Gmina Boćki
# Gmina Boćki

Gmina Boćki 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).

## Demographics

Detailed data as of 31 December 2007:

| | Total | Total | Women | Women | Men | Men |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unit | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % |
| Population | 4906 | 100 | 2,391 | 48.7 | 2,515 | 51.3 |
| Population Density (persons/km²) | 21.1 | 21.1 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.8 | 10.8 |

## Municipal government

Its seat is the village of Boćki

### Executive branch

The chief executive of the government is the mayor (Polish: wójt).

### Legislative branch

The legislative portion of the government is the Council (Polish: Rada), composed of the President (Polish: Przewodniczący), the Vice President (Polish: Wiceprzewodniczący) and thirteen councilors.

### Villages

The following villages are contained within the gmina:

Andryjanki, Boćki, Bodaczki, Bodaki, Bystre, Chranibory Drugie, Chranibory Pierwsze, Dubno, Dziecinne, Hawryłki, Jakubowskie, Krasna Wieś, Młynisk, Mołoczki, Nurzec, Olszewo, Pasieka, Piotrowo-Krzywokoły, Piotrowo-Trojany, Przy Ostaszach, Sasiny, Siedlece, Siekluki, Sielc, Skalimowo, Solniki, Starowieś, Szeszyły, Szumki, Śnieżki, Torule, Wandalin, Wandalinek, Wiercień, Wojtki, Wygonowo, Wylan, Żołoćki.

### Neighbouring political subdivisions

Gmina Boćki is bordered by the gminas of Bielsk Podlaski, Brańsk, Dziadkowice, Kleszczele, Milejczyce and Orla.

