Gmina Szypliszki
Szypliszki Commune | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Gmina Szypliszki within the Suwałki County | |
| Coordinates (Szypliszki): 54°15′N 23°4′E / 54.250°N 23.067°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| County | Suwałki County |
| Seat | Szypliszki |
| Area | |
| • Total | 156.55 km2 (60.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 4,008 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (66/sq mi) |
| Website | http://www.niemen.org.pl/gminy/szypliszki/ |
Gmina Szypliszki, is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Suwałki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, on the Lithuanian border. Its seat is the village of Szypliszki, which lies approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) north-east of Suwałki and 126 km (78 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.
The gmina covers an area of 156.55 square kilometres (60.4 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 4,008.