Białousy | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Total Type: | |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Podlaskie |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Sokółka |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Janów |
Coordinates: | 53.4167°N 37°W |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 249 |
Białousy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janów, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6km (04miles) south of Janów, 180NaN0 west of Sokółka, and 340NaN0 north of the regional capital Białystok.
The name of the village was first mentioned in 1709 as Wólka Białousów in a church certificate. The name comes from the surname of the family who first came to the area.