West Pomeranian Voivodeship

West Pomeranian Voivodeship is a voivodeship (province) in northwestern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Szczecin.

West Pomeranian Voivodeship Województwo zachodniopomorskie
Voivodeship
Flag Coat of arms
Location within Poland
Division into counties
Coordinates (Szczecin): 53°25′N 14°35′E
Country	Poland
Capital	Szczecin
Counties	3 cities, 18 land counties * Koszalin Świnoujście Szczecin Białogard County Choszczno County Drawsko County Goleniów County Gryfice County Gryfino County Kamień County Kołobrzeg County Koszalin County Łobez County Myślibórz County Police County Pyrzyce County Sławno County Stargard County Świdwin County Szczecinek County Wałcz County
Area
• Total	22,896 km2 (8,840 sq mi)
Population  (31-12-2014)
• Total	1,715,431
• Density	75/km2 (190/sq mi)
• Urban	1,170,105
• Rural	523,428
ISO 3166 code	PL-32
Vehicle registration	Z
Website	Zachodniopomorski Urząd Wojewódzki w Szczecinie
further divided into 114 gminas

It was created on January 1, 1999.

West Pomeranian Voivodeship is along the Baltic Sea coast, with many beaches, lakes and woodlands. Szczecin, Świnoujście and Police are important ports. Other major seaside towns include Międzyzdroje, Dziwnów, Kołobrzeg, and Mielno.

Protected areas

Wolin National Park

Protected areas in West Pomeranian Voivodeship include two National Parks and seven Landscape Parks. These are listed below.

• Drawno National Park (partly in Lubusz and Greater Poland Voivodeships)
• Wolin National Park
• Barlinek-Gorzów Landscape Park (partly in Lubusz Voivodeship)
• Cedynia Landscape Park
• Drawsko Landscape Park
• Ińsko Landscape Park
• Lower Odra Valley Landscape Park
• Szczecin Landscape Park
• Ujście Warty Landscape Park (partly in Lubusz Voivodeship)