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Gmina Łapy

Gmina Łapy
Łapy Commune
Gmina
Flag of Gmina Łapy
Flag
Coat of arms of Gmina Łapy
Coat of arms
Location within Białystok County
Location within Białystok County
Coordinates (Łapy): 52°59′N 22°53′E / 52.983°N 22.883°E / 52.983; 22.883Coordinates: 52°59′N 22°53′E / 52.983°N 22.883°E / 52.983; 22.883
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Podlaskie
County Białystok County
Seat Łapy
Area
 • Total 127.57 km2 (49.26 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 23,132
 • Density 180/km2 (470/sq mi)
 • Urban 16,583
 • Rural 6,549
Website http://www.lapy.podlasie.pl/

Gmina Łapy is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Łapy, which lies approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) south-west of the regional capital Białystok.

The gmina covers an area of 127.57 square kilometres (49.3 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 23,132 (out of which the population of Łapy amounts to 16,583, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 6,549).

Apart from the town of Łapy, Gmina Łapy contains the villages and settlements of Bokiny, Daniłowo Duże, Daniłowo Małe, Gąsówka-Oleksin, Gąsówka-Osse, Gąsówka-Skwarki, Gąsówka-Somachy, Łapy-Dębowina, Łapy-Kołpaki, Łapy-Korczaki, Łapy-Łynki, Łapy-Pluśniaki, Łapy-Szołajdy, Nowa Łupianka, Płonka Kościelna, Płonka-Kozły, Płonka-Matyski, Płonka-Strumianka, Roszki-Włodki, Roszki-Wodźki, Stara Gąsówka, Stara Łupianka, Uhowo and Wólka Waniewska.


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