Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship
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Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship (Polish: województwo kujawsko-pomorskie [vɔjɛˈvut͡stfɔ kuˈjafskɔ pɔˈmɔrskʲɛ] ⓘ) is one of Poland's 16 voivodeships (provinces).
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Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship
Województwo kujawsko-pomorskie | |
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Country | Poland |
Seats | Bydgoszcz (voivode), Toruń (executive board, Sejmik) |
Counties | 4 cities, 19 land counties *
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Government | |
• Body | Voivode, Executive board, Sejmik |
• Voivode | Mikołaj Bogdanowicz (PiS) |
• Voivodeship marshal | Piotr Całbecki (KO) |
• Chairperson of the Sejmik | Elżbieta Piniewska (KO) |
Area | |
• Total | 17,969 km2 (6,938 sq mi) |
Population (2019) | |
• Total | 2,074,517 |
• Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
• Urban | 1,223,809 |
• Rural | 850,708 |
GDP | |
• Total | €25 billion |
• Per capita | €12,100 |
ISO 3166 code | PL-04 |
Vehicle registration | C |
HDI (2019) | 0.862[2] very high · 14th |
Website | http://www.kujawsko-pomorskie.pl |
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It was created on 1 January 1999 and is situated in mid-northern Poland, on the boundary between the two historic regions from which it takes its name: Kuyavia (Polish: Kujawy) and Pomerania (Polish: Pomorze).
Its two chief cities, serving as the province's joint capitals, are Bydgoszcz and Toruń.