__NOTOC__ Wysokie Mazowieckie County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern 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 Wysokie Mazowieckie, which lies south-west of the regional capital Białystok. The only other towns in the county are Ciechanowiec, lying south of Wysokie, Szepietowo, south of Wysokie, and as from 1 January 2011 Czyżew.
The county covers an area of . As of 2019 its total population was 57,051, out of which the population of Wysokie Mazowieckie was 9,415, that of Ciechanowiec 4,631, that of Czyżew 2,633, that of Szepietowo 2,170, and the rural population 38,202.
Neighbouring counties Wysokie Mazowieckie County is bordered by Białystok County and Bielsk County to the east, Siemiatycze County and Sokołów County to the south, and Ostrów County and Zambrów County to the west.
Administrative division The county is subdivided into 10 gminas (one urban, three urban-rural and six rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina Type Area(km2) Population(2019) SeatWysokie Mazowieckieurban15.29,415 Gmina Ciechanowiecurban-rural201.58,619CiechanowiecGmina Szepietowourban-rural151.96,913SzepietowoGmina Czyżewurban-rural123.46,367CzyżewGmina Sokołyrural155.65,744SokołyGmina Wysokie Mazowieckierural166.15,436Wysokie Mazowieckie *Gmina Klukoworural123.84,375KlukowoGmina Nowe Piekutyrural109.43,879Nowe PiekutyGmina Kobylin-Borzymyrural119.63,223Kobylin-BorzymyGmina Kulesze Kościelnerural115.53,080Kulesze Kościelne* seat not part of the gmina
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