Hajnówka County





County in Podlaskie, Poland






















































Hajnówka County


Powiat hajnowski

County




Flag of Hajnówka County
Flag
Coat of arms of Hajnówka County
Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Hajnówka): 52°44′N 23°34′E / 52.733°N 23.567°E / 52.733; 23.567Coordinates: 52°44′N 23°34′E / 52.733°N 23.567°E / 52.733; 23.567
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship Podlaskie
Seat Hajnówka
Gminas
Area

 • Total 1,623.65 km2 (626.89 sq mi)
Population
(2006)

 • Total 48,130
 • Density 30/km2 (77/sq mi)
 • Urban

 23,504
 • Rural

 24,626
Car plates BHA
Website http://www.powiat.hajnowka.pl

Hajnówka County (Polish: powiat hajnowski) 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 Hajnówka, which lies 51 kilometres (32 mi) south-east of the regional capital Białystok. The only other town in the county is Kleszczele, lying 25 km (16 mi) south-west of Hajnówka.


The county covers an area of 1,623.65 square kilometres (626.9 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 48,130, out of which the population of Hajnówka is 22,072, that of Kleszczele is 1,432, and the rural population is 24,626.



Neighbouring counties


Hajnówka County is bordered by Siemiatycze County to the south-west, Bielsk County to the west and Białystok County to the north. 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.











































































Gmina
Type
Area
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat

Hajnówka
 urban
 21.3
 22,072
  

Gmina Hajnówka
 rural
 293.2
 4,273
Hajnówka *

Gmina Narew
 rural
 339.5
 4,138
Narew

Gmina Narewka
 rural
 339.5
 4,019
Narewka

Gmina Czeremcha
 rural
 96.7
 3,644
Czeremcha

Gmina Kleszczele
 urban-rural
 142.6
 2,894
Kleszczele

Gmina Białowieża
 rural
 203.2
 2,691
Białowieża

Gmina Czyże
 rural
 134.2
 2,528
Czyże

Gmina Dubicze Cerkiewne
 rural
 151.2
 1,871
Dubicze Cerkiewne
* seat not part of the gmina


References


  • Polish official population figures 2006











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