The capital city of Warsaw (1919-1939)

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In interbellum Poland, Warsaw was not only the capital of the Warszawa Voivodeship, but also it was a voivodeship itself, called “Miasto stoleczne Warszawa” (“The Capital City of Warsaw”). With the area of 141 sq. km. (134 sq. km. of the four counties' area, plus 7 sq. km. of the Vistula river) and population of 1 179 500 (as for 1931) it was considered a separate unit, just like any other voivodeship. It was divided into 4 counties. These were:

- South Warsaw county (powiat poludniowo-warszawski), (area 50 sq. km., pop. 307 100),

- North Warsaw county (powiat polnocno-warszawski), (area 31 sq. km., pop. 478 200),

- Warsaw-Praga county (powiat prasko-warszawski), (area 43 sq. km., pop. 176 100),

- Central Warsaw county (powiat srodmiejsko-warszawski), (area 10 sq. km., pop. 218 100. It was the smallest and the most densely populated county in the 1930s Poland. Population density there was 22 415 persons per sq. km.).