Białystok County

"Białostocki" redirects here. For other uses, see Białostocki (disambiguation).

County in Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland

Białystok County

Powiat białostocki

County

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Coordinates (Białystok): 53°7′N 23°10′E﻿ / ﻿53.117°N 23.167°E﻿ / 53.117; 23.167
Country|  Poland
Voivodeship| Podlaskie
Seat| Białystok
Gminas|

Total 15

* Gmina Choroszcz
* Gmina Czarna Białostocka
* Gmina Dobrzyniewo Duże
* Gmina Gródek
* Gmina Juchnowiec Kościelny
* Gmina Łapy
* Gmina Michałowo
* Gmina Poświętne
* Gmina Supraśl
* Gmina Suraż
* Gmina Turośń Kościelna
* Gmina Tykocin
* Gmina Wasilków
* Gmina Zabłudów
* Gmina Zawady

Area

• Total

| 2,984.64 km2 (1,152.38 sq mi)
Population

(2019)

• Total

| 148,745
• Density| 50/km2 (130/sq mi)
• Urban

| 55,398
• Rural

| 93,347
Car plates| BIA
Website| http://www.powiatbialostocki.pl/

Białystok County (Polish: powiat białostocki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus. It was created on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Białystok, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county).[1]

The county contains nine towns: Łapy, 25 km (16 mi) south-west of Białystok, Czarna Białostocka, 22 km (14 mi) north of Białystok, Wasilków, 11 km (7 mi) north of Białystok, Choroszcz, 13 km (8 mi) west of Białystok, Supraśl, 16 km (10 mi) north-east of Białystok, Michałowo, 13 km (8 mi) east of Białystok, Zabłudów, 16 km (10 mi) south-east of Białystok, Tykocin, 29 km (18 mi) west of Białystok, and Suraż, 23 km (14 mi) south-west of Białystok.

The county covers an area of 2,984.64 square kilometres (1,152.4 sq mi), making it the largest county in Poland (ahead of Olsztyn County). As of 2019 its total population is 148,745, out of which the population of Łapy is 15,609, that of Czarna Białostocka is 9,318, that of Wasilków is 11,527, that of Choroszcz is 5,890, that of Supraśl is 4,605, that of Michałowo is 3,026, that of Zabłudów is 2,462, that of Tykocin is 1,973, that of Suraż is 988, and the rural population is 93,347.[2]

## Neighbouring counties

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Apart from the city of Białystok, Białystok County is bordered by Hajnówka County and Bielsk County to the south, Wysokie Mazowieckie County, Zambrów County and Łomża County to the west, Mońki County to the north-west, and Sokółka County to the north-east. It also borders Belarus to the east.

## Administrative division

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1\. Białystok (not part of the county). Gminas: 2. Choroszcz, 3. Czarna Białostocka, 4. Łapy, 5. Supraśl, 6. Suraż, 7. Tykocin, 8. Wasilków, 9. Zabłudów, 10. Dobrzyniewo Duże, 11. Gródek, 12. Juchnowiec Kościelny, 13. Michałowo, 14. Poświętne, 15. Turośń Kościelna, 16. Zawady.

The county is subdivided into 15 gminas (nine urban-rural and six rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina | Type | Area
(km2) | Population
(2019) | Seat

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Gmina Łapy | urban-rural  | 127.6  | 21,920  | Łapy
Gmina Wasilków | urban-rural  | 127.2  | 17,259  | Wasilków
Gmina Juchnowiec Kościelny | rural  | 172.1  | 16,476  | Juchnowiec Kościelny
Gmina Supraśl | urban-rural  | 188.0  | 15,393  | Supraśl
Gmina Choroszcz | urban-rural  | 163.5  | 15,339  | Choroszcz
Gmina Czarna Białostocka | urban-rural  | 206.5  | 11,377  | Czarna Białostocka
Gmina Dobrzyniewo Duże | rural  | 160.7  | 9,377  | Dobrzyniewo Duże
Gmina Zabłudów | urban-rural  | 339.8  | 9,280  | Zabłudów
Gmina Michałowo | urban-rural  | 409.2  | 6,564  | Michałowo
Gmina Turośń Kościelna | rural  | 140.3  | 6,316  | Turośń Kościelna
Gmina Tykocin | urban-rural  | 207.3  | 6,216  | Tykocin
Gmina Gródek | rural  | 430.6  | 5,163  | Gródek
Gmina Poświętne | rural  | 114.3  | 3,398  | Poświętne
Gmina Zawady | rural  | 112.7  | 2,714  | Zawady
Gmina Suraż | urban-rural  | 76.6  | 1,953  | Suraż

## Notable residents

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* Konstanty Kalinowski (known in Belarus as Kastuś Kalinoŭski)(1838, Mostowlany – 1864), writer, journalist, lawyer and revolutionary[3]
* Aliaksei Karpiuk (1920, Straszewo – 1992), Belarusian writer and public figure[4]

## References

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1. ^ "Wyniki badań bieżących - Baza Demografia - Główny Urząd Statystyczny". demografia.stat.gov.pl. Archived from the original on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
2. ^ GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
3. ^ Арлоў, Уладзімер (2020). ІМЁНЫ СВАБОДЫ (Бібліятэка Свабоды. ХХІ стагодзьдзе.) [Uładzimir Arłou. The Names of Freedom (The Library of Freedom. ХХІ century.) (in Belarusian) (4-е выд., дап. ed.). Радыё Свабодная Эўропа / Радыё Свабода - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.] pp. 72-73.
4. ^ Быкаў угаворваў яго стаць вар’ятам. 10 фактаў пра пісьменьніка Аляксея Карпюка (Bykaǔ was persuading him to become insane. 10 facts about the writer Aliaksei Karpiuk (in Belarusian)

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Białystok County

Urban-rural gminas|

* Gmina Choroszcz
* Gmina Czarna Białostocka
* Gmina Łapy
* Gmina Michałowo
* Gmina Supraśl
* Gmina Suraż
* Gmina Tykocin
* Gmina Wasilków
* Gmina Zabłudów

Rural gminas|

* Gmina Dobrzyniewo Duże
* Gmina Grabówka
* Gmina Gródek
* Gmina Juchnowiec Kościelny
* Gmina Poświętne
* Gmina Turośń Kościelna
* Gmina Zawady

Seat (not part of the county)|

* Białystok

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Counties of Podlaskie Voivodeship

City counties|

* Białystok (capital)
* Łomża
* Suwałki

Land counties|

* Augustów
* Białystok
* Bielsk
* Grajewo
* Hajnówka
* Kolno
* Łomża
* Mońki
* Sejny
* Siemiatycze
* Sokółka
* Suwałki
* Wysokie Mazowieckie
* Zambrów

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