Zambrów County

Zambrów County (Polish: powiat zambrowski) 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 only town is Zambrów, which lies 64 kilometres (40 mi) west of the regional capital Białystok.

The county covers an area of 733.11 square kilometres (283.1 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 44,798, out of which the population of Zambrów is 22,700 and the rural population is 22,098.

[edit] Neighbouring counties

Zambrów County is bordered by Łomża County to the north, Białystok County and Wysokie Mazowieckie County to the east, and Ostrów Mazowiecka County to the south-west.

[edit] Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Zambrów	urban	19.0	22,700
Gmina Zambrów	rural	299.0	8,725	Zambrów *
Gmina Rutki	rural	200.2	6,072	Rutki-Kossaki
Gmina Szumowo	rural	141.2	4,872	Szumowo
Gmina Kołaki Kościelne	rural	73.8	2,429	Kołaki Kościelne
* seat not part of the gmina

[edit] References

Polish official population figures 2006

v • d • e Gminas of Zambrów County

Seat: Zambrów (urban gmina) Rural gminas: Gmina Kołaki Kościelne • Gmina Rutki • Gmina Szumowo • Gmina Zambrów

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