Kolno County

Kolno County (Polish: powiat kolneński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlachian Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland. 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 Kolno, which lies 89 kilometres (55 mi) west of the regional capital Białystok. The only other town in the county is Stawiski, lying 16 km (10 mi) east of Kolno.

The county covers an area of 939.73 square kilometres (362.8 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 39,676, out of which the population of Kolno is 10,751, that of Stawiski is 2,442, and the rural population is 26,483.

[edit] Neighbouring counties

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

[edit] Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Kolno	urban	25.1	10,751
Gmina Kolno	rural	282.1	8,787	Kolno *
Gmina Stawiski	urban-rural	165.6	6,572	Stawiski
Gmina Mały Płock	rural	140.1	5,019	Mały Płock
Gmina Turośl	rural	198.4	4,910	Turośl
Gmina Grabowo	rural	128.5	3,637	Grabowo
* seat not part of the gmina

[edit] References

Polish official population figures 2006

v • d • e Gminas of Kolno County

Seat: Kolno (urban gmina) Urban-rural gmina: Gmina Stawiski Rural gminas: Gmina Grabowo • Gmina Kolno • Gmina Mały Płock • Gmina Turośl

v • d • e Counties of Podlachian Voivodeship

City counties: Białystok (capital) • Łomża • Suwałki Land counties: Augustów • Białystok • Bielsk • Grajewo • Hajnówka • Kolno • Łomża • Mońki • Sejny • Siemiatycze • Sokółka • Suwałki • Wysokie Mazowieckie • Zambrów