Biała County, Lublin Voivodeship Explained

Biała County
Native Name:Powiat bialski
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lublin
Area Total Km2:2753.67
Population Total:111078
Population As Of:2019
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:22273
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:88805
Coor Pinpoint:Biała Podlaska
Coordinates:52.0333°N 30°W
Seat:Biała Podlaska
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 19 (incl. 2 urban)
P1:Międzyrzec Podlaski
P2:Terespol
P3:Gmina Biała Podlaska
P4:Gmina Drelów
P5:Gmina Janów Podlaski
P6:Gmina Kodeń
P7:Gmina Konstantynów
P8:Gmina Leśna Podlaska
P9:Gmina Łomazy
P10:Gmina Międzyrzec Podlaski
P11:Gmina Piszczac
P12:Gmina Rokitno
P13:Gmina Rossosz
P14:Gmina Sławatycze
P15:Gmina Sosnówka
P16:Gmina Terespol
P17:Gmina Tuczna
P18:Gmina Wisznice
P19:Gmina Zalesie
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:LBI
Website:http://www.powiatbialski.lubelskie.pl

Biała County (Polish: powiat bialski) is a county in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus. It was established on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Biała Podlaska, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The only towns in Biała Podlaska County are Międzyrzec Podlaski, which lies 240NaN0 west of Biała Podlaska, and the border town of Terespol, 320NaN0 east of Biała Podlaska.

The county covers an area of 2753.67km2. As of 2019, its total population is 111,078, including 16,736 in Międzyrzec Podlaski, 5,537 in Terespol, and a rural population of 88,805.[1]

Neighbouring counties

Apart from the city of Biała Podlaska, Biała Podlaska County is bordered by Włodawa County and Parczew County to the south, Radzyń Podlaski County to the south-west, Łuków County and Siedlce County to the west, Łosice County to the north-west, and Siemiatycze County to the north. It also borders Belarus to the east.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 19 municipalities (two urban and 17 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Międzyrzec Podlaskiurban20.016,736
Gmina Biała Podlaskarural324.814,391Biała Podlaska *
Gmina Międzyrzec Podlaskirural261.610,527Międzyrzec Podlaski *
Gmina Piszczacrural169.97,213Piszczac
Gmina Terespolrural141.36,721Terespol *
Terespolurban10.15,537
Gmina Drelówrural228.05,405Drelów
Gmina Janów Podlaskirural135.05,314Janów Podlaski
Gmina Łomazyrural200.44,944Łomazy
Gmina Wisznicerural173.04,944Wisznice
Gmina Zalesierural147.24,426Zalesie
Gmina Leśna Podlaskarural97.74,249Leśna Podlaska
Gmina Konstantynówrural87.14,148Konstantynów
Gmina Kodeńrural150.33,553Kodeń
Gmina Tucznarural170.43,022Tuczna
Gmina Rokitnorural140.82,969Rokitno
Gmina Sosnówkarural148.42,431Sosnówka
Gmina Sławatyczerural71.72,328Sławatycze
Gmina Rossoszrural76.12,220Rossosz
  • seat not part of the gmina

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GUS. Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June. 2020-09-11. stat.gov.pl. en.