Babia Góra, Podlaskie Voivodeship

For the mountain on the Polish-Slovak border, see Babia Góra.
Babia Góra
Village
Babia Góra
Coordinates: 52°53′16″N 23°53′10″E / 52.88778°N 23.88611°E / 52.88778; 23.88611
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Podlaskie
County Hajnówka
Gmina Narewka

Babia Góra [ˈbabja ˈɡura] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Narewka, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.[1] It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-east of Narewka, 28 km (17 mi) north-east of Hajnówka, and 55 km (34 mi) south-east of the regional capital Białystok.

It is in one of five Polish/Belarusian bilingual Gmina in Podlaskie Voivodeship regulated by the Act of 6 January 2005 on National and Ethnic Minorities and on the Regional Languages, which permits certain gminas with significant linguistic minorities to introduce a second, auxiliary language to be used in official contexts alongside Polish.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ↑ Dz. U. z 2005 r. Nr 17, poz. 141


Coordinates: 52°53′16″N 23°53′10″E / 52.88778°N 23.88611°E / 52.88778; 23.88611


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