Białystok metropolitan area
Metropolitan Białystok is a metropolitan area designated by the Governor of the Regulation No. 52/05 of 16 May 2005 in order to help economically develop the region.
In 2006, the metropolitan area population was 450,254 inhabitants. Covering the area of 1.521 km ², it had population density of about 265 people per one km2. Among urban residents were more women - 192 thousand. on 100 men, 108 women on average.
The metropolitan area includes:
- the city of Białystok,
- the villages in Gmina Choroszcz:
- *Jeroniki, Klepacze, Krupniki, Łyski, Porosły, Sienkiewicze and Turczyn,
- the villages in Gmina Dobrzyniewo Duże:
- *Bohdan, Borsukówka, Chraboły, Dobrzyniewo Duże, Dobrzyniewo Fabryczne*, Dobrzyniewo Kościelne*, Fasty*, Gniła, Jaworówka, Kozińce, Kulikówka, Krynice, Letniki, Leńce, Nowe Aleksandrowo*, Obrubniki, Ogrodniki*, Pogorzałki, Ponikła, Podleńce, Szaciły and Zalesie
- the villages in Gmina Juchnowiec Kościelny:
- *Bronczany, Izabelin, Kleosin, Księżyno, Kolonia Księżyno, Koplany, Kolonia Koplany, Lewickie, Niewodnica Nargilewska, Solniczki and Stanisławowo
- the town of Supraśl and the villages in Gmina Supraśl:
- *Grabówka, Henrykowo, Karakule and Ogrodniczki
- the town of Wasilków and the villages in Gmina Wasilków:
- *Dąbrówki, Katrynka, Jurowce*, Osowicze*, Sochonie*, Studzianki, Nowodworce*, Sielachowskie*, Wólka Poduchowna, Wólka-Przedmieście and Woroszyły,
- the villages in Gmina Zabłudów:
- *Halickie, Kuriany and Skrybicze