Gmina Jeleniewo

Coordinates: 54°12′21″N 22°54′46″E / 54.20583°N 22.91278°E / 54.20583; 22.91278
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Gmina Jeleniewo
Jeleniewo Commune
Coat of arms of Gmina Jeleniewo
Gmina Jeleniewo within the Suwałki County
Gmina Jeleniewo within the Suwałki County
Coordinates (Jeleniewo): 54°12′21″N 22°54′46″E / 54.20583°N 22.91278°E / 54.20583; 22.91278
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountySuwałki County
SeatJeleniewo
Area
 • Total131.84 km2 (50.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total3,018
 • Density23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Websitehttp://www.niemen.org.pl/gminy/jeleniewo/index.htm

Gmina Jeleniewo, is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Suwałki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Jeleniewo, which lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) north of Suwałki and 122 km (76 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.

It covers an area of 131.84 square kilometres (50.9 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 3,018.

It contains part of the protected area called Suwałki Landscape Park.

Villages[edit]

Gmina Jeleniewo consists of the villages and settlements of Bachanowo, Białorogi, Błaskowizna, Czajewszczyzna, Czerwone Bagno, Gulbieniszki, Hultajewo, Ignatówka, Jeleniewo, Kazimierówka, Krzemianka, Leszczewo, Łopuchowo, Malesowizna, Okrągłe, Podwysokie Jeleniewskie, Prudziszki, Rutka, Rychtyn, Ścibowo, Sidorówka, Sidory, Sidory Zapolne, Suchodoły, Sumowo, Szeszupka, Szurpiły, Udryn, Udziejek, Wodziłki, Wołownia, Zarzecze Jeleniewskie and Żywa Woda.

Neighbouring gminas[edit]

Gmina Jeleniewo is bordered by the city of Suwałki and by the gminas of Przerośl, Rutka-Tartak, Suwałki, Szypliszki and Wiżajny.

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