Michałowo

For other places with the same name, see Michałowo (disambiguation).
Michałowo
Town
Michałowo
Coordinates: 53°2′12″N 23°36′13″E / 53.03667°N 23.60361°E / 53.03667; 23.60361
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Podlaskie
County Białystok County
Gmina Michałowo
Population 3,343
Postal code 16-050
Website http://www.michalowo.ug.gov.pl/

Michałowo [mʲixaˈwɔvɔ] is a town in Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Michałowo. It lies approximately 31 km (19 mi) east of the regional capital Białystok. From 1975 to 1998 it was part of Białystok Voivodeship.

The town has a population of 3,343.

Michałowo received its town rights on 1 January 2009.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Ordinance of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Poland (in Polish)


Coordinates: 53°2′12″N 23°36′13″E / 53.03667°N 23.60361°E / 53.03667; 23.60361

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