Lubusz Voivodeship
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Lubusz Voivodeship, or Lubuskie Province[3] (Polish: województwo lubuskie [vɔjɛˈvut͡stfɔ luˈbuskʲɛ]), is a voivodeship (province) in western Poland.
Lubusz Voivodeship
Województwo lubuskie | |
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Government | |
| • Body | Voivode, Executive board, Sejmik |
| • Voivode | Władysław Dajczak (PiS) |
| • Voivodeship marshal | Elżbieta Polak (PO) |
| • Chairperson of the Sejmik | Wacław Maciuszonek (BS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13,987.93 km2 (5,400.77 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30[1]) | |
| • Total | 1,013,031 |
| • Density | 72/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 657,844 |
| • Rural | 355,187 |
| ISO 3166 code | PL-08 |
| Vehicle registration | F |
| HDI (2019) | 0.862[2] very high · 14th |
| Website | lubuskie.pl |
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It was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Gorzów Wielkopolski and Zielona Góra Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. The province's name recalls the historic Lubusz Land[4] (Lebus or Lubus), although parts of the voivodeship belong to the historic regions of Silesia, Greater Poland and Lusatia. Until 1945, it mainly formed the Neumark within the Prussian Province of Brandenburg.
The functions of regional capital are shared between two cities: Gorzów Wielkopolski and Zielona Góra. Gorzów serves as the seat of the centrally-appointed voivode, or governor, and Zielona Góra is the seat of the elected regional assembly (sejmik) and the executive elected by that assembly, headed by a marshal (marszałek). In addition, the voivodeship includes a third city (Nowa Sól) and a number of towns.
The region is mainly flat, with many lakes and woodlands. In the south, around Zielona Góra, grapes are cultivated.
Lubusz Voivodeship borders West Pomeranian Voivodeship to the north, Greater Poland Voivodeship to the east, Lower Silesian Voivodeship to the south, and Germany (Brandenburg and Saxony) to the west.