Sokółka County
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{{Infobox Settlement
| name = Sokółka County
| native_name = Powiat sokólski
| settlement_type = [[Powiat|County]]
| total_type = Total
| image_flag =
| image_shield = POL powiat sokólski COA.svg
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{POL}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[Voivodeships of Poland|Voivodeship]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Podlaskie Voivodeship|Podlaskie]]
| area_total_km2 = 2054.42
| population_total = 72424
| population_as_of = 2006
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_urban = 27278
| population_blank1_title = Rural
| population_blank1 = 45146
| coor_type = Sokółka
| latd = 53
| latm = 24
| lats =
| latNS = N
| longd = 23
| longm = 30
| longs =
| longEW = E
| seat = [[Sokółka]]
| parts_type = [[Gmina]]s
| parts = Total 10
| p1 = [[Gmina Dąbrowa Białostocka]]
| p2 = [[Gmina Janów, Podlaskie Voivodeship|Gmina Janów]]
| p3 = [[Gmina Korycin]]
| p4 = [[Gmina Krynki]]
| p5 = [[Gmina Kuźnica]]
| p6 = [[Gmina Nowy Dwór]]
| p7 = [[Gmina Sidra]]
| p8 = [[Gmina Sokółka]]
| p9 = [[Gmina Suchowola]]
| p10 = [[Gmina Szudziałowo]]
| blank_name = [[Polish car number plates|Car plates]]
| blank_info = BSK
| website = http://www.sokolka-powiat.pl }}
__NOTOC__
'''Sokółka County''' ({{lang-pl|powiat sokólski}}) 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 [[Sokółka]], which lies {{convert|39|km|mi|0}} north-east of the regional capital [[Białystok]]. The county also contains the towns of [[Dąbrowa Białostocka]], lying {{convert|30|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north of Sokółka, and [[Suchowola]], {{convert|33|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north-west of Sokółka.
The county covers an area of {{convert|2054.42|km2|sqmi|1}}. As of 2006 its total population is 72,424, out of which the population of Sokółka is 18,888, that of Dąbrowa Białostocka is 6,147, that of Suchowola is 2,243, and the rural population is 45,146.
==Neighbouring counties==
Sokółka County is bordered by [[Białystok County]] to the south-west, [[Mońki County]] to the west and [[Augustów County]] to the north-west. It also borders [[Belarus]] to the east.
==Administrative division==
The county is subdivided into 10 [[gmina]]s (three urban-rural and seven rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
{| width="60%" border="2" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="font-size:90%;line-height:120%;"
|-bgcolor="F0F8FF"
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Gmina'''
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Type'''
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Area<br><small>(km²)</small>'''
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Population<br><small>(2006)</small>'''
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Seat'''
|-
|[[Gmina Sokółka]]
|urban-rural
| style="text-align:right;"|313.6
| style="text-align:right;"|26,406
|[[Sokółka]]
|-
|[[Gmina Dąbrowa Białostocka]]
|urban-rural
| style="text-align:right;"|264.0
| style="text-align:right;"|12,755
|[[Dąbrowa Białostocka]]
|-
|[[Gmina Suchowola]]
|urban-rural
| style="text-align:right;"|255.9
| style="text-align:right;"|7,350
|[[Suchowola]]
|-
|[[Gmina Janów, Podlaskie Voivodeship|Gmina Janów]]
|rural
| style="text-align:right;"|207.8
| style="text-align:right;"|4,427
|[[Janów, Podlaskie Voivodeship|Janów]]
|-
|[[Gmina Kuźnica]]
|rural
| style="text-align:right;"|133.4
| style="text-align:right;"|4,277
|[[Kuźnica, Podlaskie Voivodeship|Kuźnica]]
|-
|[[Gmina Sidra]]
|rural
| style="text-align:right;"|174.0
| style="text-align:right;"|3,916
|[[Sidra]]
|-
|[[Gmina Korycin]]
|rural
| style="text-align:right;"|117.3
| style="text-align:right;"|3,524
|[[Korycin]]
|-
|[[Gmina Krynki]]
|rural
| style="text-align:right;"|165.9
| style="text-align:right;"|3,423
|[[Krynki]]
|-
|[[Gmina Szudziałowo]]
|rural
| style="text-align:right;"|301.6
| style="text-align:right;"|3,419
|[[Szudziałowo]]
|-
|[[Gmina Nowy Dwór]]
|rural
| style="text-align:right;"|120.9
| style="text-align:right;"|2,927
|[[Nowy Dwór, Sokółka County|Nowy Dwór]]
|-
|}
==References==
*[http://www.stat.gov.pl/gus/45_655_PLK_HTML.htm Polish official population figures 2006]
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