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 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of the regional capital Białystok . The only other town in the county is Drohiczyn , lying 15 km (9 mi) west of Siemiatycze.
4-453: The county covers an area of 1,459.58 square kilometres (563.5 sq mi). 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. 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
8-542: The border town of Terespol , 32 km (20 mi) east of Biała Podlaska. The county covers an area of 2,753.67 square kilometres (1,063.2 sq mi). As of 2019, its total population is 111,078, including 16,736 in Międzyrzec Podlaski, 5,537 in Terespol, and a rural population of 88,805. Apart from the city of Biała Podlaska , Biała Podlaska County is bordered by Włodawa County and Parczew County to
12-522: The border with Belarus . It was established on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Biała Podlaska , although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The only towns in Biała Podlaska County are Międzyrzec Podlaski , which lies 24 km (15 mi) west of Biała Podlaska, and
16-476: The north, and Hajnówka County to the north-east. It also borders Belarus to the east. 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. Bia%C5%82a Podlaska County Biała County ( Polish : powiat bialski ) is a county in Lublin Voivodeship , eastern Poland , on
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