Siemiatycze County Explained

Siemiatycze County
Native Name:Powiat siemiatycki
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Area Total Km2:1459.58
Population Total:44,366
Population As Of:2019
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:16388
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:27978
Coor Pinpoint:Siemiatycze
Coordinates:52.4272°N 22.8625°W
Seat:Siemiatycze
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 9 (incl. 1 urban)
P1:Siemiatycze
P2:Gmina Drohiczyn
P3:Gmina Dziadkowice
P4:Gmina Grodzisk
P5:Gmina Mielnik
P6:Gmina Milejczyce
P7:Gmina Nurzec-Stacja
P8:Gmina Perlejewo
P9:Gmina Siemiatycze
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:BSI
Website:http://www.siemiatycze.pl

Siemiatycze County (Polish: powiat siemiatycki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus. 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 Siemiatycze, which lies 80km (50miles) south of the regional capital Białystok. The only other town in the county is Drohiczyn, lying 150NaN0 west of Siemiatycze.

The county covers an area of 1459.58km2. As of 2019 its total population is 44,366, out of which the population of Siemiatycze is 14,418, that of Drohiczyn is 1,970, and the rural population is 27,978.[1]

Neighbouring counties

Siemiatycze County is bordered by Biała Podlaska County and Łosice County to the south, Siedlce County to the south-west, Sokołów County to the west, Wysokie Mazowieckie County and Bielsk County to the north, and Hajnówka County to the north-east. It also borders Belarus to the east.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km²)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Siemiatyczeurban36.314,418 
Gmina Drohiczynurban-rural208.06,245Drohiczyn
Gmina Siemiatyczerural227.16,078Siemiatycze *
Gmina Grodziskrural203.24,181Grodzisk
Gmina Nurzec-Stacjarural215.03,831Nurzec-Stacja
Gmina Perlejeworural106.32,793Perlejewo
Gmina Dziadkowicerural115.72,735Dziadkowice
Gmina Mielnikrural196.22,352Mielnik
Gmina Milejczycerural151.81,733Milejczyce
  • 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.