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Voivodeships and districts of Poland

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Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

The Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (województwo kujawsko-pomorskie) is one of Poland's 16 voivodeships, in the country's north-central part. Created in 1999, it is governed from joint capitals Bydgoszcz and Toruń.

Łódź Voivodeship

Łódź Voivodeship (województwo łódzkie), central Poland's administrative region created in 1919 with capital Łódź; 18,219 km², 2.33 million people, 21 counties, textile and logistics economy.

Lubusz Voivodeship

Lubusz Voivodeship (województwo lubuskie), a Polish province created 1 January 1999 with capitals Gorzów Wielkopolski and Zielona Góra; 13,988 km², about 964,000 people, Germany border, most forested region, UNESCO Park Mużakowski.

Novogrudok Voivodeship

Novogrudok Voivodeship (województwo nowogródzkie) was an administrative division of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, established in 1507 with its seat at Nowogródek and lasting until 1795.

Podkarpackie Voivodeship

Podkarpackie Voivodeship (województwo podkarpackie), Subcarpathian province of southeast Poland created in 1999, capital Rzeszów; borders Ukraine and Slovakia; 17,845 km², about 2.05 million people, and Poland's main aerospace region (Aviation Valley).

Podlaskie Voivodeship

Podlaskie Voivodeship (Województwo podlaskie), a province of north-eastern Poland created in 1999 with capital Białystok, bordering Lithuania and Belarus; 20,187 km², about 1.14 million people, agricultural economy, Białowieża and Biebrza national parks.

Polesie Voivodeship

Polesie Voivodeship (województwo poleskie) was an administrative unit of the Second Polish Republic from 1921 to 1939, the largest province by area, with capitals at Pińsk and Brześć nad Bugiem.

Stanisławów Voivodeship

Stanisławów Voivodeship (Ukrainian: Станіславівське воєводство) was an administrative unit of the Second Polish Republic from 1920 to 1939, covering southeastern borderlands with its capital at Stanisławów, today Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine.

Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship

Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (województwo świętokrzyskie) is one of the 16 provinces of Poland, located in the south-central part of the country with its capital at Kielce.

Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (województwo warmińsko-mazurskie), Polish province created 1999, capital Olsztyn, NUTS PL62, bordering Kaliningrad Oblast; 24,173 km², about 1.34 million people, lake-and-forest region with agricultural and tourist economy.