Gmina Boćki

Gmina Boćki [ˈbɔt͡ɕki] 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).

    Boćki

    Boćki [ˈbɔt͡ɕkʲi] (Ukrainian: Ботьки, Bot’ky; Yiddish: בודקי) is a village in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Boćki. It lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) south-west of Bielsk Podlaski and 53 km (33 mi) south of the regional capital Białystok.

    The village has a population of 1,500.

    References


    Coordinates: 52°39′N 23°2′E / 52.650°N 23.033°E / 52.650; 23.033

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