A Voivodeship is one of 16 different divisions of land in Poland. The word comes from the Polish "wojewoda" meaning a governor.
More information Shortly, code ...
 |
| Polish voivodships since 1999 |
| Shortly |
code |
Car
plates |
Voivodship (in polish) |
Capital |
Area
km² |
Population
(Dec. 31, 2003) |
Population
(Jun. 30, 2004) |
| DS |
02 |
D |
Lower Silesian (dolnośląskie) |
Wrocław |
19 947,76 |
2 898 313 |
2 895 729 |
| KP |
04 |
C |
Kuyavian-Pomeranian (kujawsko-pomorskie) |
Bydgoszcz¹
Toruń² |
17 969,72 |
2 068 142 |
2 067 548 |
| LU |
06 |
L |
Lublin (lubelskie) |
Lublin |
25 114,48 |
2 191 172 |
2 187 918 |
| LB |
08 |
F |
Lubusz (lubuskie) |
Gorzów Wielkopolski¹
Zielona Góra² |
13 984,44 |
1 008 786 |
1 009 177 |
| LD |
10 |
E |
Łódź (łódzkie) |
Łódź |
18 219,11 |
2 597 094 |
2 592 568 |
| MA |
12 |
K |
Lesser Poland (małopolskie) |
Kraków |
15 144,10 |
3 252 949 |
3 256 171 |
| MZ |
14 |
W |
Masovian (mazowieckie) |
Warszawa |
35 597,80 |
5 135 732 |
5 139 545 |
| OP |
16 |
O |
Opole (opolskie) |
Opole |
9 412,47 |
1 055 667 |
1 053 723 |
| PK |
18 |
R |
Subcarpathian (podkarpackie) |
Rzeszów |
17 926,28 |
2 097 248 |
2 097 325 |
| PD |
20 |
B |
Podlaskie (podlaskie) |
Białystok |
20 179,58 |
1 205 117 |
1 204 036 |
| PM |
22 |
G |
Pomeranian (pomorskie) |
Gdańsk |
18 292,88 |
2 188 918 |
2 192 404 |
| SL |
24 |
S |
Silesian (śląskie) |
Katowice |
12 294,04 |
4 714 982 |
4 707 825 |
| SW |
26 |
T |
Świętokrzyskie |
Kielce |
11 672,34 |
1 291 598 |
1 290 176 |
| WM |
28 |
N |
Warmian-Masurian (warmińsko-mazurskie) |
Olsztyn |
24 202,95 |
1 428 885 |
1 428 385 |
| WP |
30 |
P |
Greater Poland (wielkopolskie) |
Poznań |
29 825,59 |
3 359 932 |
3 362 011 |
| ZP |
32 |
Z |
West Pomeranian (zachodniopomorskie) |
Szczecin |
22 901,48 |
1 696 073 |
1 695 708 |
| (¹) - seat of voivod, (²) - seat of self-government |
|
Close
