Kolno County

Kolno County Powiat kolneński
County
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates (Kolno): 53°24′38″N 21°56′2″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Podlaskie
Seat	Kolno
Gminas	Total 6 (incl. 1 urban) Kolno Gmina Grabowo Gmina Kolno Gmina Mały Płock Gmina Stawiski Gmina Turośl
Area
• Total	939.73 km2 (362.83 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	38,249
• Density	41/km2 (110/sq mi)
• Urban	12,388
• Rural	25,861
Car plates	BKL
Website	http://www.powiatkolno.home.pl

Kolno County (Polish: powiat kolneński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern 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 Kolno, which lies 89 kilometres (55 mi) west of the regional capital Białystok. The only other town in the county is Stawiski, lying 16 km (10 mi) east of Kolno.

The county covers an area of 939.73 square kilometres (362.8 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 38,249, out of which the population of Kolno is 10,214, that of Stawiski is 2,174, and the rural population is 25,861.

Neighbouring counties

Kolno County is bordered by Pisz County to the north, Grajewo County to the north-east, Łomża County to the south and Ostrołęka County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into six gminas (one urban, one urban-rural and four rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km2)	Population (2019)	Seat
Kolno	urban	25.1	10,214
Gmina Kolno	rural	282.1	8,601	Kolno *
Gmina Stawiski	urban-rural	165.6	6,105	Stawiski
Gmina Turośl	rural	198.4	5,113	Turośl
Gmina Mały Płock	rural	140.1	4,759	Mały Płock
Gmina Grabowo	rural	128.5	3,457	Grabowo
* seat not part of the gmina

External links

• The Digital Archive of Kolno Land www.kolnoteka.pl (CAZK)