__NOTOC__ Hajnówka County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland, on the border with 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 largest town is Hajnówka, which lies south-east of the regional capital Białystok. The only other town in the county is Kleszczele, lying south-west of Hajnówka.
The county covers an area of . As of 2019 its total population is 42,851, out of which the population of Hajnówka is 20,580, that of Kleszczele is 1,250, and the rural population is 21,021.
Neighbouring counties Hajnówka County is bordered by Siemiatycze County to the south-west, Bielsk County to the west and Białystok County to the north. It also borders Belarus to the east.
Administrative division The county is subdivided into nine gminas (one urban, one urban-rural and seven rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina Type Area(km2) Population(2019) SeatHajnówkaurban21.320,580 Gmina Hajnówkarural293.23,872Hajnówka *Gmina Narewrural339.53,476NarewGmina Narewkarural339.53,634NarewkaGmina Czeremcharural96.73,125CzeremchaGmina Kleszczeleurban-rural142.62,475KleszczeleGmina Białowieżarural203.22,183BiałowieżaGmina Czyżerural134.21,995CzyżeGmina Dubicze Cerkiewnerural151.21,511Dubicze Cerkiewne* seat not part of the gmina
References