Podlasie Voivodship

The Podlasie Voivodship (in Polish województwo podlaskie) is an administrative and local government region or voivodship of north-eastern Poland.

It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Bialystok, Lomza and half of Suwalki voivodships as a result of Local Government Reogranization Act of 1998. The voivodship's name recalls the region's traditional name of Podlasie (Podlasie).

Major cities and towns

(population in 2003):

• Bialystok (287,400);
• Suwalki (70,000);
• Lomza (65,600);
• Augustow (30,600);
• Bielsk Podlaski (28,400);
• Zambrow (24,300);
• Hajnowka (23,900);
• Grajewo (23,100).

Administrative division

• Bialystok City County - Białystok (powiat grodzki)
• Lomza City County - Łomża (powiat grodzki)
• Suwalki City County - Suwałki (powiat grodzki)

• Augustow County, powiat augustowski, Augustow
• Bialystok County, powiat białostocki, Bialystok
• Bielsk Podlaski County, powiat bielski, Bielsk Podlaski
• Grajewo County, powiat grajewski, Grajewo
• Hajnowka County, powiat hajnowski, Hajnowka
• Kolno County, powiat kolneński, Kolno
• Lomza County, powiat łomżyński, Lomza
• Monki County, powiat moniecki, Monki
• Sejny County, powiat sejneński, Sejny
• Siemiatycze County, powiat siemiatycki, Siemiatycze
• Sokolka County, powiat sokólski, Sokolka
• Suwalki County, powiat suwalski, Suwalki
• Wysokie Mazowieckie County, powiat wysokomazowiecki, Wysokie Mazowieckie
• Zambrow County, powiat zambrowski, Zambrow

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Voivodships of Poland:
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