Augustów County





County in Podlaskie, Poland






















































Augustów County


Powiat augustowski

County




Flag of Augustów County
Flag
Coat of arms of Augustów County
Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Augustów): 53°51′N 22°58′E / 53.850°N 22.967°E / 53.850; 22.967Coordinates: 53°51′N 22°58′E / 53.850°N 22.967°E / 53.850; 22.967
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship Podlaskie
Seat Augustów
Gminas
Area

 • Total 1,658.27 km2 (640.26 sq mi)
Population
(2006)

 • Total 58,966
 • Density 36/km2 (92/sq mi)
 • Urban

 32,552
 • Rural

 26,414
Car plates BAU
Website http://www.augustowski.home.pl

Augustów County (Polish: powiat augustowski) 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 city is Augustów, which lies 83 kilometres (52 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok. The only other town in the county is Lipsk, lying 32 km (20 mi) south-east of Augustów.


The county covers an area of 1,658.27 square kilometres (640.3 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 58,966, out of which the population of Augustów is 30,054, that of Lipsk is 2,498, and the rural population is 26,414.



Neighbouring counties


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



Administrative division


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





























































Gmina
Type
Area
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat

Augustów
 urban
 80.9
 30,054
  

Gmina Augustów
 rural
 266.5
 6,675
Augustów *

Gmina Bargłów Kościelny
 rural
 187.6
 5,783
Bargłów Kościelny

Gmina Lipsk
 urban-rural
 184.4
 5,660
Lipsk

Gmina Sztabin
 rural
 361.8
 5,449
Sztabin

Gmina Nowinka
 rural
 203.8
 2,790
Nowinka

Gmina Płaska
 rural
 373.2
 2,555
Płaska
* seat not part of the gmina


References


  • Polish official population figures 2006











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