring political subdivisions

Gmina Boćki is bordered by the gminas of Bielsk Podlaski, Brańsk, Dziadkowice, Kleszczele, Milejczyce and Orla.

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) Population: Size and Structure by Administrative Division" (in Polish). 2007-12-31.