Bielsk County
Bielsk County
powiat bielski | |
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| Coordinates (Bielsk Podlaski): 52°46′N 23°12′E / 52.767°N 23.200°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| Seat | Bielsk Podlaski |
| Gminas | |
| Government | |
| • County Executive | Slawomir Jerzy Snarski |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,385.2 km2 (534.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 54,590 |
| • Density | 39.41/km2 (102.1/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 29,057 |
| • Rural | 25,533 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | BBI |
| Website | www |
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timezone_DST. Replace with time_zone_DST.Bielsk County (Polish: powiat bielski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Bielsk Podlaski, which lies 39 kilometres (24 mi) south of the regional capital Białystok. The only other town in the county is Brańsk, lying 25 km (16 mi) west of Bielsk Podlaski.
The county covers an area of 1,385.2 square kilometres (534.8 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 54,590, out of which the population of Bielsk Podlaski is 25,290, that of Brańsk is 3,767, and the rural population is 25,533.