Stawiski

Stawiski
Stawiski panorama with the view of Church at the Main Square
Coat of arms
Stawiski
Coordinates: 53°23′N 22°10′E / 53.383°N 22.167°E / 53.383; 22.167
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Podlaskie
County	Kolno
Gmina	Stawiski
Area
• Total	13.28 km2 (5.13 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	2,442
• Density	180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Postal code	18-520
Website	www.stawiski.pl

Stawiski [staˈvʲiskʲi] is a town in northeastern Poland, situated within Kolno County, in Podlaskie Voivodeship, approximately 16 kilometres (10 miles) east of Kolno and 74 kilometres (46 miles) west of the regional capital Białystok. Stawiski is the administrative seat of Gmina Stawiski. From 1946 to 1975 it belonged administratively to Białystok Voivodeship, and from 1975 to 1998 to Łomża Voivodeship. The town is situated on the Dzierzbia River.

According to Central Statistical Office (Poland), the population of Stawiski as of 31 December 2008 was 2,417 persons.^{[1][dead link]}