Biała County () is a county in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus. It was established on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Biała Podlaska, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The only towns in Biała County are Międzyrzec Podlaski, which lies west of Biała Podlaska, and the border town of Terespol, east of Biała Podlaska.
The county covers an area of . As of 2019, its total population is 111,078, including 16,736 in Międzyrzec Podlaski, 5,537 in Terespol, and a rural population of 88,805.
Neighbouring counties Apart from the city of Biała Podlaska, Biała County is bordered by Włodawa County and Parczew County to the south, Radzyń County to the south-west, Łuków County and Siedlce County to the west, Łosice County to the north-west, and Siemiatycze County to the north. It also borders Belarus to the east.
Administrative division The county is subdivided into 19 municipalities (two urban and 17 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina Type Area(km2) Population(2019) SeatMiędzyrzec Podlaskiurban20.016,736Gmina Biała Podlaskarural324.814,391Biała Podlaska *Gmina Międzyrzec Podlaskirural261.610,527Międzyrzec Podlaski *Gmina Piszczacrural169.97,213PiszczacGmina Terespolrural141.36,721Terespol *Terespolurban10.15,537Gmina Drelówrural228.05,405DrelówGmina Janów Podlaskirural135.05,314Janów PodlaskiGmina Łomazyrural200.44,944ŁomazyGmina Wisznicerural173.04,944WiszniceGmina Zalesierural147.24,426ZalesieGmina Leśna Podlaskarural97.74,249Leśna PodlaskaGmina Konstantynówrural87.14,148KonstantynówGmina Kodeńrural150.33,553KodeńGmina Tucznarural170.43,022TucznaGmina Rokitnorural140.82,969RokitnoGmina Sosnówkarural148.42,431SosnówkaGmina Sławatyczerural71.72,328SławatyczeGmina Rossoszrural76.12,220Rossosz* seat not part of the gmina
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