Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship

Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship (Polish: województwo kujawsko-pomorskie [vɔjɛˈvut͡stfɔ kuˈjafskɔ pɔˈmɔrskʲɛ] ) is one of Poland's 16 voivodeships (provinces).

Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship
Województwo kujawsko-pomorskie
Voivodeship
Location within Poland
Division into counties
Country Poland
SeatsBydgoszcz (voivode),
Toruń (executive board, Sejmik)
Counties
4 cities, 19 land counties *
Government
  BodyVoivode,
Executive board,
Sejmik
  VoivodeMikołaj Bogdanowicz (PiS)
  Voivodeship marshalPiotr Całbecki (KO)
  Chairperson of the SejmikElżbieta Piniewska (KO)
Area
  Total17,969 km2 (6,938 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
  Total2,074,517
  Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
  Urban
1,223,809
  Rural
850,708
GDP
  Total€25 billion
  Per capita€12,100
ISO 3166 codePL-04
Vehicle registrationC
HDI (2019)0.862
very high · 14th
Websitehttp://www.kujawsko-pomorskie.pl
  • further divided into 144 gminas

It was created on 1 January 1999 and 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.

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