Michałowo ( be, Міхалова) is a

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in Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern

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, close to the border with

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. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Michałowo. It lies approximately 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. In November 2021, several

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s came to Michałowo to provide humanitarian aid to migrants brought to the Belarusian border east of the town.

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* Cities and towns in Podlaskie Voivodeship Grodno Governorate Białystok Voivodeship (1919–1939) Belastok Region {{Białystok-geo-stub