Białystok Voivodeship (1944–1975)
Białystok Voivodeship (Polish: Województwo białostockie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland from 1944 to 1975, when its purview was separated into eastern Suwałki Voivodeship, Łomża Voivodeship and Białystok Voivodeship (1975–1998). Its capital city was Białystok. The establishment of Podlaskie Voivodeship in 1999 was essentially a reunion of the areas of Białystok Voivodeship (1945–1975).
| Białystok Voivodeship Województwo białostockie | |||||||||||||||
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| Voivodeship of Poland | |||||||||||||||
| 1944–1975 | |||||||||||||||
Location of Białystok Voivodeship within the People's Republic of Poland (1950–1975). | |||||||||||||||
| Capital | Białystok | ||||||||||||||
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| • Coordinates | 53°08′N 23°09′E | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
• Established | 1944 | ||||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1975 | ||||||||||||||
| Political subdivisions | 24 counties (powiaty) | ||||||||||||||
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The area's administrative region of 1950 amounted to 23 201 square kilometers, which was later reduced to 23 153 square kilometers. In 1946 the population approximately 941 000 and in 1970 it had approximately 1 176 000 inhabitants.
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