Michałowo
Michałowo | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Orthodox Church of Saint Nicholas | |
| Coordinates: 53°2′12″N 23°36′13″E / 53.03667°N 23.60361°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| County | Białystok |
| Gmina | Michałowo |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,343 |
| Postal code | 16-050 |
| Website | http://www.michalowo.ug.gov.pl/ |
Michałowo [mʲixaˈwɔvɔ] (Belarusian: Міхалова) is a town in Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Michałowo. It lies approximately 31 km (19 mi) east of the regional capital Białystok. From 1975 to 1998 it was part of Białystok Voivodeship.
The town has a population of 3,343.
Michałowo received its town rights on 1 January 2009.
In November 2021, several NGOs came to Michałowo to provide humanitarian aid to migrants brought to the Belarusian border east of the town.