Sokołów Podlaski
Sokołów Podlaski | |
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City center | |
| Coordinates: 52°24′24″N 22°14′47″E / 52.40667°N 22.24639°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Sokołów |
| Gmina | Sokołów Podlaski (urban gmina) |
| Town rights | 1424 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Iwona Kublik (PO) |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.5 km2 (6.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 18,945 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 08-300, 08–301 |
| Area code | +48 25 |
| Car plates | WSK |
| Website | http://www.sokolowpodl.pl |
Sokołów Podlaski [sɔˈkɔwuf pɔˈdlaskʲi] is a town in Poland, in Masovian Voivodeship, about 80 kilometres (50 miles) east of Warsaw. The town lies on the Cetynia river, in the historical region of Podlachia and is the capital of Sokołów County. The first settlement was in the 6th century and the town received its charter in 1424. The population in 2004 was 18,434 (18,481 in 2010 and 18,720 in 2013).