Narewka

Narewka () is a village in eastern Poland, with its population estimated at 935 residents (as of 2011). It is located in Gmina Narewka, Hajnówka County, within Podlaskie Voivodeship. The village is located near Poland's border with Belarus, and is situated on the river Narewka. Many of its residents belong to Poland's Belarusian minority.

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Settlement.name: Narewka
Settlement.image_skyline: Narewka galeria Tamary Sołoniewicz 13.07.2009 p.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Galeria Tamary Sołoniewicz
Settlement.image_shield: POL gmina Narewka COA.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Podlaskie
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Hajnówka
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Narewka
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_total: 935
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1
Settlement.timezone_DST: CEST

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Official name: Narewka
Population: 833
Image: Głowna ulica w Narewce2.JPG

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postal code: 17-220
native label: Narewka
Commons category: Narewka
Commons gallery: Narewka
male population: 403
female population: 430
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It is in one of five Polish-Belarusian bilingual regions 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.