Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Województwo kujawsko-pomorskie
—  Voivodeship  —

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Location within Poland
Division into counties
Country  Poland
Seats Bydgoszcz (governor),
Toruń (assembly)
Counties
Area
 - Total 17,969 km2 (6,937.9 sq mi)
Population (2007[1])
 - Total 2,066,136
 - Density 115/km2 (297.8/sq mi)
 - Urban 1,262,577
 - Rural 803,559
Car plates C
Website http://www.kujawsko-pomorskie.pl
* further divided into 144 gminas

The Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (also known as Kuyavian-Pomeranian Province, or by its Polish name of województwo kujawsko-pomorskie [vɔjɛˈvut​͡stfɔ kuˈjafskɔ pɔˈmɔrskʲɛ] or simply Kujawsko-Pomorskie) is one of the 16 voivodeships (provinces) into which Poland is now divided. It 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.

It is the sucessor of the former Pomeranian Voivodeship (1919–1939), which had Toruń as its capital.

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History and administration

The Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship was created on 1 January 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. It consisted of territory from the former Bydgoszcz, Toruń and Włocławek Voivodeships.

The functions of regional capital are shared between two cities: Bydgoszcz and Toruń. Bydgoszcz serves as the seat of the centrally appointed governor or voivode (Polish: wojewoda), while Toruń is the seat of the elected Regional Assembly (sejmik), and of the executive elected by that assembly, headed by the voivodeship marshal (marszałek województwa).

Neighbours

The Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship is bordered by five other voivodeships. These are Pomeranian Voivodeship to the north, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship to the north-east, Masovian Voivodeship to the east, Łódź Voivodeship across a short boundary to the south, and Greater Poland Voivodeship to the south and west.

Cities and towns

The voivodeship contains 52 cities and towns. These are listed below in descending order of population (according to official figures for 2006[2] ):

  1. Bydgoszcz (364,953)
  2. Toruń (207,381)
  3. Włocławek (119,608)
  4. Grudziądz (99,299)
  5. Inowrocław (77,095)
  6. Brodnica (27,624)
  7. Świecie (25,614)
  8. Chełmno (20,388)
  9. Nakło nad Notecią (19,409)
  10. Rypin (16,565)
  11. Chełmża (15,273)
  12. Solec Kujawski (15,060)
  13. Lipno (14,834)
  14. Żnin (14,052)
  15. Tuchola (13,935)
  16. Wąbrzeźno (13,796)
  17. Golub-Dobrzyń (13,006)
  18. Mogilno (12,359)
  1. Aleksandrów Kujawski (12,359)
  2. Ciechocinek (10,855)
  3. Koronowo (10,784)
  4. Kruszwica (9,373)
  5. Szubin (9,326)
  6. Sępólno Krajeńskie (9,258)
  7. Janikowo (9,111)
  8. Barcin (7,810)
  9. Gniewkowo (7,254)
  10. Nowe (6,252)
  11. Strzelno (6,054)
  12. Pakość (5,789)
  13. Więcbork (5,788)
  14. Radziejów (5,756)
  15. Kcynia (4,679)
  16. Brześć Kujawski (4,522)
  17. Piotrków Kujawski (4,509)
  18. Łabiszyn (4,473)
  1. Mrocza (4,203)
  2. Janowiec Wielkopolski (4,114)
  3. Kowalewo Pomorskie (4,055)
  4. Jabłonowo Pomorskie (3,658)
  5. Kowal (3,484)
  6. Skępe (3,442)
  7. Łasin (3,276)
  8. Lubraniec (3,207)
  9. Izbica Kujawska (2,783)
  10. Dobrzyń nad Wisłą (2,269)
  11. Kamień Krajeński (2,251)
  12. Nieszawa (2,012)
  13. Chodecz (1,936)
  14. Radzyń Chełmiński (1,915)
  15. Górzno (1,362)
  16. Lubień Kujawski (1,299)

Administrative division

The Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship is divided into 23 counties (powiats): 4 city counties and 19 land counties. These are further divided into 144 gminas.

The counties are listed in the following table (ordering within categories is by decreasing population).

English and
Polish names		 Area
(km²)		 Population
(2007)[1]		 Seat Other towns Total
gminas
City counties
Bydgoszcz 175 361,222 1
Toruń 116 206,619 1
Włocławek 84 118,432 1
Grudziądz 58 99,090 1
Land counties
Inowrocław County
powiat inowrocławski		 1,225 164,571 Inowrocław Kruszwica, Janikowo, Gniewkowo, Pakość 9
Bydgoszcz County
powiat bydgoski		 1,395 99,386 Bydgoszcz * Solec Kujawski, Koronowo 8
Świecie County
powiat świecki		 1,473 97,037 Świecie Nowe 11
Toruń County
powiat toruński		 1,230 91,963 Toruń * Chełmża 9
Włocławek County
powiat włocławski		 1,472 85,303 Włocławek * Brześć Kujawski, Kowal, Lubraniec, Izbica Kujawska, Chodecz, Lubień Kujawski 13
Nakło County
powiat nakielski		 1,120 85,050 Nakło nad Notecią Szubin, Kcynia, Mrocza 5
Brodnica County
powiat brodnicki		 1,039 75,204 Brodnica Jabłonowo Pomorskie, Górzno 10
Żnin County
powiat żniński		 985 69,736 Żnin Barcin, Łabiszyn, Janowiec Wielkopolski 6
Lipno County
powiat lipnowski		 1,016 66,063 Lipno Skępe, Dobrzyń nad Wisłą 9
Aleksandrów County
powiat aleksandrowski		 476 55,367 Aleksandrów Kujawski Ciechocinek, Nieszawa 9
Chełmno County
powiat chełmiński		 528 51,412 Chełmno 7
Tuchola County
powiat tucholski		 1,075 47,310 Tuchola 6
Mogilno County
powiat mogileński		 676 46,833 Mogilno Strzelno 4
Golub-Dobrzyń County
powiat golubsko-dobrzyński		 613 45,111 Golub-Dobrzyń Kowalewo Pomorskie 6
Rypin County
powiat rypiński		 587 44,143 Rypin 6
Radziejów County
powiat radziejowski		 607 41,972 Radziejów Piotrków Kujawski 7
Sępólno County
powiat sępoleński		 791 40,990 Sępólno Krajeńskie Więcbork, Kamień Krajeński 4
Grudziądz County
powiat grudziądzki		 728 38,559 Grudziądz * Łasin, Radzyń Chełmiński 6
Wąbrzeźno County
powiat wąbrzeski		 501 34,763 Wąbrzeźno 5
* seat not part of the county

Protected areas

Protected areas in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship include the nine Landscape Parks listed below.

Most popular surnames in the region

  1. Lewandowski: 23,133
  2. Wiśniewski: 18,410
  3. Kowalski: 12,076

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Population size and structure by territorial division as of December 31, 2007", GUS, Warsaw 2008, .pdf
  2. ↑ http://www.stat.gov.pl/gus/45_655_PLK_HTML.htm

See also

External links

Counties of Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
City counties
Bydgoszcz (governor's seat) • Toruń (assembly seat) • Grudziądz • Włocławek
 Coat of arms of Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Land counties
Aleksandrów • Brodnica • Bydgoszcz • Chełmno • Golub-Dobrzyń • Grudziądz • Inowrocław • Lipno • Mogilno • Nakło • Radziejów • Rypin • Sępólno • Świecie • Toruń • Tuchola • Wąbrzeźno • Włocławek • Żnin
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