Augustów County | |
Native Name: | Powiat augustowski |
Settlement Type: | County |
Total Type: | Total |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Podlaskie |
Area Total Km2: | 1658.27 |
Population As Of: | 2019-06-30[1] |
Population Total: | 58205 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 32516 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Rural |
Population Blank1: | 25689 |
Coor Pinpoint: | Augustów |
Coordinates: | 53.85°N 80°W |
Seat: | Augustów |
Parts Type: | Gminas |
Parts: | Total 7 (incl. 1 urban) |
P1: | Augustów |
P2: | Gmina Augustów |
P3: | Gmina Bargłów Kościelny |
P4: | Gmina Lipsk |
P5: | Gmina Nowinka |
P6: | Gmina Płaska |
P7: | Gmina Sztabin |
Blank Name: | Car plates |
Blank Info: | BAU |
Website: | http://www.augustowski.home.pl |
Augustów County (Polish: powiat augustowski) 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 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest city is Augustów, which lies 83km (52miles) north of the regional capital Białystok. The only other town in the county is Lipsk, lying 320NaN0 south-east of Augustów.
The county covers an area of 1658.27km2. As of 2019 its total population is 58,205.
Augustów County is bordered by Sokółka County to the south-east, Mońki County to the south, Grajewo County and Ełk County to the west, Suwałki County to the north, and Sejny County to the north-east. It also borders Belarus to the east.
The county is subdivided into seven gminas (one urban, one urban-rural and five rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina | Type | Area (km2) | Population (2019) | Seat |
Augustów | urban | 80.9 | 30,190 | |
Gmina Augustów | rural | 266.5 | 6,764 | Augustów |
Gmina Bargłów Kościelny | rural | 187.6 | 5,545 | Bargłów Kościelny |
Gmina Lipsk | urban-rural | 184.4 | 5,129 | Lipsk |
Gmina Sztabin | rural | 361.8 | 5,079 | Sztabin |
Gmina Nowinka | rural | 203.8 | 2,904 | Nowinka |
Gmina Płaska | rural | 373.2 | 2,594 | Płaska |
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