Suwałki County
Suwałki County
Powiat suwalski | |
|---|---|
Location within the voivodeship | |
| Coordinates (Suwałki): 54°5′N 22°56′E / 54.083°N 22.933°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| Seat | Suwałki |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,307.31 km2 (504.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 35,689 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (71/sq mi) |
| Car plates | BSU |
| Website | http://www.powiat.suwalski.pl/ |
Suwałki County (Polish: powiat suwalski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland, on the Lithuanian border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Suwałki, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county); there are no towns within the county.
The county covers an area of 1,307.31 square kilometres (504.8 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 35,689. It includes the protected area known as Suwałki Landscape Park.