Wysokie Mazowieckie County Explained

Wysokie Mazowieckie County
Native Name:Powiat wysokomazowiecki
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Podlaskie
Area Total Km2:1288.49
Population Total:57,051
Population As Of:2019
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:18849
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:38202
Coor Pinpoint:Wysokie Mazowieckie
Coordinates:52.9192°N 22.5144°W
Seat:Wysokie Mazowieckie
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 10 (incl. 1 urban)
P1:Wysokie Mazowieckie
P2:Gmina Ciechanowiec
P3:Gmina Czyżew
P4:Gmina Klukowo
P5:Gmina Kobylin-Borzymy
P6:Gmina Kulesze Kościelne
P7:Gmina Nowe Piekuty
P8:Gmina Sokoły
P9:Gmina Szepietowo
P10:Gmina Wysokie Mazowieckie
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:BWM
Website:http://wysokomazowiecki.pl/

Wysokie Mazowieckie County (Polish: powiat wysokomazowiecki) 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 Wysokie Mazowieckie, which lies 49km (30miles) south-west of the regional capital Białystok. The only other towns in the county are Ciechanowiec, lying 270NaN0 south of Wysokie, Szepietowo, 60NaN0 south of Wysokie, and as from 1 January 2011 Czyżew.

The county covers an area of 1288.49km2. As of 2019 its total population was 57,051, out of which the population of Wysokie Mazowieckie was 9,415, that of Ciechanowiec 4,631, that of Czyżew 2,633, that of Szepietowo 2,170, and the rural population 38,202.[1]

Neighbouring counties

Wysokie Mazowieckie County is bordered by Białystok County and Bielsk County to the east, Siemiatycze County and Sokołów County to the south, and Ostrów Mazowiecka County and Zambrów County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 10 gminas (one urban, three urban-rural and six rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Wysokie Mazowieckieurban15.29,415 
Gmina Ciechanowiecurban-rural201.58,619Ciechanowiec
Gmina Szepietowourban-rural151.96,913Szepietowo
Gmina Czyżewurban-rural123.46,367Czyżew
Gmina Sokołyrural155.65,744Sokoły
Gmina Wysokie Mazowieckierural166.15,436Wysokie Mazowieckie *
Gmina Klukoworural123.84,375Klukowo
Gmina Nowe Piekutyrural109.43,879Nowe Piekuty
Gmina Kobylin-Borzymyrural119.63,223Kobylin-Borzymy
Gmina Kulesze Kościelnerural115.53,080Kulesze Kościelne
  • 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.