Gmina Czarna Białostocka

Gmina Czarna Białostocka
Czarna Białostocka Commune
Location within Białystok County
Coordinates (Czarna Białostocka): 53°18′N 23°17′E / 53.300°N 23.283°E / 53.300; 23.283
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountyBiałystok County
SeatCzarna Białostocka
Area
  Total
206.54 km2 (79.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
  Total
11,692
  Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
  Urban
9,596
  Rural
2,096
Websitehttp://www.czarnabialostocka.pl/

Gmina Czarna Białostocka is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Czarna Białostocka, which lies approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.

The gmina covers an area of 206.54 square kilometres (79.7 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 11,692 (out of which the population of Czarna Białostocka amounts to 9,596, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 2,096).

The gmina contains part of the protected area called Knyszyń Forest Landscape Park.