Sokółka

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Sokółka
Flag of Sokółka
Flag
Coat of arms of Sokółka
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Sokółka (Poland)
Sokółka
Sokółka
Coordinates: 53°24′N 23°30′E / 53.4, 23.5
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Podlachian
County Sokółka County
Gmina Gmina Sokółka
Area
 - Total 18.61 km² (7.2 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 18,888
 - Density 1,014.9/km² (2,628.7/sq mi)
Postal code 16-100
Website: http://www.sokolka.pl

Sokółka [sɔˈkuu̯ka] is a town in Podlasie Voivodeship in northeastern Poland. The area has a significant Tatar population.

The town was previously in Białystok Voivodeship, from 1975 to 1998.