Sokołów County (Polish: powiat sokołowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central 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 Sokołów Podlaski, which lies 88 kilometres (55 mi) east of Warsaw. The only other town in the county is Kosów Lacki, lying 23 km (14 mi) north of Sokołów Podlaski.

Sokołów County Powiat sokołowski
County
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Sokołów Podlaski): 52°24′24″N 22°14′47″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Masovian
Seat	Sokołów Podlaski
Gminas	Total 9 (incl. 1 urban) Sokołów Podlaski Gmina Bielany Gmina Ceranów Gmina Jabłonna Lacka Gmina Kosów Lacki Gmina Repki Gmina Sabnie Gmina Sokołów Podlaski Gmina Sterdyń
Area
• Total	1,131.42 km2 (436.84 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	53,992
• Density	48/km2 (120/sq mi)
• Urban	21,035
• Rural	32,957
Car plates	WSK
Website	http://www.powiat-sokolowski.pl

The county covers an area of 1,131.42 square kilometres (436.84 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 53,992, out of which the population of Sokołów Podlaski is 18,946, that of Kosów Lacki is 2,089, and the rural population is 32,957.[1]

Neighbouring counties

Sokołów County is bordered by Ostrów Mazowiecka County and Wysokie Mazowieckie County to the north, Siemiatycze County to the east, Siedlce County to the south, and Węgrów County to the west.

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.

References

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[ru] Соколовский повят