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Suchowola (; , Suchavolja) is a town in north-eastern Poland in Sokółka County in the Podlaskie Voivodeship, located on both banks of the Olszanka River. Its population is 2,196 (2017).

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Place details

Locality
Suchowola
Region
województwo podlaskie
Country
Polska
Population
2,211
Timezone
Europe/Warsaw

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Suchowola
Settlement.image_shield
POL Suchowola COA.svg
Settlement.image_skyline
Suchowola - Church of Peter and Paul 02.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Suchowola
Settlement.pushpin_map
Poland
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_type2
County
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Sokółka
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Suchowola
Settlement.established_title
Founded
Settlement.established_date
16th century
Settlement.established_title2
Town rights
Settlement.established_date2
1777
Settlement.area_total_km2
25.95
Settlement.population_as_of
2010
Settlement.population_total
2186

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Suchowola
Population
2113
Area
25.95
Elevation
156
Official website
www.suchowola.com.pl
Image
Podlaskie - Suchowola - Suchowola - Kościuszki 3 - Kościół PiP 20110925 01.JPG
Dialing code
85
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Commons category
Suchowola
Commons gallery
Suchowola
postal code
16-150
native label
Suchowola
male population
1038
female population
1075
P12749
25 BC
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Suchowola (; , Suchavolja) is a town in north-eastern Poland in Sokółka County in the Podlaskie Voivodeship, located on both banks of the Olszanka River. Its population is 2,196 (2017).

==History== Suchowola was founded in the 16th century and in 1777 it was granted town rights. It is a former Polish royal town. In 1775, royal astronomer Szymon Antoni Sobiekrajski published a report in which he stated that Suchowola is the exact geographic centre of Europe.

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