Powiat Białostocki
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.
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 (nine urban-rural and six rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km) |
Population (2019) |
Seat |
| 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
- Konstanty Kalinowski (known in Belarus as Kastuś Kalinoŭski)(1838, Mostowlany – 1864), writer, journalist, lawyer and revolutionary
- Aliaksei Karpiuk (1920, Straszewo – 1992), Belarusian writer and public figure
References
- ^ "Wyniki badań bieżących - Baza Demografia - Główny Urząd Statystyczny". demografia.stat.gov.pl. Archived from the original on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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