Suwałki County Explained

Suwałki County
Native Name:Powiat suwalski
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Podlaskie
Area Total Km2:1307.31
Population Total:35,689
Population As Of:2019
Population Density Km2:auto
Coor Pinpoint:Suwałki
Coordinates:54.0833°N 78°W
Seat:Suwałki
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 9
P1:Gmina Bakałarzewo
P2:Gmina Filipów
P3:Gmina Jeleniewo
P4:Gmina Przerośl
P5:Gmina Raczki
P6:Gmina Rutka-Tartak
P7:Gmina Suwałki
P8:Gmina Szypliszki
P9:Gmina Wiżajny
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:BSU
Website:http://www.powiat.suwalski.pl/

Suwałki County (Polish: powiat suwalski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland, on the Lithuanian border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Suwałki, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county); there are no towns within the county.

The county covers an area of 1307.31km2. As of 2019 its total population is 35,689.[1] It includes the protected area known as Suwałki Landscape Park.

Neighbouring counties

Apart from the city of Suwałki, Suwałki County is also bordered by Sejny County to the east, Augustów County to the south, Ełk County to the south-west, and Olecko County and Gołdap County to the west. It also borders Lithuania to the north.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into nine gminas. These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Suwałkirural264.87,706Suwałki *
Gmina Raczkirural142.35,895Raczki
Gmina Filipówrural150.44,332Filipów
Gmina Szypliszkirural156.63,883Szypliszki
Gmina Jelenieworural131.83,140Jeleniewo
Gmina Bakałarzeworural123.03,116Bakałarzewo
Gmina Przeroślrural123.82,937Przerośl
Gmina Wiżajnyrural122.62,358Wiżajny
Gmina Rutka-Tartakrural92.32,322Rutka-Tartak
  • seat not part of the gmina

References


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. 2020-09-14. stat.gov.pl. en.