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Biała Podlaska County


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County in Lublin, Poland






















































Biała Podlaska County
Powiat bialski

County


Coat of arms of Biała Podlaska County
Coat of arms


Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Biała Podlaska): 52°2′N 23°7′E / 52.033°N 23.117°E / 52.033; 23.117Coordinates: 52°2′N 23°7′E / 52.033°N 23.117°E / 52.033; 23.117
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship
Lublin
Seat
Biała Podlaska
Gminas

Area
 • Total
2,753.67 km2 (1,063.20 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total
113,764
 • Density
41/km2 (110/sq mi)
 • Urban
23,131
 • Rural
90,633
Car plates
LBI
Website
http://www.powiatbialski.lubelskie.pl

Biała Podlaska County (Polish: powiat bialski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland, on 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 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 2006, its total population is 113,764, including 17,162 in Międzyrzec Podlaski, 5,969 in Terespol, and a rural population of 90,633.



Neighbouring counties[edit]


Apart from the city of Biała Podlaska, Biała Podlaska County is bordered by Włodawa County and Parczew County to the south, Radzyń Podlaski County to the south-west, Łuków County and Siedlce County to the west, Łosice County to the north-west, and Siemiatycze County to the north. It also borders Belarus to the east.



Administrative division[edit]


The county is subdivided into 19 gminas (two urban and 17 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

















































































































































Gmina
Type
Area
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat

Międzyrzec Podlaski
 urban
 20.0
 17,162
  

Gmina Biała Podlaska
 rural
 324.8
 12,299
Biała Podlaska *

Gmina Międzyrzec Podlaski
 rural
 261.6
 10,313
Międzyrzec Podlaski *

Gmina Piszczac
 rural
 169.9
 7,554
Piszczac

Gmina Terespol
 rural
 141.3
 7,037
Terespol *

Terespol
 urban
 10.1
 5,969
  

Gmina Janów Podlaski
 rural
 135.0
 5,553
Janów Podlaski

Gmina Drelów
 rural
 228.0
 5,535
Drelów

Gmina Łomazy
 rural
 200.4
 5,431
Łomazy

Gmina Wisznice
 rural
 173.0
 5,199
Wisznice

Gmina Zalesie
 rural
 147.2
 4,566
Zalesie

Gmina Leśna Podlaska
 rural
 97.7
 4,494
Leśna Podlaska

Gmina Konstantynów
 rural
 87.1
 4,065
Konstantynów

Gmina Kodeń
 rural
 150.3
 3,998
Kodeń

Gmina Tuczna
 rural
 170.4
 3,507
Tuczna

Gmina Rokitno
 rural
 140.8
 3,315
Rokitno

Gmina Sosnówka
 rural
 148.4
 2,747
Sosnówka

Gmina Sławatycze
 rural
 71.7
 2,616
Sławatycze

Gmina Rossosz
 rural
 76.1
 2,404
Rossosz
* seat not part of the gmina


References[edit]


  • Polish official population figures 2006













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