Masovian Voivodeship

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Masovian Voivodeship

Województwo mazowieckie
Voivodeship
Flag of Masovian Voivodeship
Flag
Coat of arms of Masovian Voivodeship
Coat of arms
Official logo of Masovian Voivodeship
Brandmark
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
CapitalWarsaw
Counties
5 cities, 37 land counties *
Government
 • VoivodeKonstanty Radziwiłł (PiS)
 • MarshalAdam Struzik (PSL)
Area
 • Total35,579 km2 (13,737 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total5,411,446[1]
 • Density151/km2 (390/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codePL-14
Vehicle registrationW
GRP (nominal)[2]2019
   Total€122 billion
   Per capita€22,500 · 1st
HDI (2019)0.931[3]
very high · 1st
Websitewww.mazovia.pl
  • further divided into 314 gminas

Masovian 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 5,411,446 inhabitants.[1] Its principal cities are Warsaw (1.783 million) in the centre of the Warsaw metropolitan area, Radom (212,230) in the south, Płock (119,709) in the west, Siedlce (77,990) in the east, and Ostrołęka (52,071) 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)

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".

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
(2019) 		Seat Other towns Total
gminas
(km²) (sq mi)
City counties
1 Warsaw
Warszawa 		517 200 1,783,321 1
(2) Ostrołęka 29 11 52,071 1
(3) Płock 88 34 119,709 1
(4) Radom 112 43 212,230 1
(5) Siedlce 32 12 77,990 1
Land counties
2 Ostrołęka County
powiat ostrołęcki 		2,099 810 88,717 Ostrołęka * Myszyniec 11
3 Płock County
powiat płocki 		1,799 695 110,987 Płock * Gąbin, Drobin, Wyszogród 15
4 Radom County
powiat radomski 		1,530 591 152,190 Radom * Pionki, Iłża, Skaryszew 13
5 Siedlce County
powiat siedlecki 		1,603 619 81,265 Siedlce * Mordy 13
6 Żuromin County
powiat żuromiński 		805 311 38,688 Żuromin Bieżuń, Lubowidz 6
7 Mława County
powiat mławski 		1,182 456 72,906 Mława 10
8 Przasnysz County
powiat przasnyski 		1,218 470 52,676 Przasnysz Chorzele 7
9 Ciechanów County
powiat ciechanowski 		1,063 410 89,460 Ciechanów Glinojeck 9
10 Sierpc County
powiat sierpecki 		853 329 52,077 Sierpc 7
11 Maków County
powiat makowski 		1,065 411 45,076 Maków Mazowiecki Różan 10
12 Ostrów Mazowiecka County
powiat ostrowski 		1,218 470 72,558 Ostrów Mazowiecka Brok 11
13 Płońsk County
powiat płoński 		1,384 534 87,183 Płońsk Raciąż 12
14 Pułtusk County
powiat pułtuski 		829 320 51,862 Pułtusk 7
15 Wyszków County
powiat wyszkowski 		876 338 74,094 Wyszków 6
16 Gostynin County
powiat gostyniński 		616 238 45,060 Gostynin # Sanniki (1,961) 5
17 Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki County
powiat nowodworski 		692 267 79,256 Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki Nasielsk, Zakroczym 6
18 Legionowo County
powiat legionowski 		390 151 117,751 Legionowo Serock 5
19 Wołomin County
powiat wołomiński 		955 369 247,288 Wołomin Ząbki, Marki, Kobyłka, Zielonka, Radzymin, Tłuszcz 12
20 Węgrów County
powiat węgrowski 		1,219 471 66,037 Węgrów Łochów 9
21 Sokołów County
powiat sokołowski 		1,131 437 53,992 Sokołów Podlaski Kosów Lacki 9
22 Sochaczew County
powiat sochaczewski 		731 282 85,024 Sochaczew 8
23 Warsaw West County
powiat warszawski zachodni 		533 206 117,783 Ożarów Mazowiecki Łomianki, Błonie 7
24 Mińsk County
powiat miński 		1,164 449 154,054 Mińsk Mazowiecki Sulejówek, Halinów, Kałuszyn, # Mrozy (3,574) 13
25 Łosice County
powiat łosicki 		772 298 30,895 Łosice 6
26 Żyrardów County
powiat żyrardowski 		533 206 75,787 Żyrardów Mszczonów 5
27 Grodzisk Mazowiecki County
powiat grodziski 		367 142 94,962 Grodzisk Mazowiecki Milanówek, Podkowa Leśna 6
28 Pruszków County
powiat pruszkowski 		246 95 165,039 Pruszków Piastów, Brwinów 6
29 Piaseczno County
powiat piaseczyński 		621 240 186,460 Piaseczno Konstancin-Jeziorna, Góra Kalwaria, Tarczyn 6
30 Otwock County
powiat otwocki 		615 237 124,241 Otwock Józefów, Karczew 8
31 Grójec County
powiat grójecki 		1,269 490 98,334 Grójec Warka, Nowe Miasto nad Pilicą, Mogielnica 10
32 Garwolin County
powiat garwoliński 		1,284 496 108,909 Garwolin Łaskarzew, Pilawa, Żelechów 14
33 Białobrzegi County
powiat białobrzeski 		639 247 33,524 Białobrzegi Wyśmierzyce 6
34 Kozienice County
powiat kozienicki 		917 354 60,253 Kozienice 7
35 Przysucha County
powiat przysuski 		801 309 41,721 Przysucha 8
36 Zwoleń County
powiat zwoleński 		571 220 36,222 Zwoleń 5
37 Szydłowiec County
powiat szydłowiecki 		452 175 39,766 Szydłowiec 5
38 Lipsko County
powiat lipski 		748 289 34,028 Lipsko 6
* seat not part of the county

Cities and towns[]

The voivodeship contains 88 cities and towns. These are listed below in descending order of population (according to official figures for 2019):[1]

  1. Warsaw (1,783,321)
  2. Radom (212,230)
  3. Płock (119,709)
  4. Siedlce (77,990)
  5. Pruszków (62,076)
  6. Legionowo (54,049)
  7. Ostrołęka (52,071)
  8. Piaseczno (48,286)
  9. Otwock (44,827)
  10. Ciechanów (44,118)
  11. Mińsk Mazowiecki (40,836)
  12. Żyrardów (39,896)
  13. Ząbki (37,219)
  14. Wołomin (37,082)
  15. Sochaczew (36,327)
  16. Marki (34,679)
  17. Grodzisk Mazowiecki (31,782)
  18. Mława (31,241)
  19. Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki (28,649)
  20. Wyszków (26,905)
  21. Kobyłka (24,096)
  22. Piastów (22,619)
  23. Ostrów Mazowiecka (22,489)
  24. Płońsk (22,130)
  25. Józefów (20,698)
  26. Milanówek (20,698)
  27. Sulejówek (19,766)
  28. Pułtusk (19,432)
  29. Sokołów Podlaski (18,946)
  30. Gostynin (18,588)
  31. Pionki (18,269)
  32. Sierpc (17,994)
  33. Zielonka (17,588)
  34. Garwolin (17,501)
  35. Przasnysz (17,264)
  36. Kozienice (17,208)
  37. Konstancin-Jeziorna (17,023)
  38. Łomianki (17,022)
  39. Grójec (16,745)
  40. Brwinów (13,601)
  41. Radzymin (13,005)
  42. Węgrów (12,628)
  43. Błonie (12,261)
  44. Góra Kalwaria (12,040)
  45. Warka (11,948)
  46. Szydłowiec (11,736)
  47. Ożarów Mazowiecki (11,719)
  48. Karczew (9,856)
  49. Maków Mazowiecki (9,776)
  50. Żuromin (8,867)
  51. Tłuszcz (8,156)
  52. Nasielsk (7,702)
  53. Zwoleń (7,698)
  54. Łosice (7,049)
  55. Białobrzegi (6,951)
  56. Łochów (6,825)
  57. Mszczonów (6,376)
  58. Przysucha (5,818)
  59. Lipsko (5,501)
  60. Łaskarzew (4,840)
  61. Iłża (4,733)
  62. Pilawa (4,578)
  63. Serock (4,506)
  64. Raciąż (4,384)
  65. Skaryszew (4,371)
  66. Gąbin (4,125)
  67. Tarczyn (4,116)
  68. Żelechów (3,988)
  69. Podkowa Leśna (3,851)
  70. Nowe Miasto nad Pilicą (3,755)
  71. Halinów (3,739)
  72. Mrozy (3,574)
  73. Myszyniec (3,408)
  74. Zakroczym (3,196)
  75. Chorzele (3,088)
  76. Glinojeck (3,019)
  77. Kałuszyn (2,899)
  78. Drobin (2,872)
  79. Różan (2,709)
  80. Wyszogród (2,601)
  81. Mogielnica (2,253)
  82. Kosów Lacki (2,089)
  83. Sanniki (1,961)
  84. Brok (1,941)
  85. Bieżuń (1,846)
  86. Mordy (1,788)
  87. Lubowidz (1,684)
  88. Wyśmierzyce (885)

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.

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)[]

Further information: 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.

Transportation[]

Koleje Mazowieckie (Masovian Railways)

There are three main road routes that pass through the voivodeship: 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. The S8 expressway connects Warsaw with Białystok in the neighboring eastern province, along with the S17 being built to connect Warsaw with Lublin.

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

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

Economy[]

Masovian Voivodeship is the wealthiest province in Poland. The gross domestic product (GDP) of the province was €112.2 billion in 2018, accounting for 22.6% of the Polish economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was €34,400 or 114% of the EU27 average in the same year.[7]

Unemployment[]

The unemployment rate stood at 4.8% in 2017 and was higher than the national and the European average.[8]

Year 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
unemployment rate
(in %) 		12.3 9.1 6.0 6.0 7.4 7.9 8.0 8.0 7.2 6.4 5.5 4.8

Gallery[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  2. ^ https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/regions/data/database
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
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  6. ^ Internet, JSK. "Mazowieckie Province". Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Regional GDP per capita ranged from 30% to 263% of the EU average in 2018". Eurostat.
  8. ^ "Regional Unemployment by NUTS2 Region". Eurostat.

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