Grajewo County

Grajewo County
Powiat grajewski

County

Flag

Coat of arms

Location within the voivodeship

Coordinates (Grajewo): 53°39′N 22°27′E / 53.650°N 22.450°ECoordinates: 53°39′N 22°27′E / 53.650°N 22.450°E

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 6 (incl. 1 urban)

Area

• Total

967.24 km² (373.45 sq mi)

Population (2006)

• Total

50,120

• Density

52/km² (130/sq mi)

• Urban

27,888

• Rural

22,232

Car plates

BGR

Website

http://sp-grajewo.pbip.pl

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.

The county covers an area of 967.24 square kilometres (373.5 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 50,120, out of which the population of Grajewo is 22,651, that of Szczuczyn is 3,564, that of Rajgród is 1,673, and the rural population is 22,232.

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 (2006)	Seat
Grajewo	urban	18.9	22,651
Gmina Szczuczyn	urban-rural	115.7	6,675	Szczuczyn
Gmina Grajewo	rural	308.1	6,142	Grajewo *
Gmina Rajgród	urban-rural	207.2	5,539	Rajgród
Gmina Radziłów	rural	199.4	5,114	Radziłów
Gmina Wąsosz	rural	117.9	3,999	Wąsosz
* seat not part of the gmina

References

Polish official population figures 2006

Gminas of Grajewo County

Seat: Grajewo (urban gmina)

Urban-rural gminas	Gmina Rajgród Gmina Szczuczyn

Rural gminas	Gmina Grajewo Gmina Radziłów Gmina Wąsosz

Counties of Podlaskie Voivodeship

City counties	Białystok (capital) Łomża Suwałki

Land counties	Augustów Białystok Bielsk Grajewo Hajnówka Kolno Łomża Mońki Sejny Siemiatycze Sokółka Suwałki Wysokie Mazowieckie Zambrów

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