Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
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| Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship Województwo warmińsko-mazurskie |
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| Location within Poland | |||
| Division into counties | |||
| Coordinates (Olsztyn): | |||
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| Country | Image:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | ||
| Capital | Olsztyn | ||
| Counties | 2 cities, 19 land counties *
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| Area | |||
| - Total | 24,191.8 km² (9,340.5 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 1,427,091 | ||
| - Density | 59/km² (152.8/sq mi) | ||
| - Urban | 856,559 | ||
| - Rural | 570,532 | ||
| Car plates | N | ||
| * further divided into 116 gminas | |||
| Website: http://www.$ | |||
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (also known as Warmia-Masuria Province, or by its Polish name województwo warmińsko-mazurskie) is a voivodeship, or province, in north-eastern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Olsztyn. The voivodeship has an area of 24,192 square kilometres (9,341 sq mi) and a population of 1,427,091 (as of 2006).
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Olsztyn Voivodeship and parts of Suwałki and Elbląg Voivodeships, pursuant to the 1998 Local Government Reorganization Act. The province's name derives from two historic regions, Warmia and Masuria (Polish Mazury).
The province borders Podlachian Voivodeship to the east, Masovian Voivodeship to the south, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship to the south-west, Pomeranian Voivodeship to the west, the Vistula Lagoon to the north-west, and the Kaliningrad Oblast (an exclave of Russia) to the north. The region closely corresponds to the southern part of the former East Prussia (part of Germany), which was divided between Poland and the Soviet Union in 1945.
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[edit] Cities and towns
The voivodeship contains 49 cities and towns. These are listed below in descending order of population (according to official figures for 2006 [1]):
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1. Olsztyn (174,693) |
26. Lidzbark Welski (8,261) |
[edit] Administrative division
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship is divided into 21 counties (powiats): 2 city counties and 19 land counties. These are further divided into 116 gminas.
The counties are listed in the following table (ordering within categories is by decreasing population).
| English and Polish names | Area (km²) | Population (2006) | Seat | Other towns | Total gminas |
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| Olsztyn | 88 | 174,693 | 1 | ||
| Elbląg | 80 | 127,055 | 1 | ||
| Land counties | |||||
| Olsztyn County powiat olsztyński | 2,840 | 113,529 | Olsztyn * | Dobre Miasto, Biskupiec, Olsztynek, Barczewo, Jeziorany | 12 |
| Ostróda County powiat ostródzki | 1,765 | 105,286 | Ostróda | Morąg, Miłakowo, Miłomłyn | 9 |
| Iława County powiat iławski | 1,385 | 89,960 | Iława | Lubawa, Susz, Kisielice, Zalewo | 7 |
| Ełk County powiat ełcki | 1,112 | 84,760 | Ełk | 5 | |
| Szczytno County powiat szczycieński | 1,933 | 69,289 | Szczytno | Pasym | 8 |
| Kętrzyn County powiat kętrzyński | 1,213 | 66,165 | Kętrzyn | Reszel, Korsze | 6 |
| Działdowo County powiat działdowski | 953 | 65,110 | Działdowo | Lidzbark Welski | 6 |
| Bartoszyce County powiat bartoszycki | 1,309 | 61,354 | Bartoszyce | Górowo Iławeckie, Bisztynek, Sępopol | 6 |
| Pisz County powiat piski | 1,776 | 57,553 | Pisz | Orzysz, Ruciane-Nida, Biała Piska | 4 |
| Giżycko County powiat giżycki | 1,119 | 56,863 | Giżycko | Ryn | 6 |
| Elbląg County powiat elbląski | 1,431 | 56,412 | Elbląg * | Pasłęk, Tolkmicko, Młynary | 9 |
| Mrągowo County powiat mrągowski | 1,065 | 50,087 | Mrągowo | Mikołajki | 5 |
| Braniewo County powiat braniewski | 1,205 | 43,781 | Braniewo | Pieniężno, Frombork | 7 |
| Nowe Miasto County powiat nowomiejski | 695 | 43,388 | Nowe Miasto Lubawskie | 5 | |
| Lidzbark County powiat lidzbarski | 924 | 43,006 | Lidzbark Warmiński | Orneta | 5 |
| Olecko County powiat olecki | 874 | 34,215 | Olecko | 4 | |
| Nidzica County powiat nidzicki | 961 | 33,955 | Nidzica | 4 | |
| Gołdap County powiat gołdapski | 772 | 26,989 | Gołdap | 3 | |
| Węgorzewo County powiat węgorzewski | 693 | 23,641 | Węgorzewo | 3 | |
| * seat not part of the county | |||||
[edit] Most popular surnames in the region
- 1. Wiśniewski: 7,994.
- 2. Kozłowski: 7,764.
- 3. Kowalski: 6,480.
[edit] External links
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