Białystok Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland from 1975 to 1998, when it was superseded by the Podlaskie Voivodeship. Its capital city was Białystok. It was formed in 1975 from part of the existing Białystok Voivodeship. The region was 10,055 km2 (3,882 sq mi), and its population in 1994, about 700 000 inhabitants. It was divided into 20 cities and 50 municipalities. It bordered with four Voivodeships: Suwałki, Łomża, Siedlce and Biała Podlaska and until 1991 with the Soviet Union, and later with Belarus.
Hajnówka is a town and a powiat seat in eastern Poland with 21,442 inhabitants (2014). It is the capital of Hajnówka County. The town is also notable for its proximity to the Białowieża Forest, the biggest primaeval forest in Europe. Through Hajnówka flows the river Leśna Prawa. It is one of the centres of Orthodox faith and a notable centre of Belarusian culture in Poland. Belarusians comprised 26.4% of the town's population in 2002.
Białowieża is a village in Poland's Podlasie Province, in the middle of the Białowieża Forest, to which it gave its name. The village is some 21 kilometres (13 mi) east of Hajnówka and 66 km (41 mi) southeast of the province capital, Białystok.
Hajnówka County 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 town is Hajnówka, which lies 51 kilometres (32 mi) south-east of the regional capital Białystok. The only other town in the county is Kleszczele, lying 25 km (16 mi) south-west of Hajnówka.
Sosnówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Hajnówka, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south of Hajnówka and 56 km (35 mi) south-east of the regional capital Białystok.
Gmina Białowieża is a rural gmina in Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus. Its seat is the village of Białowieża, which lies approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) east of Hajnówka and 66 km (41 mi) south-east of the regional capital Białystok.
Gmina Hajnówka is a rural gmina in Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus. Its seat is the town of Hajnówka, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina.
Gmina Narew is a rural gmina in Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Narew, which lies approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) north of Hajnówka and 33 km (21 mi) south-east of the regional capital Białystok.
Gmina Narewka is a rural gmina in Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus. Its seat is the village of Narewka, which lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) north-east of Hajnówka and 51 km (32 mi) south-east of the regional capital Białystok.
Czerlonka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Białowieża, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) west of Białowieża, 12 km (7 mi) south-east of Hajnówka, and 61 km (38 mi) south-east of the regional capital Białystok.
Grudki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Białowieża, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Białowieża, 19 km (12 mi) east of Hajnówka, and 66 km (41 mi) south-east of the regional capital Białystok.
Podolany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Białowieża, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) south-west of Białowieża, 21 km (13 mi) east of Hajnówka, and 67 km (42 mi) south-east of the regional capital Białystok.
Pogorzelce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Białowieża, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Białowieża, 16 km (10 mi) east of Hajnówka, and 62 km (39 mi) south-east of the regional capital Białystok. It lies 1 km west of the river Narewka.
Przewłoka is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Białowieża, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) south-west of Białowieża, 16 km (10 mi) south-east of Hajnówka, and 66 km (41 mi) south-east of the regional capital Białystok.
Teremiski is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Białowieża, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-west of Białowieża, 14 km (9 mi) east of Hajnówka, and 59 km (37 mi) south-east of the regional capital Białystok.
Zwierzyniec is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Białowieża, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) west of Białowieża, 12 km (7 mi) east of Hajnówka, and 60 km (37 mi) south-east of the regional capital Białystok.
Bokówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Hajnówka, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Hajnówka and 54 km (34 mi) south-east of the regional capital Białystok.
Nowinnik is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Narew, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Narew, 16 km (10 mi) north of Hajnówka, and 36 km (22 mi) south-east of the regional capital Białystok.
Pręty is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Narewka, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-east of Narewka, 25 km (16 mi) north-east of Hajnówka, and 52 km (32 mi) south-east of the regional capital Białystok.
Stare Masiewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Narewka, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of Narewka, 25 km (16 mi) east of Hajnówka, and 60 km (37 mi) south-east of the regional capital Białystok.
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