Biała Podlaska County

Biała Podlaska County (Polish: powiat bialski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) 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 Podlaska County Powiat bialski
County
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Biała Podlaska): 52°2′N 23°7′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lublin
Seat	Biała Podlaska
Gminas	Total 19 (incl. 2 urban) Międzyrzec Podlaski Terespol Gmina Biała Podlaska Gmina Drelów Gmina Janów Podlaski Gmina Kodeń Gmina Konstantynów Gmina Leśna Podlaska Gmina Łomazy Gmina Międzyrzec Podlaski Gmina Piszczac Gmina Rokitno Gmina Rossosz Gmina Sławatycze Gmina Sosnówka Gmina Terespol Gmina Tuczna Gmina Wisznice Gmina Zalesie
Area
• Total	2,753.67 km^2 (1,063.20 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	113,764
• Density	41/km^2 (110/sq mi)
• Urban	23,131
• Rural	90,633
Car plates	LBI
Website	http://www.powiatbialski.lubelskie.pl

The county covers an area of 2,753.67 square kilometres (1,063.2 sq mi). As of 2006, its total population is 113,764, including 17,162 in Międzyrzec Podlaski, 5,969 in Terespol, and a rural population of 90,633.

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 gminas (two urban and 17 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km^2)	Population (2006)	Seat
Międzyrzec Podlaski	urban	20.0	17,162
Gmina Biała Podlaska	rural	324.8	12,299	Biała Podlaska *
Gmina Międzyrzec Podlaski	rural	261.6	10,313	Międzyrzec Podlaski *
Gmina Piszczac	rural	169.9	7,554	Piszczac
Gmina Terespol	rural	141.3	7,037	Terespol *
Terespol	urban	10.1	5,969
Gmina Janów Podlaski	rural	135.0	5,553	Janów Podlaski
Gmina Drelów	rural	228.0	5,535	Drelów
Gmina Łomazy	rural	200.4	5,431	Łomazy
Gmina Wisznice	rural	173.0	5,199	Wisznice
Gmina Zalesie	rural	147.2	4,566	Zalesie
Gmina Leśna Podlaska	rural	97.7	4,494	Leśna Podlaska
Gmina Konstantynów	rural	87.1	4,065	Konstantynów
Gmina Kodeń	rural	150.3	3,998	Kodeń
Gmina Tuczna	rural	170.4	3,507	Tuczna
Gmina Rokitno	rural	140.8	3,315	Rokitno
Gmina Sosnówka	rural	148.4	2,747	Sosnówka
Gmina Sławatycze	rural	71.7	2,616	Sławatycze
Gmina Rossosz	rural	76.1	2,404	Rossosz
* seat not part of the gmina

References

• Polish official population figures 2006