Country Poland Car plates LBI Capital Biała Podlaska | Seat Biała Podlaska Area 2,754 km² Voivodeship Lublin Voivodeship | |
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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 | ||
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.
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Map of Bia%C5%82a Podlaska County, Poland
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.