Mońki County

Mońki County Powiat moniecki
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Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Mońki): 53°24′N 22°48′E / 53.4°N 22.8°E / 53.4; 22.8Coordinates: 53°24′N 22°48′E / 53.4°N 22.8°E / 53.4; 22.8
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Podlaskie
Seat	Mońki
Gminas	Total 7 Gmina Goniądz Gmina Jasionówka Gmina Jaświły Gmina Knyszyn Gmina Krypno Gmina Mońki Gmina Trzcianne
Area
– Total	1,382.39 km2 (533.7 sq mi)
Population (2006)
– Total	42,960
– Density	31.1/km2 (80.5/sq mi)
– Urban	15,200
– Rural	27,760
Car plates	BMN
Website	http://www.monki.pl/

Mońki County (Polish: powiat moniecki) 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 Mońki, which lies 40 kilometres (25 mi) north-west of the regional capital Białystok. The county also contains the towns of Knyszyn, lying 13 km (8 mi) south-east of Mońki, and Goniądz, 11 km (7 mi) north-west of Mońki.

The county covers an area of 1,382.39 square kilometres (533.7 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 42,960, out of which the population of Mońki is 10,455, that of Knyszyn is 2,835, that of Goniądz is 1,910, and the rural population is 27,760.

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 (2006)	Seat
Gmina Mońki	urban-rural	161.6	15,611	Mońki
Gmina Jaświły	rural	175.4	5,427	Jaświły
Gmina Goniądz	urban-rural	376.7	5,209	Goniądz
Gmina Knyszyn	urban-rural	127.7	4,942	Knyszyn
Gmina Trzcianne	rural	331.6	4,701	Trzcianne
Gmina Krypno	rural	112.7	4,108	Krypno
Gmina Jasionówka	rural	96.7	2,962	Jasionówka

References

• Polish official population figures 2006