Gmina Stawiski

Gmina Stawiski
Stawiski Commune
Coat of arms of Gmina Stawiski
Gmina Stawiski within the Kolno County
Gmina Stawiski within the Kolno County
Coordinates (Stawiski): 53°22′N 22°9′E / 53.367°N 22.150°E / 53.367; 22.150
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountyKolno
SeatStawiski
Area
 • Total165.55 km2 (63.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2011[1])
 • Total6,540
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
 • Urban
2,441
 • Rural
4,099
Websitehttp://www.stawiski.pl

Gmina Stawiski is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Kolno County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Stawiski, which lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) east of Kolno and 74 km (46 mi) west of the regional capital Białystok.

The gmina covers an area of 165.55 square kilometres (63.9 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 6,572 (out of which the population of Stawiski amounts to 2,442, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 4,130).