Białystok County

Infobox Settlement
name = Białystok County
native_name = Powiat białostocki
settlement_type = County
total_type = Total


image_shield = POL powiat białostocki COA.svg
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Podlaskie
area_total_km2 = 2984.64
population_total = 136797
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban = 50415
population_blank1_title = Rural
population_blank1 = 86382
coor_type = Białystok
latd = 53
latm = 7
lats =
latNS = N
longd = 23
longm = 10
longs =
longEW = E
seat = Białystok
parts_type = Gminas
parts = Total 15
p1 = Gmina Choroszcz
p2 = Gmina Czarna Białostocka
p3 = Gmina Dobrzyniewo Duże
p4 = Gmina Gródek
p5 = Gmina Juchnowiec Kościelny
p6 = Gmina Łapy
p7 = Gmina Michałowo
p8 = Gmina Poświętne
p9 = Gmina Supraśl
p10 = Gmina Suraż
p11 = Gmina Turośń Kościelna
p12 = Gmina Tykocin
p13 = Gmina Wasilków
p14 = Gmina Zabłudów
p15 = Gmina Zawady
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = BIA
website = http://www.powiatbialostocki.pl/ __NOTOC__Białystok County ( _pl. 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 January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Białystok, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains eight towns: Łapy, convert|25|km|mi|0|abbr=on south-west of Białystok, Czarna Białostocka, convert|22|km|mi|0|abbr=on north of Białystok, Wasilków, convert|11|km|mi|0|abbr=on north of Białystok, Choroszcz, convert|13|km|mi|0|abbr=on west of Białystok, Supraśl, convert|16|km|mi|0|abbr=on north-east of Białystok, Zabłudów, convert|16|km|mi|0|abbr=on south-east of Białystok, Tykocin, convert|29|km|mi|0|abbr=on west of Białystok, and Suraż, convert|23|km|mi|0|abbr=on south-west of Białystok.

The county covers an area of convert|2984.64|km2|sqmi|1, making it the largest county in Poland (ahead of Olsztyn County). As of 2006 its total population is 136,797, out of which the population of Łapy is 16,583, that of Czarna Białostocka is 9,596, that of Wasilków is 8,967, that of Choroszcz is 5,416, that of Supraśl is 4,578, that of Zabłudów is 2,400, that of Tykocin is 1,893, that of Suraż is 982, and the rural population is 86,382.

Neighbouring counties

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

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

References

* [http://www.stat.gov.pl/gus/45_655_PLK_HTML.htm Polish official population figures 2006]