__NOTOC__ Mońki County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, northeastern 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 Mońki, which lies northwest of the regional capital Białystok. The county also contains the towns of Knyszyn, lying southeast of Mońki, and Goniądz, northwest of Mońki.
The county covers an area of . As of 2019 its total population is 40,518, out of which the population of Mońki is 9,986, that of Knyszyn is 2,748, that of Goniądz is 1,814, and the rural population is 25,970.
Mońki County existed also between 1954 - 1975, but it was deleted after reform.
Neighbouring counties Mońki County is bordered by Augustów County to the north, Sokółka County to the east, Białystok County to the south, Łomża County to the west and Grajewo County to the north-west.
Administrative division The county is subdivided into seven gminas (three urban-rural and four rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina Type Area(km2) Population(2019) SeatGmina Mońkiurban-rural161.614,883MońkiGmina Jaświłyrural175.44,919JaświłyGmina Goniądzurban-rural376.74,903GoniądzGmina Knyszynurban-rural127.74,770KnyszynGmina Trzciannerural331.64,288TrzcianneGmina Krypnorural112.73,989KrypnoGmina Jasionówkarural96.72,766Jasionówka
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