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]
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.
The county is subdivided into 19 municipalities (two urban and 17 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina | Type | Area (km2) | Population (2019) | Seat |
Międzyrzec Podlaski | urban | 20.0 | 16,736 | |
Gmina Biała Podlaska | rural | 324.8 | 14,391 | Biała Podlaska * |
Gmina Międzyrzec Podlaski | rural | 261.6 | 10,527 | Międzyrzec Podlaski * |
Gmina Piszczac | rural | 169.9 | 7,213 | Piszczac |
Gmina Terespol | rural | 141.3 | 6,721 | Terespol * |
Terespol | urban | 10.1 | 5,537 | |
Gmina Drelów | rural | 228.0 | 5,405 | Drelów |
Gmina Janów Podlaski | rural | 135.0 | 5,314 | Janów Podlaski |
Gmina Łomazy | rural | 200.4 | 4,944 | Łomazy |
Gmina Wisznice | rural | 173.0 | 4,944 | Wisznice |
Gmina Zalesie | rural | 147.2 | 4,426 | Zalesie |
Gmina Leśna Podlaska | rural | 97.7 | 4,249 | Leśna Podlaska |
Gmina Konstantynów | rural | 87.1 | 4,148 | Konstantynów |
Gmina Kodeń | rural | 150.3 | 3,553 | Kodeń |
Gmina Tuczna | rural | 170.4 | 3,022 | Tuczna |
Gmina Rokitno | rural | 140.8 | 2,969 | Rokitno |
Gmina Sosnówka | rural | 148.4 | 2,431 | Sosnówka |
Gmina Sławatycze | rural | 71.7 | 2,328 | Sławatycze |
Gmina Rossosz | rural | 76.1 | 2,220 | Rossosz |
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