Greater Poland Voivodeship
Greater Poland Voivodeship (Polish: Województwo wielkopolskie [vɔjɛˈvut͡stfɔ vjɛlkɔˈpɔlskʲɛ] ⓘ) is a voivodeship, or province, in west-central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Poznań, Kalisz, Konin, Piła and Leszno Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. The province is named after the region called Greater Poland or Wielkopolska [vjɛlkɔˈpɔlska] ⓘ. The modern province includes most of this historic region, except for some western parts.
Greater Poland Voivodeship
Województwo wielkopolskie | |
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Voivodeship | |
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Brandmark | |
Location within Poland | |
Division into counties | |
| Coordinates (Poznań): 52°17′34″N 16°44′8″E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Capital | Poznań |
| Counties | 4 cities, 31 land counties *
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| Government | |
| • Body | Executive board |
| • Voivode | Agata Sobczyk (PL2050) |
| • Marshal | Marek Woźniak (PO) |
| • EP | Greater Poland constituency |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29,826 km2 (11,516 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 (Jun)) | |
| • Total | 3,594,363 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,892,609 |
| • Rural | 1,602,861 |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €56.686 billion |
| • Per capita | €16,400 |
| ISO 3166 code | PL-30 |
| Vehicle registration | P |
| HDI (2019) | 0.888 very high · 5th |
| Website | https://www.poznan.uw.gov.pl/ |
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Greater Poland Voivodeship is second in area and third in population among Poland's sixteen voivodeships, with an area of 29,826 square kilometres (11,516 sq mi) and a population of close to 3.5 million. Its capital city is Poznań; other important cities include Kalisz, Konin, Piła, Ostrów Wielkopolski, Gniezno (an early capital of Poland) and Leszno. It is bordered by seven other voivodeships: West Pomeranian to the northwest, Pomeranian to the north, Kuyavian-Pomeranian to the north-east, Łódź to the south-east, Opole to the south, Lower Silesian to the southwest and Lubusz to the west.