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Districts of Warsaw (since 2002) Warsaw is a city with powiat rights, and is further divided into 18 districts (dzielnica pronounced [ˈd͡ʑɛlɲit͡sa] ⓘ), auxiliary units which are legally integral parts of the city as an entity, but with some limited powers devolved to their own local governments (or ‘self-governments’ as they are typically referred to in Polish).
All municipalities in Poland are governed regardless of their type under the mandatory mayor–council government system. Executive power in a rural gmina is exercised by a wójt, while the homologue in municipalities containing cities or towns is called accordingly either a city mayor (prezydent miasta) or a town mayor (burmistrz), all of them elected by a two-round direct election, while the ...
Warsaw, [a] officially the Capital City of Warsaw, [8] [b] is the capital and largest city of Poland.The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at 1.86 million residents within a greater metropolitan area of 3.27 million residents, which makes Warsaw the 7th most-populous city in the European Union. [2]
Major cities normally have the status of both gmina and powiat. Poland currently has 16 voivodeships, 380 powiats (including 66 cities with powiat status), and 2,478 gminas. [1] The current system was introduced pursuant to a series of acts passed by the Polish parliament in 1998, and came into effect on 1 January 1999.
Centrum, also known by its anglicized name Centre, and designated as the Neighbourhood No. 4, [a] is a municipal neighbourhood of the city of Warsaw, Poland, located within the district of Śródmieście, and administered by a neighbourhood council. It is located within the City Information System area of Śródmieście Północne. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The Warsaw metropolitan area (known in Polish as: aglomeracja warszawska or Miejski Obszar Funkcjonalny Warszawy) is the metropolitan area of Warsaw, the capital of Poland. The metropolitan area covers ten counties in the Masovian Voivodeship , with an area of 6,100 km 2 (2,400 sq mi) [ 4 ] [ 5 ] and a population of around 3.5 million in 2022 ...
Interestingly, the coldest temp recorded in the state was -40 in Warsaw, the same city that has the highest recorded temp record at 118 degrees. David Harmantas/shutterstock Warmest: Billings, Montana
The municipalities are grouped into four categories: 66 cities with county rights, which are among the largest cities in Poland, which, in addition to being a municipality are also a county on its own and also have duties of such. 302 urban municipalities, which usually contain a small-to-medium-sized city alone.