Voivodeship in west-central Poland
This article is about the present-day regional subdivision of Poland. For information on the general historical region to which it roughly corresponds, see
Greater Poland.
Voivodeship in Poland
Greater Poland Voivodeship
Województwo wielkopolskie |
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Coordinates (Poznań): 52°17′34″N 16°44′8″E / 52.29278°N 16.73556°E / 52.29278; 16.73556 |
Country | Poland |
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Capital | Poznań |
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Counties |
4 cities, 31 land counties *
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• Body | Executive board |
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• Voivode | Agata Sobczyk (PL2050) |
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• Marshal | Marek Woźniak (PO) |
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• EP | Greater Poland constituency |
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• Total | 29,826 km2 (11,516 sq mi) |
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• Total | 3,594,363 |
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• Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
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• Urban | 1,892,609 |
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• Rural | 1,602,861 |
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• Total | €56.686 billion |
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• Per capita | €16,400 |
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Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
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• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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ISO 3166 code | PL-30 |
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Vehicle registration | P |
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HDI (2021) | 0.884[2] very high · 5th |
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Primary airport | Poznań–Ławica Airport |
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Highways | |
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Website | https://www.poznan.uw.gov.pl/ |
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- further divided into 226 gminas.
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Greater Poland Voivodeship (Polish: Województwo wielkopolskie [vɔjɛˈvut͡stfɔ vjɛlkɔˈpɔlskʲɛ] ⓘ) is a voivodeship, or province, in west-central Poland. 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 and northern parts.
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.