Gmina Nowogród

Gmina Nowogród is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Łomża County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Nowogród, which lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) north-west of Łomża and 87 km (54 mi) west of the regional capital Białystok.

Gmina Nowogród
Nowogród Commune
Gmina
Coat of arms of Gmina Nowogród
Coat of arms
Gmina Nowogród within the Łomża County
Gmina Nowogród within the Łomża County
Coordinates (Nowogród): 53°13′35″N 21°52′46″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountyŁomża County
SeatNowogród
Area
 • Total100.98 km2 (38.99 sq mi)
Population
 (2011[1])
 • Total4,170
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
 • Urban
2,195
 • Rural
1,975
Websitehttp://www.nowogrod.com/

The gmina covers an area of 100.98 square kilometres (39.0 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 3,977 (out of which the population of Nowogród amounts to 2,014, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 1,963).

Villages

Apart from the town of Nowogród, Gmina Nowogród contains the villages and settlements of Baliki, Chmielewo, Dzierzgi, Grądy, Grzymały, Jankowo-Młodzianowo, Jankowo-Skarbowo, Kupnina, Mątwica, Morgowniki, Ptaki, Serwatki, Sławiec, Sławiec Dworski, Sulimy and Szablak.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Nowogród is bordered by the gminas of Łomża, Mały Płock, Miastkowo and Zbójna.

References
  1. Demographic Yearbook of Poland 2012


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