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Therefore, the modern Polish administrative division, while on some levels similar to some historical ones, is quite different from others. Historical Polish administrative divisions can be divided into the following periods: before 1569: Subdivisions of the Kingdom of Poland; 1569–1795: Subdivisions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Map of Poland. This is a list of cities and towns in Poland, consisting of four sections: the full list of all 107 cities in Poland by size, followed by a description of the principal metropolitan areas of the country, the table of the most populated cities and towns in Poland, and finally, the full alphabetical list of all 107 Polish cities and 861 towns combined.
Polish voivodeships since 1999; Abbr. Flag Coat of arms Ter. code Voivodeship Polish name Capital city/cities Area [8] Population (2022) [8] Density [9] Car plates; km 2 sq mi per km 2 per sq mi DS 02 Lower Silesian: dolnośląskie: Wrocław: 19,947 7,702 2,903,000 145 380 D, V KP 04 Kuyavian-Pomeranian: kujawsko-pomorskie: Bydgoszcz 1, Toruń ...
The current administrative subdivisions were finalised in 1999. While they closely resemble the 1945–75 scheme, they have different names since the Communists tended to simply name the voivodeships after their capitals, whereas the current ones use more historical names. In some cases, there were border adjustments.
Poland's administrative divisions, as of 1 January 2020, with voivodeship, county, gmina and towns in urban-rural gminas shown. Poland has a three-tier administrative division since 1999. On the first level, Poland is divided into 16 voivodeships (Polish: województwa , singular – województwo ).
English name Polish name Design Holy Cross: Holy Cross Świętokrzyskie: Horizontal tricolor of blue, white and red with a yellow stripe along the hoist, emblazoned with the arms of the voivodeship in the white stripe Kuyavia-Pomerania: Kuyavia-Pomerania Kujawsko-Pomorskie: Horizontal tricolor of red, white and black (1:2:1) Łódź Łódzkie
A county or powiat (pronounced povyat, /pɔv.jät/) is the second level of Polish administrative division, between the voivodeship (provinces) and the gmina (municipalities or communes; plural "gminy"). The list includes the 314 "land counties" (powiaty ziemskie) and the 66 "city counties" (miasta na prawach powiatu or powiaty grodzkie).
This article lists the NUTS-2 regions and metropolitan areas of Poland by their nominal GDP in euros. All values are rounded to the nearest million in case of GDP data and to the nearest whole number in case of GDP per capita data. NUTS-2 regions of Poland by GDP (2023) Map key: > €100,000 mil. > €50,000 mil. > €25,000 mil. > €10,000 mil.