Mońki County

Mońki County (Polish: powiat moniecki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, northeastern 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) northwest of the regional capital Białystok. The county also contains the towns of Knyszyn, lying 13 km (8 mi) southeast of Mońki, and Goniądz, 11 km (7 mi) northwest of Mońki.

Mońki County Powiat moniecki
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Mońki): 53°24′N 22°48′E
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 (533.74 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	40,518
• Density	29/km2 (76/sq mi)
• Urban	14,548
• Rural	25,970
Car plates	BMN
Website	http://www.monki.pl/

The county covers an area of 1,382.39 square kilometres (533.7 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 40,518, out of which the population of Mońki is 9,986, that of Knyszyn is 2,748, that of Goniądz is 1,814, and the rural population is 25,970.^[1]

Mońki County existed also between 1954 - 1975, but it was deleted after reform.

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 (2019)	Seat
Gmina Mońki	urban-rural	161.6	14,883	Mońki
Gmina Jaświły	rural	175.4	4,919	Jaświły
Gmina Goniądz	urban-rural	376.7	4,903	Goniądz
Gmina Knyszyn	urban-rural	127.7	4,770	Knyszyn
Gmina Trzcianne	rural	331.6	4,288	Trzcianne
Gmina Krypno	rural	112.7	3,989	Krypno
Gmina Jasionówka	rural	96.7	2,766	Jasionówka

References

1. GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-14.