Subcarpathian Voivodeship

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Województwo podkarpackie
Flag Coat of arms
Location
Capital city Rzeszów
Area 17,844 km²
Population (2006)
 - Density
2,098,000
118/km²
Powiats
 - Urban counties
 - Land counties

4
21
Communes 159
Administrative divisions:

Counties

Subcarpathian Voivodeship (also "Podkarpacie Province" — Polish: województwo podkarpackie) is a voivodeship, or province, in southeastern Poland.

It was created January 1, 1999, out of the former Rzeszów, Przemyśl, Krosno and parts of Tarnów and Tarnobrzeg Voivodeships, pursuant to the 1998 Local Government Reorganization Act. The province's name recalls the region's location adjoining the Carpathian Mountains.

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[edit] Cities and towns

The province has 45 cities and towns, including 4 cities which are city counties. The cities and towns are listed below in descending order of population size, as of December 31, 2005:

[edit] Subcarpathia Voivodeship Counties

Subcarpathia Voivodeship is divided into 25 counties (powiaty): 4 city counties (miasto na prawach powiatu) and 21 land counties (powiat ziemski), comprising 160 communes (municipality, gmina).

  1. Rzeszow and Rzeszów city County
  2. Tarnobrzeg and Tarnobrzeg city County
  3. Przemyśl and Przemyśl city County
  4. Krosno and Krosno city County
  5. Bieszczady
  6. Brzozow
  7. Dębica
  8. Jaroslaw
  9. Jaslo
  10. Kolbuszowa
  11. Lesko
  12. Lezajsk
  13. Lubaczow
  14. Lancut
  15. Mielec
  16. Nisko
  17. Przeworsk
  18. Ropczyce-Sedziszow
  19. Sanok
  20. Stalowa Wola
  21. Strzyzow

[edit] Administrative division

[edit] Most popular surnames in the region

  1. Mazur : 9,530
  2. Nowak : 9,301
  3. Baran : 8,020

[edit] External links


 
Subcarpathian Voivodeship counties
Coat of Arms of Subcarpathian Voivodeship
City counties: Krosno | Przemyśl | Rzeszów | Tarnobrzeg
Land counties: | Bieszczady| Brzozów | Dębica | Jarosław | Jasło | Kolbuszowa | Krosno | Lesko | Leżajsk | Lubaczów | Łańcut | Mielec | Nisko| Przemyśl | Przeworsk | Ropczyce-Sędziszów | Rzeszów | Sanok | Stalowa Wola | Strzyżów | Tarnobrzeg

Coordinates: 49°57′24″N, 22°10′22″E