__NOTOC__ Sokołów County () is a powiat (a unit of territorial administration and local government in Poland) 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 east of Warsaw. The only other town in the county is Kosów Lacki, lying north of Sokołów Podlaski.
The county covers an area of . 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.
Neighbouring counties Sokołów County is bordered by Ostrów 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.
Gmina Type Area(km2) Population(2019) SeatSokołów Podlaskiurban17.518,946 Gmina Sokołów Podlaskirural137.25,987Sokołów Podlaski *Gmina Kosów Lackiurban-rural200.25,970Kosów LackiGmina Repkirural168.85,212RepkiGmina Jabłonna Lackarural149.44,460Jabłonna LackaGmina Sterdyńrural130.03,921SterdyńGmina Sabnierural107.93,667SabnieGmina Bielanyrural109.63,628BielanyGmina Ceranówrural110.82,201Ceranów* seat not part of the gmina
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