Tykocin [tɨˈkɔt͡ɕin] Yiddish: טיקטין) is an old, smaller size town in north-eastern Poland, with 2,010 inhabitants (2012), located on the Narew river. Tykocin has been situated in the Podlaskie Voivodeship since 1999. Previously, it belonged to Białystok Voivodeship (1975-1998).