Biała County, Lublin Voivodeship

Biała County (Polish: powiat bialski) is a county in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus. It was established on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Biała Podlaska, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The only towns in Biała Podlaska County are Międzyrzec Podlaski, which lies 24 km (15 mi) west of Biała Podlaska, and the border town of Terespol, 32 km (20 mi) east of Biała Podlaska.

Biała County
Powiat bialski
County
Coat of arms of Biała County
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Biała Podlaska): 52°2′N 23°7′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLublin
SeatBiała Podlaska
Gminas
Total 19 (incl. 2 urban)
Area
 • Total2,753.67 km2 (1,063.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total111,078
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
 • Urban
22,273
 • Rural
88,805
Car platesLBI
Websitehttp://www.powiatbialski.lubelskie.pl

The county covers an area of 2,753.67 square kilometres (1,063.2 sq mi). As of 2019, its total population is 111,078, including 16,736 in Międzyrzec Podlaski, 5,537 in Terespol, and a rural population of 88,805.[1]

Neighbouring counties

Apart from the city of Biała Podlaska, Biała Podlaska County is bordered by Włodawa County and Parczew County to the south, Radzyń Podlaski County to the south-west, Łuków County and Siedlce County to the west, Łosice County to the north-west, and Siemiatycze County to the north. It also borders Belarus to the east.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 19 municipalities (two urban and 17 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina Type Area
(km2)		 Population
(2019)[1]		 Seat
Międzyrzec Podlaski urban 20.0 16,736
Gmina Biała Podlaska rural 324.8 14,391 Biała Podlaska *
Gmina Międzyrzec Podlaski rural 261.6 10,527 Międzyrzec Podlaski *
Gmina Piszczac rural 169.9 7,213 Piszczac
Gmina Terespol rural 141.3 6,721 Terespol *
Terespol urban 10.1 5,537
Gmina Drelów rural 228.0 5,405 Drelów
Gmina Janów Podlaski rural 135.0 5,314 Janów Podlaski
Gmina Łomazy rural 200.4 4,944 Łomazy
Gmina Wisznice rural 173.0 4,944 Wisznice
Gmina Zalesie rural 147.2 4,426 Zalesie
Gmina Leśna Podlaska rural 97.7 4,249 Leśna Podlaska
Gmina Konstantynów rural 87.1 4,148 Konstantynów
Gmina Kodeń rural 150.3 3,553 Kodeń
Gmina Tuczna rural 170.4 3,022 Tuczna
Gmina Rokitno rural 140.8 2,969 Rokitno
Gmina Sosnówka rural 148.4 2,431 Sosnówka
Gmina Sławatycze rural 71.7 2,328 Sławatycze
Gmina Rossosz rural 76.1 2,220 Rossosz
* seat not part of the gmina

References
  1. GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
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