Augustów County

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Augustów County
Powiat augustowski
—  County  —
Coat of arms of Augustów County
Coat of arms
Coordinates (Augustów): 53°51′N 22°58′E / 53.85, 22.967
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Podlachian
Seat Augustów
Gminas
Area
 - Total 1,658.27 km² (640.3 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 58,966
 - Density 35.6/km² (92.1/sq mi)
 - Urban 32,552
 - Rural 26,414
Car plates BAU
Website: http://www.augustowski.home.pl

Augustów County (Polish: powiat augustowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlachian Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Augustów, which lies 83 kilometres (52 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok. The only other town in the county is Lipsk, lying 32 km (20 mi) south-east of Augustów.

The county covers an area of 1,658.27 square kilometres (640.3 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 58,966, out of which the population of Augustów is 30,054, that of Lipsk is 2,498, and the rural population is 26,414.

[edit] Neighbouring counties

Augustów County is bordered by Sokółka County to the south-east, Mońki County to the south, Grajewo County and Ełk County to the west, Suwałki County to the north, and Sejny County to the north-east. It also borders Belarus to the east.

[edit] Administrative division

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

Gmina Type Area
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Augustów urban 80.9 30,054  
Gmina Augustów rural 266.5 6,675 Augustów *
Gmina Bargłów Kościelny rural 187.6 5,783 Bargłów Kościelny
Gmina Lipsk urban-rural 184.4 5,660 Lipsk
Gmina Sztabin rural 361.8 5,449 Sztabin
Gmina Nowinka rural 203.8 2,790 Nowinka
Gmina Płaska rural 373.2 2,555 Płaska
* seat not part of the gmina

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