Subdivisions of Podlaskie Voivodeship
Podlaskie Voivodeship is divided into 17 counties (powiats): 3 city counties and 14 land counties. These are further divided into 118 gminas.
The counties are shown on the numbered map and detailed in the table beside it.
| English and Polish names |
Area (km²) |
Population (2006)[1] |
Seat | Other towns | Total gminas |
| City counties | |||||
 Białystok
|
102 | 295,210 | 1 | ||
 Suwałki
|
65 | 69,234 | 1 | ||
 Łomża
|
33 | 63,572 | 1 | ||
| Land counties | |||||
| Białystok County powiat białostocki |
2,985 | 136,797 | Białystok * | Łapy, Czarna Białostocka, Wasilków, Choroszcz, Supraśl, Michałowo, Zabłudów, Tykocin, Suraż | 15 |
| Sokółka County powiat sokólski |
2,054 | 72,424 | Sokółka | Dąbrowa Białostocka, Krynki, Suchowola | 10 |
| Bielsk County powiat bielski |
1,385 | 60,047 | Bielsk Podlaski | Brańsk | 8 |
| Wysokie Mazowieckie County powiat wysokomazowiecki |
1,288 | 59,719 | Wysokie Mazowieckie | Ciechanowiec, Szepietowo, Czyżew | 10 |
| Augustów County powiat augustowski |
1,658 | 58,966 | Augustów | Lipsk | 7 |
| Łomża County powiat łomżyński |
1,354 | 50,887 | Łomża * | Nowogród, Jedwabne | 9 |
| Grajewo County powiat grajewski |
967 | 50,120 | Grajewo | Szczuczyn, Rajgród | 6 |
| Siemiatycze County powiat siemiatycki |
1,460 | 48,603 | Siemiatycze | Drohiczyn | 9 |
| Hajnówka County powiat hajnowski |
1,624 | 48,130 | Hajnówka | Kleszczele | 9 |
| Zambrów County powiat zambrowski |
733 | 44,798 | Zambrów | 5 | |
| Mońki County powiat moniecki |
1,382 | 42,960 | Mońki | Knyszyn, Goniądz | 7 |
| Kolno County powiat kolneński |
940 | 39,676 | Kolno | Stawiski | 6 |
| Suwałki County powiat suwalski |
1,307 | 35,136 | Suwałki * | 9 | |
| Sejny County powiat sejneński |
856 | 21,331 | Sejny | 5 | |
| * seat not part of the county | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) Population: Size and Structure by Administrative Division" (in Polish). 2007-12-31.