Sejny County

Sejny County (Polish: powiat sejneński) a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, in the extreme north-east of Poland, on the border with Lithuania and Belarus. 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 Sejny, which lies 112 kilometres (70 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.

Sejny County Powiat sejneński
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Sejny): 54°7′N 23°22′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Podlaskie
Seat	Sejny
Gminas	Total 5 (incl. 1 urban) Sejny Gmina Giby Gmina Krasnopol Gmina Puńsk Gmina Sejny
Area
• Total	856.07 km2 (330.53 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	20,002
• Density	23/km2 (61/sq mi)
• Urban	5,286
• Rural	14,716
Car plates	BSE
Website	http://www.powiat.sejny.pl/

The county covers an area of 856.07 square kilometres (330.5 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population was 20,002,^[1] with Lithuanians comprising 20.2% (4,271) of the inhabitants.^[2]

Neighbouring counties

Sejny County is bordered by Augustów County to the south and Suwałki County to the west. It also borders Lithuania to the north-east and Belarus to the east.

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.

Gmina	Type	Area (km2)	Population (2019)	Seat
Sejny	urban	4.5	5,286
Gmina Puńsk	rural	138.4	4,164	Puńsk
Gmina Sejny	rural	218.0	4,028	Sejny *
Gmina Krasnopol	rural	171.6	3,810	Krasnopol
Gmina Giby	rural	323.6	2,714	Giby
* seat not part of the gmina

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.
2. "Mniejszości narodowe i etniczne oraz społeczność posługująca się językiem kaszubskim wg powiatów w 2011 r. (2011 Census data)". mniejszosci.narodowe.mswia.gov.pl (in Polish). Ministry of Interior and Administration. Retrieved 2 June 2018.