Grajewo County

Grajewo County (Polish: powiat grajewski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern 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 Grajewo, which lies 76 kilometres (47 mi) north-west of the regional capital Białystok. The county also contains the towns of Szczuczyn, lying 15 km (9 mi) south-west of Grajewo, and Rajgród, 19 km (12 mi) north-east of Grajewo.

Grajewo County

Powiat grajewski
County
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Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Grajewo): 53°39′N 22°27′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
SeatGrajewo
Gminas
Area
 • Total967.24 km2 (373.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total47,353
 • Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
 • Urban
26,858
 • Rural
20,495
Car platesBGR
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The county covers an area of 967.24 square kilometres (373.5 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 47,353, out of which the population of Grajewo is 21,909, that of Szczuczyn is 3,376, that of Rajgród is 1,573, and the rural population is 20,495.[1]

Neighbouring counties

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

Administrative division

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

Gmina Type Area
(km2)		 Population
(2019)		 Seat
Grajewo urban 18.9 21,909  
Gmina Szczuczyn urban-rural 115.7 6,030 Szczuczyn
Gmina Grajewo rural 308.1 5,801 Grajewo *
Gmina Rajgród urban-rural 207.2 5,230 Rajgród
Gmina Radziłów rural 199.4 4,768 Radziłów
Gmina Wąsosz rural 117.9 3,615 Wąsosz
* seat not part of the gmina

References
  1. GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial divison in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-14.


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