Augustów County
Augustów County
Powiat augustowski | |
|---|---|
Location within the voivodeship | |
| Coordinates (Augustów): 53°51′N 22°58′E / 53.850°N 22.967°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| Seat | Augustów |
| Gminas | Total 7 (incl. 1 urban) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,658.27 km2 (640.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30) | |
• Total | 58,205 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (91/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 32,516 |
| • Rural | 25,689 |
| Car plates | BAU |
| Website | http://www.augustowski.home.pl |
Augustów County (Polish: powiat augustowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus. It came into being on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest city is Augustów, which lies 83 kilometres (52 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok. The only other town in the county is Lipsk, lying 32 km (20 mi) south-east of Augustów.
The county covers an area of 1,658.27 square kilometres (640.3 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 58,205.