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]
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.
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.
Gmina | Type | Area (km2) | Population (2019) | Seat |
Wysokie Mazowieckie | urban | 15.2 | 9,415 | |
Gmina Ciechanowiec | urban-rural | 201.5 | 8,619 | Ciechanowiec |
Gmina Szepietowo | urban-rural | 151.9 | 6,913 | Szepietowo |
Gmina Czyżew | urban-rural | 123.4 | 6,367 | Czyżew |
Gmina Sokoły | rural | 155.6 | 5,744 | Sokoły |
Gmina Wysokie Mazowieckie | rural | 166.1 | 5,436 | Wysokie Mazowieckie * |
Gmina Klukowo | rural | 123.8 | 4,375 | Klukowo |
Gmina Nowe Piekuty | rural | 109.4 | 3,879 | Nowe Piekuty |
Gmina Kobylin-Borzymy | rural | 119.6 | 3,223 | Kobylin-Borzymy |
Gmina Kulesze Kościelne | rural | 115.5 | 3,080 | Kulesze Kościelne |
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