Gmina Białowieża

Gmina Białowieża
Białowieża Commune
Coordinates (Białowieża): 52°42′4″N 23°52′10″E / 52.70111°N 23.86944°E / 52.70111; 23.86944
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountyHajnówka
SeatBiałowieża
Area
  Total
203.2 km2 (78.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
  Total
2,691
  Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Websitehttp://www.bialowieza.gmina.pl/

Gmina Białowieża is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus. Its seat is the village of Białowieża, which lies approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) east of Hajnówka and 66 km (41 mi) south-east of the regional capital Białystok.

The gmina covers an area of 203.2 square kilometres (78.5 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 2,691.