Sokółka County

Infobox Settlement
name = Sokółka County
native_name = Powiat sokólski
settlement_type =

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image_shield = POL powiat sokólski COA.svg
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Podlaskie
area_total_km2 = 2054.42
population_total = 72424
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban = 27278
population_blank1_title = Rural
population_blank1 = 45146
coor_type = Sokółka
latd = 53
latm = 24
lats =
latNS = N
longd = 23
longm = 30
longs =
longEW = E
seat = Sokółka
parts_type = Gminas
parts = Total 10
p1 = Gmina Dąbrowa Białostocka
p2 = Gmina Janów
p3 = Gmina Korycin
p4 = Gmina Krynki
p5 = Gmina Kuźnica
p6 = Gmina Nowy Dwór
p7 = Gmina Sidra
p8 = Gmina Sokółka
p9 = Gmina Suchowola
p10 = Gmina Szudziałowo
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = BSK
website = http://www.sokolka-powiat.pl __NOTOC__Sokółka County ( _pl. powiat sokólski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Sokółka, which lies convert|39|km|mi|0 north-east of the regional capital Białystok. The county also contains the towns of Dąbrowa Białostocka, lying convert|30|km|mi|0|abbr=on north of Sokółka, and Suchowola, convert|33|km|mi|0|abbr=on north-west of Sokółka.

The county covers an area of convert|2054.42|km2|sqmi|1. As of 2006 its total population is 72,424, out of which the population of Sokółka is 18,888, that of Dąbrowa Białostocka is 6,147, that of Suchowola is 2,243, and the rural population is 45,146.

Neighbouring counties

Sokółka County is bordered by Białystok County to the south-west, Mońki County to the west and Augustów County to the north-west. It also borders Belarus to the east.

Administrative division

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

References

* [http://www.stat.gov.pl/gus/45_655_PLK_HTML.htm Polish official population figures 2006]