Grajewo County Explained

Grajewo County
Native Name:Powiat grajewski
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Podlaskie
Area Total Km2:967.24
Population Total:47,353
Population As Of:2019
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:26858
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:20495
Coor Pinpoint:Grajewo
Coordinates:53.65°N 49°W
Seat:Grajewo
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 6 (incl. 1 urban)
P1:Grajewo
P2:Gmina Grajewo
P3:Gmina Radziłów
P4:Gmina Rajgród
P5:Gmina Szczuczyn
P6:Gmina Wąsosz
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:BGR
Website:https://web.archive.org/web/20031031185859/http://sp-grajewo.pbip.pl/

Grajewo County (Polish: powiat grajewski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Grajewo, which lies 76km (47miles) north-west of the regional capital Białystok. The county also contains the towns of Szczuczyn, lying 150NaN0 south-west of Grajewo, and Rajgród, 190NaN0 north-east of Grajewo.

The county covers an area of 967.24km2. As of 2019 its total population is 47,353, out of which the population of Grajewo is 21,909, that of Szczuczyn is 3,376, that of Rajgród is 1,573, and the rural population is 20,495.[1]

Neighbouring counties

Grajewo County is bordered by Ełk County to the north, Augustów County to the east, Mońki County to the south-east, Łomża County to the south, Kolno County to the south-west and Pisz County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into six gminas (one urban, two urban-rural and three rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Grajewourban18.921,909 
Gmina Szczuczynurban-rural115.76,030Szczuczyn
Gmina Grajeworural308.15,801Grajewo *
Gmina Rajgródurban-rural207.25,230Rajgród
Gmina Radziłówrural199.44,768Radziłów
Gmina Wąsoszrural117.93,615Wąsosz
  • 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.