Zambrów County

Zambrów County Powiat zambrowski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Zambrów): 52°59′N 22°15′E / 52.983°N 22.250°E / 52.983; 22.250Coordinates: 52°59′N 22°15′E / 52.983°N 22.250°E / 52.983; 22.250
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Podlaskie
Seat	Zambrów
Gminas	Total 5 (incl. 1 urban) Zambrów Gmina Kołaki Kościelne Gmina Rutki Gmina Szumowo Gmina Zambrów
Area
• Total	733.11 km2 (283.06 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	44,798
• Density	61/km2 (160/sq mi)
• Urban	22,700
• Rural	22,098
Car plates	BZA
Website	http://www.powiatzambrowski.com/

Zambrów County (Polish: powiat zambrowski) 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 only town is Zambrów, which lies 64 kilometres (40 mi) west of the regional capital Białystok.

The county covers an area of 733.11 square kilometres (283.1 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 44,798, out of which the population of Zambrów is 22,700 and the rural population is 22,098.

Neighbouring counties

Zambrów County is bordered by Łomża County to the north, Białystok County and Wysokie Mazowieckie County to the east, and Ostrów Mazowiecka County to the south-west.

Administrative division

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

References

• Polish official population figures 2006

Gminas of Zambrów County
Seat	Zambrów (urban gmina)
Rural gminas	Gmina Kołaki Kościelne Gmina Rutki Gmina Szumowo Gmina Zambrów

Counties of Podlaskie Voivodeship
City counties	Białystok (capital) Łomża Suwałki
Land counties	Augustów Białystok Bielsk Grajewo Hajnówka Kolno Łomża Mońki Sejny Siemiatycze Sokółka Suwałki Wysokie Mazowieckie Zambrów