Mońki County

Mońki County (Polish: powiat moniecki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, northeastern 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 Mońki, which lies 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of the regional capital Białystok. The county also contains the towns of Knyszyn, lying 13 km (8 mi) southeast of Mońki, and Goniądz, 11 km (7 mi) northwest of Mońki.

Mońki County
Powiat moniecki
Flag of Mońki County
Coat of arms of Mońki County
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Mońki): 53°24′N 22°48′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
SeatMońki
Gminas
Area
  Total1,382.39 km2 (533.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
  Total40,518
  Density29/km2 (76/sq mi)
  Urban
14,548
  Rural
25,970
Car platesBMN
Websitehttp://www.monki.pl/

The county covers an area of 1,382.39 square kilometres (533.7 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 40,518, out of which the population of Mońki is 9,986, that of Knyszyn is 2,748, that of Goniądz is 1,814, and the rural population is 25,970.[1]

Mońki County existed also between 1954 - 1975, but it was deleted after reform.

Neighbouring counties

Mońki County is bordered by Augustów County to the north, Sokółka County to the east, Białystok County to the south, Łomża County to the west and Grajewo County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina Type Area
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Mońki urban-rural 161.6 14,883 Mońki
Gmina Jaświły rural 175.4 4,919 Jaświły
Gmina Goniądz urban-rural 376.7 4,903 Goniądz
Gmina Knyszyn urban-rural 127.7 4,770 Knyszyn
Gmina Trzcianne rural 331.6 4,288 Trzcianne
Gmina Krypno rural 112.7 3,989 Krypno
Gmina Jasionówka rural 96.7 2,766 Jasionówka

References


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