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Bialystok county (Poland)

Powiat Białostocki, Podlaskie vojvodship

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[Bia³ystok county flag] image by Jens Pattke, 21 Jun 2009
adopted 20 Sep 2001 Other Bia³ystok county pages: See also:

Bia³ystok county

Bia³ystok County (Polish: powiat bia³ostocki) 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 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is Bia³ystok city, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains nine towns: £apy, 25 km (16 mi) south-west of Bia³ystok, Czarna Bia³ostocka, 22 km (14 mi) north of Bia³ystok, Wasilków, 11 km (7 mi) north of Bia³ystok, Choroszcz, 13 km (8 mi) west of Bia³ystok, Supra¶l, 16 km (10 mi) north-east of Bia³ystok, Micha³owo, 13 km (8 mi) east of Bia³ystok, Zab³udów, 16 km (10 mi) south-east of Bia³ystok, Tykocin, 29 km (18 mi) west of Bia³ystok, and Sura¿, 23 km (14 mi) south-west of Bia³ystok.

The county covers an area of 2,984.64 square kilometres (1,152.4 sq mi), making it the largest county in Poland (ahead of Olsztyn County). As of 2006 its total population is 136,797, out of which the population of £apy is 16,583, that of Czarna Bia³ostocka is 9,596, that of Wasilków is 8,967, that of Choroszcz is 5,416, that of Supra¶l is 4,578, that of Micha³owo is 3,343, that of Zab³udów is 2,400, that of Tykocin is 1,893, that of Sura¿ is 982, and the rural population is 83,039.

The county is subdivided into 15 communes (Polish: gminas), nine urban-rural and six rural communes.
- £apy urban-rural commune
- Juchnowiec Ko¶cielny rural commune
- Choroszcz urban-rural commune
- Wasilków urban-rural commune
- Supra¶l urban-rural commune
- Czarna Bia³ostocka urban-rural commune
- Zab³udów urban-rural commune
- Dobrzyniewo Du¿e rural commune
- Micha³owo urban-rural commune
- Tykocin urban-rural commune
- Gródek rural commune
- Turo¶ñ Ko¶cielna rural commune
- Po¶wiêtne rural commune
- Zawady rural commune
- Sura¿ urban-rural commune

Flag an CoA of  Bia³ystok County adopted on September 20, 2001. The flag is horizontally divided yellow and red (1:1). In the center of the cloth is the County CoA. Ratio is 5:8.

Sources:
Law: Uchwa³a Nr XXXII/179/01 Rady Powiatu Bia³ostockiego z dnia 20 wrze¶nia 2001 r. w sprawie ustanowienia herbu i flagi Powiatu Bia³ostockiego.
Images:
http://www.powiatbialostocki.pl/fileadmin/newsy/2009/czerwiec/sesja/image001.jpg ;
http://www.powiatbialostocki.pl/fileadmin/newsy/2009/czerwiec/sesja/image002.jpg ;
http://www.powiatbialostocki.pl/fileadmin/newsy/2009/czerwiec/sesja/image021.jpg
at page http://www.powiatbialostocki.pl/index.php?id=4&tx_ttnews[pS]=1245576205&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=311&tx_ttnews[backPid]=3&cHash=058bea91ae
Jens Pattke, 21 Jun 2009

Bia³ystok county Coat of Arms

[Bia³ystok county Coat of Arms] image by Jens Pattke, 21 Jun 2009
adopted 20 Sep 2001