Sokołów County

Sokołów County
Powiat sokołowski
County

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Location within the voivodeship

Division into gminas
Coordinates (Sokołów Podlaski): 52°24′24″N 22°14′47″E / 52.40667°N 22.24639°ECoordinates: 52°24′24″N 22°14′47″E / 52.40667°N 22.24639°E
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Masovian
Seat Sokołów Podlaski
Gminas
Area
  Total 1,131.42 km2 (436.84 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 56,823
  Density 50/km2 (130/sq mi)
  Urban 20,554
  Rural 36,269
Car plates WSK
Website http://www.powiat-sokolowski.pl

Sokołów County (Polish: powiat sokołowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Sokołów Podlaski, which lies 88 kilometres (55 mi) east of Warsaw. The only other town in the county is Kosów Lacki, lying 23 km (14 mi) north of Sokołów Podlaski.

The county covers an area of 1,131.42 square kilometres (436.84 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 56,823, out of which the population of Sokołów Podlaski is 18,419, that of Kosów Lacki is 2,135, and the rural population is 36,269.

Neighbouring counties

Sokołów County is bordered by Ostrów Mazowiecka County and Wysokie Mazowieckie County to the north, Siemiatycze County to the east, Siedlce County to the south, and Węgrów County to the west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina Type Area
(km²)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Sokołów Podlaski urban 17.5 18,419  
Gmina Kosów Lacki urban-rural 200.2 6,629 Kosów Lacki
Gmina Sokołów Podlaski rural 137.2 6,157 Sokołów Podlaski *
Gmina Repki rural 168.8 5,809 Repki
Gmina Jabłonna Lacka rural 149.4 5,059 Jabłonna Lacka
Gmina Sterdyń rural 130.0 4,507 Sterdyń
Gmina Sabnie rural 107.9 3,941 Sabnie
Gmina Bielany rural 109.6 3,854 Bielany
Gmina Ceranów rural 110.8 2,448 Ceranów
* seat not part of the gmina

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