Suwałki County





County in Podlaskie, Poland














































Suwałki County


Powiat suwalski

County




Flag of Suwałki County
Flag

Coat of arms of Suwałki County
Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Suwałki): 54°5′N 22°56′E / 54.083°N 22.933°E / 54.083; 22.933Coordinates: 54°5′N 22°56′E / 54.083°N 22.933°E / 54.083; 22.933
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship Podlaskie
Seat Suwałki
Gminas
Area

 • Total 1,307.31 km2 (504.76 sq mi)
Population
(2006)

 • Total 35,136
 • Density 27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Car plates BSU
Website http://www.powiat.suwalski.pl/

Suwałki County (Polish: powiat suwalski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland, on the Lithuanian border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Suwałki, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county); there are no towns within the county.


The county covers an area of 1,307.31 square kilometres (504.8 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 35,136. It includes the protected area known as Suwałki Landscape Park.



Neighbouring counties


Apart from the city of Suwałki, Suwałki County is also bordered by Sejny County to the east, Augustów County to the south, Ełk County to the south-west, and Olecko County and Gołdap County to the west. It also borders Lithuania to the north.



Administrative division


The county is subdivided into nine gminas. These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.











































































Gmina

Type

Area
(km²)


Population
(2006)


Seat

Gmina Suwałki
rural
264.8
6,388

Suwałki *

Gmina Raczki
rural
142.3
6,137

Raczki

Gmina Filipów
rural
150.4
4,478

Filipów

Gmina Szypliszki
rural
156.6
4,008

Szypliszki

Gmina Przerośl
rural
123.8
3,095

Przerośl

Gmina Bakałarzewo
rural
123.0
3,053

Bakałarzewo

Gmina Jeleniewo
rural
131.8
3,018

Jeleniewo

Gmina Wiżajny
rural
122.6
2,672

Wiżajny

Gmina Rutka-Tartak
rural
92.3
2,287

Rutka-Tartak
* seat not part of the gmina


References


  • Polish official population figures 2006











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