Grajewo County

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Grajewo County

Powiat grajewski
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Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates(Grajewo): 53°39′N22°27′E / 53.650°N 22.450°E / 53.650; 22.450 Coordinates: 53°39′N22°27′E / 53.650°N 22.450°E / 53.650; 22.450
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Podlaskie
Seat Grajewo
Gminas
Area
  Total967.24 km2 (373.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
  Total47,353
  Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
   Urban
26,858
  Rural
20,495
Car plates BGR
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Grajewo County (Polish : powiat grajewski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland. 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 town is Grajewo, which lies 76 kilometres (47 mi) north-west of the regional capital Białystok. The county also contains the towns of Szczuczyn, lying 15 km (9 mi) south-west of Grajewo, and Rajgród, 19 km (12 mi) north-east of Grajewo.

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The county covers an area of 967.24 square kilometres (373.5 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 47,353, out of which the population of Grajewo is 21,909, that of Szczuczyn is 3,376, that of Rajgród is 1,573, and the rural population is 20,495. [1]

Neighbouring counties

Grajewo County is bordered by Ełk County to the north, Augustów County to the east, Mońki County to the south-east, Łomża County to the south, Kolno County to the south-west and Pisz County to the west.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Grajewo urban18.921,909 
Gmina Szczuczyn urban-rural115.76,030 Szczuczyn
Gmina Grajewo rural308.15,801 Grajewo *
Gmina Rajgród urban-rural207.25,230 Rajgród
Gmina Radziłów rural199.44,768 Radziłów
Gmina Wąsosz rural117.93,615 Wąsosz
* seat not part of the gmina

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References

  1. GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial divison in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-14.