Augustów County

Infobox Settlement
name = Augustów County
native_name = Powiat augustowski
settlement_type = County
total_type = Total


image_shield = POL powiat augustowski COA.svg
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Podlaskie
area_total_km2 = 1658.27
population_total = 58966
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban = 32552
population_blank1_title = Rural
population_blank1 = 26414
coor_type = Augustów
latd = 53
latm = 51
lats =
latNS = N
longd = 22
longm = 58
longs =
longEW = E
seat = Augustów
parts_type = Gminas
parts = Total 7 (incl. 1 urban)
p1 = Augustów
p2 = Gmina Augustów
p3 = Gmina Bargłów Kościelny
p4 = Gmina Lipsk
p5 = Gmina Nowinka
p6 = Gmina Płaska
p7 = Gmina Sztabin
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = BAU
website = http://www.augustowski.home.pl __NOTOC__Augustów County ( _pl. powiat augustowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Augustów, which lies convert|83|km|mi|0 north of the regional capital Białystok. The only other town in the county is Lipsk, lying convert|32|km|mi|0|abbr=on south-east of Augustów.

The county covers an area of convert|1658.27|km2|sqmi|1. As of 2006 its total population is 58,966, out of which the population of Augustów is 30,054, that of Lipsk is 2,498, and the rural population is 26,414.

Neighbouring counties

Augustów County is bordered by Sokółka County to the south-east, Mońki County to the south, Grajewo County and Ełk County to the west, Suwałki County to the north, and Sejny County to the north-east. It also borders Belarus to the east.

Administrative division

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

References

* [http://www.stat.gov.pl/gus/45_655_PLK_HTML.htm Polish official population figures 2006]