Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
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Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Województwo kujawsko-pomorskie

— Voivodeship —

Flag

Coat of arms

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

* further divided into 144 gminas

Website: http://www.kujawsko-pomorskie.pl

Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (also known as Kuyavia-Pomerania Province, or by its Polish name of województwo kujawsko-pomorskie vɔjɛˈvut͡stfɔ 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).

1 History and administration
2 Neighbours
3 Cities and towns
4 Administrative division
5 Protected areas
6 Most popular surnames in the region
7 Notes
8 See also
9 External links

History and administration

Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Bydgoszcz, Toruń and Włocławek Voivodeships, pursuant to the 1998 Local Government Reorganization Act.

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, while Toruń is the seat of the elected regional assembly or sejmik, and of the executive elected by that assembly, headed by the marszałek.

Neighbours

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 [1]):

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)

19. Aleksandrów Kujawski (12,359)
20. Ciechocinek (10,855)
21. Koronowo (10,784)
22. Kruszwica (9,373)
23. Szubin (9,326)
24. Sępólno Krajeńskie (9,258)
25. Janikowo (9,111)
26. Barcin (7,810)
27. Gniewkowo (7,254)
28. Nowe (6,252)
29. Strzelno (6,054)
30. Pakość (5,789)
31. Więcbork (5,788)
32. Radziejów (5,756)
33. Kcynia (4,679)
34. Brześć Kujawski (4,522)
35. Piotrków Kujawski (4,509)
36. Łabiszyn (4,473)

37. Mrocza (4,203)
38. Janowiec Wielkopolski (4,114)
39. Kowalewo Pomorskie (4,055)
40. Jabłonowo Pomorskie (3,658)
41. Kowal (3,484)
42. Skępe (3,442)
43. Łasin (3,276)
44. Lubraniec (3,207)
45. Izbica Kujawska (2,783)
46. Dobrzyń nad Wisłą (2,269)
47. Kamień Krajeński (2,251)
48. Nieszawa (2,012)
49. Chodecz (1,936)
50. Radzyń Chełmiński (1,915)
51. Górzno (1,362)
52. Lubień Kujawski (1,299)

Administrative division

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.

Brodnica Landscape Park (partly in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship)
Chełmno Landscape Park
Gopło Landscape Park
Górzno-Lidzbark Landscape Park (partly in Masovian and Warmian-Masurian Voivodeships)
Gostynin-Włocławek Landscape Park (partly in Masovian Voivodeship)
Krajna Landscape Park
Tuchola Landscape Park (partly in Pomeranian Voivodeship)
Vistula Landscape Park
Wda Landscape Park

Notes

^ ^a ^b "Population size and structure by territorial division as of December 31, 2007", GUS, Warsaw 2008, .pdf

External links

v • d • e Counties of Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

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

v • d • e Voivodeships of Poland

Greater Poland · Kuyavian-Pomeranian · Lesser Poland · Łódź · Lower Silesian · Lublin · Lubusz · Masovian · Opole · Podlaskie · Pomeranian · Silesian · Subcarpathian · Świętokrzyskie · Warmian-Masurian · West Pomeranian

Coordinates: 53°04′42″N, 18°29′37″E

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