__NOTOC__ Suwałki County () 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 . As of 2019 its total population is 35,689. It includes the protected area known as Suwałki Landscape Park.
Neighbouring counties Apart from the city of Suwałki, Suwałki County is also bordered by Sejny County to the east, Augustów County to the south, Ełk County to the south-west, and Olecko County and Gołdap County to the west. It also borders Lithuanian Kalvarija Municipality and Vilkaviškis District Municipality to the north.
Administrative division The county is subdivided into nine gminas. These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population. Gmina Type Area(km2) Population(2019) SeatGmina Suwałkirural264.87,706Suwałki *Gmina Raczkirural142.35,895RaczkiGmina Filipówrural150.44,332FilipówGmina Szypliszkirural156.63,883SzypliszkiGmina Jelenieworural131.83,140JeleniewoGmina Bakałarzeworural123.03,116BakałarzewoGmina Przeroślrural123.82,937PrzeroślGmina Wiżajnyrural122.62,358WiżajnyGmina Rutka-Tartakrural92.32,322Rutka-Tartak* seat not part of the gmina
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