Subdivisions of Podlaskie Voivodeship

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Podlaskie Voivodeship is divided into 17 counties (powiats): 3 city counties and 14 land counties. These are further divided into 118 gminas.

The counties are shown on the numbered map and detailed in the table beside it.

1. Bialystok 2. Lomza 3. Suwalki 4. Augustow County 5. Bialystok County 6. Bielsk County 7. Grajewo County 8. Hajnowka County 9. Kolno County 10. Lomza County 11. Monki County 12. Sejny County 13. Siemiatycze County 14. Sokolka County 15. Suwalki County 16. Wysokie Mazowieckie County 17. Zambrow County Podlaskie1.png
1.  Białystok 2.  Łomża 3.  Suwałki 4.  Augustów County 5.  Białystok County 6.  Bielsk County 7.  Grajewo County 8.  Hajnówka County 9.  Kolno County 10.  Łomża County 11.  Mońki County 12.  Sejny County 13.  Siemiatycze County 14.  Sokółka County 15.  Suwałki County 16.  Wysokie Mazowieckie County 17.  Zambrów County
English and
Polish names
Area
(km²)
Population
(2006) [1]
SeatOther townsTotal
gminas
City counties
POL Bialystok COA.svg Białystok 102295,2101
POL Suwalki COA.svg Suwałki 6569,2341
POL Lomza COA.svg Łomża 3363,5721
Land counties
Białystok County
powiat białostocki
2,985136,797 Białystok * Łapy, Czarna Białostocka, Wasilków, Choroszcz, Supraśl, Michałowo, Zabłudów, Tykocin, Suraż 15
Sokółka County
powiat sokólski
2,05472,424 Sokółka Dąbrowa Białostocka, Krynki, Suchowola 10
Bielsk County
powiat bielski
1,38560,047 Bielsk Podlaski Brańsk 8
Wysokie Mazowieckie County
powiat wysokomazowiecki
1,28859,719 Wysokie Mazowieckie Ciechanowiec, Szepietowo, Czyżew 10
Augustów County
powiat augustowski
1,65858,966 Augustów Lipsk 7
Łomża County
powiat łomżyński
1,35450,887 Łomża * Nowogród, Jedwabne 9
Grajewo County
powiat grajewski
96750,120 Grajewo Szczuczyn, Rajgród 6
Siemiatycze County
powiat siemiatycki
1,46048,603 Siemiatycze Drohiczyn 9
Hajnówka County
powiat hajnowski
1,62448,130 Hajnówka Kleszczele 9
Zambrów County
powiat zambrowski
73344,798 Zambrów 5
Mońki County
powiat moniecki
1,38242,960 Mońki Knyszyn, Goniądz 7
Kolno County
powiat kolneński
94039,676 Kolno Stawiski 6
Suwałki County
powiat suwalski
1,30735,136 Suwałki *9
Sejny County
powiat sejneński
85621,331 Sejny 5
* seat not part of the county

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