Hajnówka County

County in Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland

Hajnówka County

Powiat hajnowski

County

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Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Hajnówka): 52°44′N 23°34′E﻿ / ﻿52.733°N 23.567°E﻿ / 52.733; 23.567
Country|  Poland
Voivodeship| Podlaskie
Seat| Hajnówka
Gminas|

Total 9 (incl. 1 urban)

* Hajnówka
* Gmina Białowieża
* Gmina Czeremcha
* Gmina Czyże
* Gmina Dubicze Cerkiewne
* Gmina Hajnówka
* Gmina Kleszczele
* Gmina Narew
* Gmina Narewka

Area

• Total| 1,623.65 km2 (626.89 sq mi)
Population

(2019)

• Total| 42,851
• Density| 26/km2 (68/sq mi)
• Urban

| 21,830
• Rural

| 21,021
Car plates| BHA
Website| http://www.powiat.hajnowka.pl

Hajnówka County (Polish: powiat hajnowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Hajnówka, which lies 51 kilometres (32 mi) south-east of the regional capital Białystok. The only other town in the county is Kleszczele, lying 25 km (16 mi) south-west of Hajnówka.

The county covers an area of 1,623.65 square kilometres (626.9 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 42,851, out of which the population of Hajnówka is 20,580, that of Kleszczele is 1,250, and the rural population is 21,021.[1]

## Neighbouring counties

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Hajnówka County is bordered by Siemiatycze County to the south-west, Bielsk County to the west and Białystok County to the north. It also borders Belarus to the east.

## Administrative division

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

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

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|
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Hajnówka | urban  | 21.3  | 20,580  |
Gmina Hajnówka | rural  | 293.2  | 3,872  | Hajnówka *
Gmina Narew | rural  | 339.5  | 3,476  | Narew
Gmina Narewka | rural  | 339.5  | 3,634  | Narewka
Gmina Czeremcha | rural  | 96.7  | 3,125  | Czeremcha
Gmina Kleszczele | urban-rural  | 142.6  | 2,475  | Kleszczele
Gmina Białowieża | rural  | 203.2  | 2,183  | Białowieża
Gmina Czyże | rural  | 134.2  | 1,995  | Czyże
Gmina Dubicze Cerkiewne | rural  | 151.2  | 1,511  | Dubicze Cerkiewne
* seat not part of the gmina

## References

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1. ^ 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.

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Gminas of Hajnówka County

Seat|

* Hajnówka (urban gmina)

Urban-rural gmina|

* Gmina Kleszczele

Rural gminas|

* Gmina Białowieża
* Gmina Czeremcha
* Gmina Czyże
* Gmina Dubicze Cerkiewne
* Gmina Hajnówka
* Gmina Narew
* Gmina Narewka

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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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