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Masovian Voivodeship

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Masovian Voivodeship () is the largest and most populous of the sixteen Polish administrative regions or voivodeships created in 1999. It covers an area of 35,598 km² ineastern-central Poland and has nearly 5.1 million inhabitants. Its principal cities are Warsaw (population 1.6 million) in the center, Radom (227,309) in the south, Płock (130,000) in the west, Siedlce (75,000) in the east, and Ostrołęka (55,000) in the north.

The Voivodeship was created January 1, 1999, out of the former Warsaw, Płock, Ciechanów, Ostrołęka, Siedlce and Radom Voivodeships, pursuant to the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. The voivodeship's name recalls the traditional name of the region, Masovia, with which it is roughly coterminous.

Masovia Voivodeship counties

Masovia Voivodeship is divided into 42 counties (powiat): 4 city counties (miasto na prawach powiatu) and 38 land counties (powiat ziemski), comprising 325 communes (gmina), which include 85 urban communes or cities.
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  • Warsaw
  • Ostrołęka and Ostrołęka County
  • Płock County and Płock City County
  • Radom County and Radom City County
  • Siedlce and Siedlce City County
  • Żuromin
  • Mława
  • Przasnysz
  • Ciechanów
  • Sierpc
  • Maków Mazowiecki
  • Ostrów Mazowiecka
  • Płońsk
  • Pułtusk
  • Wyszków
  • Gostynin
  • Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki
  • Legionowo
  • Wołomin
    1. Węgrów
    2. Sokołów Podlaski
    3. Sochaczew
    4. Warszawa Zachód
    5. Mińsk Mazowiecki
    6. Łosice
    7. Żyrardów
    8. Grodzisk Mazowiecki
    9. Pruszków
    10. Piaseczno
    11. Otwock County
    12. Grójec
    13. Garwolin County
    14. Białobrzegi
    15. Kozienice
    16. Przysucha County
    17. Zwoleń
    18. Szydłowiec
    19. Lipsko

    Polish names and County Capitals

    * Ostrołęka City County (Ostrołęka - miasto na prawach powiatu)
    * Płock City County (Płock - miasto na prawach powiatu)
    * Radom City County (Radom - miasto na prawach powiatu)
    * Siedlce City County (Siedlce - miasto na prawach powiatu)
    * Warszawa City County (Warszawa - miasto na prawach powiatu)
    * Białobrzegi County, powiat białobrzeski, Białobrzegi
    * Ciechanów County, powiat ciechanowski, Ciechanów
    * Garwolin County, powiat garwoliński, Garwolin
    * Gostynin County, powiat gostyniński, Gostynin
    * Grodzisk Mazowiecki County, powiat grodziski (mazowiecki), Grodzisk Mazowiecki
    * Grójec County, powiat grójecki, Grójec
    * Kozienice County, powiat kozienicki, Kozienice
    * Legionowo County, powiat legionowski, Legionowo
    * Lipsko County, powiat lipski, Lipsko
    * Łosice County, powiat łosicki, Łosice
    * Maków County, powiat makowski, Maków Mazowiecki
    * Mińsk County, powiat miński, Mińsk Mazowiecki
    * Mława County, powiat mławski, Mława
    * Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki County, powiat nowodworski (mazowiecki), Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki
    * Ostrołęka County, powiat ostrołęcki, Ostrołęka
    * Ostrów Mazowiecka County, powiat ostrowski (mazowiecki), Ostrów Mazowiecka
    * Otwock County, powiat otwocki, Otwock
    * Piaseczno County, powiat piaseczyński, Piaseczno
    * Płock County, powiat płocki, Płock
    * Płońsk County, powiat płoński, Płońsk
    * Pruszków County, powiat pruszkowski, Pruszków
    * Przasnysz County, powiat przasnyski, Przasnysz
    * Przysucha County, powiat przysuski, Przysucha
    * Pułtusk County, powiat pułtuski, Pułtusk
    * Radom County, powiat radomski, Radom
    * Siedlce County, powiat siedlecki, Siedlce
    * Sierpc County, powiat sierpecki, Sierpc
    * Sochaczew County, powiat sochaczewski, Sochaczew
    * Sokołów Podlaski County, powiat sokołowski, Sokołów Podlaski
    * Szydłowiec County, powiat szydłowiecki, Szydłowiec
    * Warszawa Zachód County, powiat warszawski zachodni, Warsaw
    * Węgrów County, powiat węgrowski, Węgrów
    * Wołomin County, powiat wołomiński, Wołomin
    * Wyszków County, powiat wyszkowski, Wyszków
    * Zwoleń County, powiat zwoleński, Zwoleń
    * Żuromin County, powiat żuromiński, Żuromin
    * Żyrardów County, powiat żyrardowski, Żyrardów

    Major cities and towns

    Warsaw after dark.

    John Paul II Avenue.

    (population in 2003):
    * Warsaw (1,834,100)
    * Radom (229,700)
    * Płock (130,700)
    * Siedlce (78,100)
    * Ostrołęka (60,000)
    * Pruszków (53,200)
    * Legionowo (52,100)
    * Ciechanów (47,900)
    * Otwock (44,400)
    * Żyrardów (43,400)
    * Sochaczew (39,400)
    * Mińsk Mazowiecki (37,600)
    * Wołomin (36,500)
    * Mława (31,200)
    * Piaseczno (28,200)
    * Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki (27,600)
    * Wyszków (27,200)
    * Grodzisk Mazowiecki (26,600)
    * Piastów (24,200)
    * Ostrów Mazowiecka (23,800)
    * Płońsk (23,300)
    * Pionki (21,800)
    * Kozienice (21,600)
    * Gostynin (20,100)

    Most popular surnames in the region

    * 1. Kowalski : 26,270
    * 2. Wiśniewski : 21,940
    * 3. Kowalczyk : 21,586

    Masovian Voivodeship (1526-1795)

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

    Municipal government

    Seat of the Voivodeship Governor (Wojewoda):
    * Warsaw

    Administrative division

    Voivods

    * Stanisław Warszycki (1630-1651)
    * Stanisław Poniatowski (from 1731)
    * Andrzej Mokronowski (from 1781)



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