Hajnówka

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Hajnówka

Total population

19,667

Coordinates52.74°, 23.59°

Demographic figures from Statistics Poland (GUS). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Hajnówka is a town and a powiat seat in the Podlaskie Voivodeship in eastern Poland, with a population of 21,442 inhabitants as of 2014. It is the capital of Hajnówka County. The town is also notable for its proximity to the Białowieża Forest, the biggest primaeval forest in Europe. Through Hajnówka flows the river Leśna Prawa. It is one of the centres of Orthodox faith and a notable centre of Belarusian culture in Poland. Belarusians constituted 26.4% of the town's population in 2002.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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