Map of Białystok, Poland

Białystok is the administrative centre of Podlasie, Poland, with a population of about 295,683. It lies at 53.1333°N, 23.1643°E. Białystok is about 176 km (110 mi) northeast of Warsaw, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Łomża, 74 km to the west.

Białystok at a glance

Where is Białystok?

• The 10th largest city in Poland by recorded population.
• The largest city in Podlasie on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 32 min on the shortest day to 16 h 58 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Białystok

• Łomża — 74 km west
• Hrodna — 76 km northeast, Belarus
• Volkovysk — 86 km east, Belarus
• Ełk — 94 km northwest
• Suwałki — 110 km north
• Brest — 120 km south, Belarus
• Biała Podlaska — 122 km south
• Siedlce — 123 km southwest
• Horad Kobryn — 130 km southeast, Belarus
• Alytus — 152 km north, Lithuania

Largest cities in Podlasie

• Suwałki — 69,222
• Łomża — 62,019

Largest cities in Poland

• Warsaw — 1,702,139
• Kraków — 816,614
• Wrocław — 672,545
• Łódź — 639,890
• Poznań — 536,151
• Gdańsk — 487,371
• Szczecin — 395,513
• Lublin — 336,339
• Bydgoszcz — 330,038
• Katowice — 286,960

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.