Masovian Voivodeship





Voivodeship in Poland

























































Mazovian Voivodeship
Województwo mazowieckie
Voivodeship
Skyline of Mazovian Voivodeship




Flag of Mazovian Voivodeship
Flag

Coat of arms of Mazovian Voivodeship
Coat of arms

Location within Poland
Location within Poland


Division into counties
Division into counties

Coordinates (Warsaw): 52°13′N 21°0′E / 52.217°N 21.000°E / 52.217; 21.000Coordinates: 52°13′N 21°0′E / 52.217°N 21.000°E / 52.217; 21.000
Country
 Poland
Capital Warsaw
Counties
Area
 • Total 35,579 km2 (13,737 sq mi)
Population (2017)
 • Total 5,384,617[1]
Vehicle registration W
GDP (nominal)[2]
2016
   Total
US$107 billion
($230 billion, PPP)
   Per capita
US$20,000
($43,200, PPP)

HDI (2017)
0.911[3]very high
Website www.mazovia.pl

  • further divided into 314 gminas


Mazovian Voivodeship or Mazovia Province[4] (Polish: województwo mazowieckie [vɔjɛˈvut͡stfɔ mazɔˈvʲɛtskʲɛ]) is the largest and most populous of the 16 Polish provinces, or voivodeships, created in 1999. It occupies 35,579 square kilometres (13,737 sq mi) of east-central Poland, and has 5,324,500 inhabitants.[1] Its principal cities are Warsaw (1.749 million) in the centre of the Warsaw metropolitan area, Radom (226,000) in the south, Płock (127,000) in the west, Siedlce (77,000) in the east, and Ostrołęka (55,000) in the north. The capital of the voivodeship is the national capital, Warsaw.


The province was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Warsaw, Płock, Ciechanów, Ostrołęka, Siedlce and Radom Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. The province's name recalls the traditional name of the region, Mazowsze (sometimes rendered in English as "Mazovia"), with which it is roughly coterminous. However, southern part of the voivodeship, with Radom, historically belongs to Lesser Poland, while Łomża and its surroundings, even though historically part of Mazovia, now is part of Podlaskie Voivodeship.


It is bordered by six other voivodeships: Warmian-Masurian to the north, Podlaskie to the north-east, Lublin to the south-east, Świętokrzyskie to the south, Łódź to the south-west, and Kuyavian-Pomeranian to the north-west.


Mazovia is the centre of science, research, education, industry and infrastructure in the country.[5] It currently has the lowest unemployment rate in Poland and is classified as a very high income province.[5] Moreover, it is popular among holidaymakers due to the number of historical monuments and greenery; forests cover over 20% of the voivodeship's area, where pines and oaks predominate in the regional landscape.[6] Additionally, the Kampinos National Park located within Masovia is a UNESCO-designated biosphere reserve.





Population density by gmina (at 2007-01-01)




Contents






  • 1 Administrative division


  • 2 Cities and towns


  • 3 Protected areas


  • 4 Most popular surnames in the region


  • 5 Historical


    • 5.1 Masovian Voivodeship (1526–1795)


    • 5.2 Masovian Voivodeship (1816–1837)




  • 6 Transport


  • 7 Economy


  • 8 Gallery


  • 9 See also


  • 10 References


  • 11 External links





Administrative division


Masovian Voivodeship is divided into 42 counties (powiats): 5 city counties (miasto na prawach powiatu) and 37 "land counties" (powiat ziemski). These are subdivided into 314 gminas, which include 85 "urban gminas".


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Warsaw is the capital of Poland





Radom is part of historical Lesser Poland





Płock is the historical capital of Masovia and former Polish capital





Siedlce is part of historical Lesser Poland





Ostrołęka is part of the ethnocultural region of Kurpie





Pułtusk is one of the oldest towns in Poland





Ciechanów is a former royal city





Żyrardów is one of the youngest cities in the voivodeship, established in 1830





Mińsk Mazowiecki is part of the Warsaw metropolitan area





Pruszków is part of the Warsaw metropolitan area



The counties, shown on the numbered map, are described in the table below.



















































































































































































































































































































































































































































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Map
ref.


English and
Polish names


Area

Population
(2017)


Seat

Other towns

Total
gminas


(km²)

(sq mi)

City counties
1

Warsaw
Warszawa
517
200
1,764,615

1
(2)

Ostrołęka
29
11
52,215

1
(3)

Płock
88
34
120,787

1
(4)

Radom
112
43
214,566

1
(5)

Siedlce
32
12
77,653

1

Land counties
2

Ostrołęka County
powiat ostrołęcki
2,099
810
88,240

Ostrołęka *

Myszyniec
11
3

Płock County
powiat płocki
1,799
695
111,067

Płock *

Gąbin, Drobin, Wyszogród
15
4

Radom County
powiat radomski
1,530
591
145,232

Radom *

Pionki, Iłża, Skaryszew
13
5

Siedlce County
powiat siedlecki
1,603
619
81,685

Siedlce *

Mordy
13
6

Żuromin County
powiat żuromiński
805
311
39,885

Żuromin

Bieżuń
6
7

Mława County
powiat mławski
1,182
456
73,919

Mława

10
8

Przasnysz County
powiat przasnyski
1,218
470
53,448

Przasnysz

Chorzele
7
9

Ciechanów County
powiat ciechanowski
1,063
410
90,823

Ciechanów

Glinojeck
9
10

Sierpc County
powiat sierpecki
853
329
53,215

Sierpc

7
11

Maków County
powiat makowski
1,065
411
46,435

Maków Mazowiecki

Różan
10
12

Ostrów Mazowiecka County
powiat ostrowski
1,218
470
74,464

Ostrów Mazowiecka

Brok
11
13

Płońsk County
powiat płoński
1,384
534
88,612

Płońsk

Raciąż
12
14

Pułtusk County
powiat pułtuski
829
320
51,409

Pułtusk

7
15

Wyszków County
powiat wyszkowski
876
338
73,929

Wyszków

6
16

Gostynin County
powiat gostyniński
616
238
46,345

Gostynin

5
17

Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki County
powiat nowodworski
692
267
79,290

Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki

Nasielsk, Zakroczym
6
18

Legionowo County
powiat legionowski
390
151
115,384

Legionowo

Serock
5
19

Wołomin County
powiat wołomiński
955
369
241,890

Wołomin

Ząbki, Marki, Kobyłka, Zielonka, Radzymin, Tłuszcz
12
20

Węgrów County
powiat węgrowski
1,219
471
67,490

Węgrów

Łochów
9
21

Sokołów County
powiat sokołowski
1,131
437
55,511

Sokołów Podlaski

Kosów Lacki
9
22

Sochaczew County
powiat sochaczewski
731
282
85,103

Sochaczew

8
23

Warsaw West County
powiat warszawski zachodni
533
206
115,466

Ożarów Mazowiecki

Łomianki, Błonie
7
24

Mińsk County
powiat miński
1,164
449
152,945

Mińsk Mazowiecki

Sulejówek, Halinów, Kałuszyn
13
25

Łosice County
powiat łosicki
772
298
32,046

Łosice

6
26

Żyrardów County
powiat żyrardowski
533
206
76,413

Żyrardów

Mszczonów
5
27

Grodzisk Mazowiecki County
powiat grodziski
367
142
92,847

Grodzisk Mazowiecki

Milanówek, Podkowa Leśna
6
28

Pruszków County
powiat pruszkowski
246
95
162,922

Pruszków

Piastów, Brwinów
6
29

Piaseczno County
powiat piaseczyński
621
240
182,082

Piaseczno

Konstancin-Jeziorna, Góra Kalwaria, Tarczyn
6
30

Otwock County
powiat otwocki
615
237
122,661

Otwock

Józefów, Karczew
8
31

Grójec County
powiat grójecki
1,269
490
98,692

Grójec

Warka, Nowe Miasto nad Pilicą, Mogielnica
10
32

Garwolin County
powiat garwoliński
1,284
496
108,551

Garwolin

Łaskarzew, Pilawa, Żelechów
14
33

Białobrzegi County
powiat białobrzeski
639
247
33,669

Białobrzegi

Wyśmierzyce
6
34

Kozienice County
powiat kozienicki
917
354
61,874

Kozienice

7
35

Przysucha County
powiat przysuski
801
309
42,869

Przysucha

8
36

Zwoleń County
powiat zwoleński
571
220
36,892

Zwoleń

5
37

Szydłowiec County
powiat szydłowiecki
452
175
40,340

Szydłowiec

5
38

Lipsko County
powiat lipski
748
289
35,426

Lipsko

6
* seat not part of the county


Cities and towns


The voivodeship contains 85 cities and towns. These are listed below in descending order of population (according to official figures for 2006):[7]





  1. Warsaw (1,764,615)


  2. Radom (214,566)


  3. Płock (120,787)


  4. Siedlce (77,653)


  5. Pruszków (61,237)


  6. Legionowo (54,041)


  7. Ostrołęka (53,982)


  8. Piaseczno (47,660)


  9. Ciechanów (45,902)


  10. Otwock (43,247)


  11. Żyrardów (41,161)


  12. Mińsk Mazowiecki (40,399)


  13. Sochaczew (37,925)


  14. Wołomin (37,164)


  15. Ząbki (35,770)


  16. Marki (32,686)


  17. Mława (29,702)


  18. Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki (28,637)


  19. Grodzisk Mazowiecki (27,055)


  20. Wyszków (27,010)


  21. Piastów (23,273)


  22. Ostrów Mazowiecka (22,560)


  23. Płońsk (22,233)


  24. Józefów (20,488)


  25. Pionki (19,788)


  26. Pułtusk (19,229)


  27. Gostynin (19,119)


  28. Sierpc (18,791)


  29. Sulejówek (18,676)


  30. Kozienice (18,541)


  31. Sokołów Podlaski (18,419)


  32. Kobyłka (17,897)


  33. Zielonka (17,539)


  34. Przasnysz (17,069)


  35. Łomianki (16,875)


  36. Konstancin-Jeziorna (16,579)


  37. Garwolin (16,072)


  38. Milanówek (15,660)


  39. Grójec (14,990)


  40. Węgrów (12,606)


  41. Błonie (12,354)


  42. Szydłowiec (12,030)


  43. Brwinów (11,968)


  44. Góra Kalwaria (11,130)


  45. Warka (11,028)


  46. Karczew (10,396)


  47. Maków Mazowiecki (9,880)


  48. Żuromin (8,647)


  49. Ożarów Mazowiecki (8,237)


  50. Zwoleń (8,176)


  51. Tłuszcz (8,127)


  52. Radzymin (7,864)


  53. Nasielsk (7,364)


  54. Białobrzegi (7,320)


  55. Łosice (7,252)


  56. Łochów (6,452)


  57. Przysucha (6,245)


  58. Mszczonów (6,231)


  59. Lipsko (5,826)


  60. Iłża (5,165)


  61. Łaskarzew (4,908)


  62. Raciąż (4,752)


  63. Pilawa (4,196)


  64. Gąbin (4,137)


  65. Żelechów (4,016)


  66. Skaryszew (3,989)


  67. Tarczyn (3,886)


  68. Nowe Miasto nad Pilicą (3,832)


  69. Podkowa Leśna (3,824)


  70. Serock (3,721)


  71. Halinów (3,369)


  72. Zakroczym (3,367)


  73. Glinojeck (3,052)


  74. Myszyniec (3,014)


  75. Drobin (2,980)


  76. Kałuszyn (2,905)


  77. Chorzele (2,783)


  78. Wyszogród (2,772)


  79. Różan (2,661)


  80. Mogielnica (2,461)


  81. Kosów Lacki (2,135)


  82. Bieżuń (1,874)


  83. Brok (1,859)


  84. Mordy (1,840)


  85. Wyśmierzyce (889)




Protected areas




A moose in the Kampinos National Park (a UNESCO-designated biosphere reserve)


Protected areas in Masovian Voivodeship include one National Park and nine Landscape Parks. These are listed below.




  • Kampinos National Park (a UNESCO-designated biosphere reserve)


  • Bolimów Landscape Park (partly in Łódź Voivodeship)

  • Brudzeń Landscape Park

  • Bug Landscape Park

  • Chojnów Landscape Park


  • Górzno-Lidzbark Landscape Park (partly in Kuyavian-Pomeranian and Warmian-Masurian Voivodeships)


  • Gostynin-Włocławek Landscape Park (partly in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship)

  • Kozienice Landscape Park

  • Masovian Landscape Park


  • Podlaskie Bug Gorge Landscape Park (partly in Lublin Voivodeship)



Most popular surnames in the region




  1. Kowalski: 26,270


  2. Wiśniewski: 21,940


  3. Kowalczyk: 21,586


  4. Lukasik: 15,562


  5. Mazurkiewicz: Founding of Masovia Name.



Historical



Masovian Voivodeship (1526–1795)



Masovia Voivodeship, 1526–1795 (Polish: Województwo Mazowieckie) was an administrative region of the Kingdom of Poland, and of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, from the 15th century until the partitions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1795). Together with Płock and Rawa Voivodeships, it formed the province (prowincja) of Masovia.



Masovian Voivodeship (1816–1837)


Masovian Voivodeship was one of the voivodeships of Congress Poland. It was formed from Warsaw Department, and transformed into Masovia Governorate.



Transport





Koleje Mazowieckie (Masovian Railways)


There are three main road routes that pass through the voivodship: Cork–Berlin–Poznań–Warszawa–Minsk–Moscow–Omsk, Prague–Wrocław–Warsaw–Białystok–Helsinki and Pskov–Gdańsk–Warsaw–Kraków–Budapest.


Currently, there are various stretches of autostrada in the area, with the A2 autostrada connecting the region, and therefore the capital city, with the rest of Europe. The autostrada passes directly through the voivodship from west to east, connecting it with Belarus and Germany. However, the A2 is yet to be built east of Warsaw to connect Poland with Belarus. Also, expressways are being built to connect Warsaw with Lublin and Białystok in the neighbouring eastern voivodeships-with the expressway to Bialystok being almost finished.


The railroad system is based on Koleje Mazowieckie and PKP Intercity.


The main international airport in the region is Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport.



Economy


Mazovian Voivodeship is the wealthiest province in Poland. It produces 22% of Polish GDP, and GDP per capita is 160% of country average.



Gallery




See also







  • Second Polish Republic's Warsaw Voivodeship (1919–1939)


References





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