Hajnówka County

Hajnówka County
Powiat hajnowski

County

Flag

Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Hajnówka): 52°44′N 23°34′E / 52.733°N 23.567°ECoordinates: 52°44′N 23°34′E / 52.733°N 23.567°E

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 9 (incl. 1 urban)

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

Gminas of Hajnówka County

Seat	Hajnówka (urban gmina)

Urban-rural gmina	Gmina Kleszczele

Rural gminas	Gmina Białowieża Gmina Czeremcha Gmina Czyże Gmina Dubicze Cerkiewne Gmina Hajnówka Gmina Narew Gmina Narewka

Counties of Podlaskie Voivodeship

City counties	Białystok (capital) Łomża Suwałki

Land counties	Augustów Białystok Bielsk Grajewo Hajnówka Kolno Łomża Mońki Sejny Siemiatycze Sokółka Suwałki Wysokie Mazowieckie Zambrów

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