Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

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Województwo warmińsko-mazurskie

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Flag	Coat of arms

Capital city

Olsztyn

Area

24,191.80 km²

Population (2005)
- Density

1,428,601
59/km²

Powiats
- Urban counties
- Land counties

2
19

Communes

116

The Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (Polish: Województwo warmińsko-mazurskie) is an administrative region, or voivodeship, of northeastern Poland. Its capital is Olsztyn. It has an area of 24,202 km² and a population of 1,460,900

It was created January 1, 1999, out of the former Olsztyn Voivodeship and parts of Suwałki and Elbląg Voivodeships, pursuant to the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. The voivodeship's name recalls the region's two historic lands, Warmia and Masuria, and is also referred to in Polish as Warmia i Mazury.

The voivodeship is south of Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast. Most of the area was once the southern part of East Prussia.

1 Administrative divisions
2 Major cities and towns
3 Most popular surnames in the region
4 References

[edit] Administrative divisions

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19 counties (2 of them being "city counties"):

[edit] Major cities and towns

(populations as of 2003)

Olsztyn (177,200)
Elbląg (130,800)
Ełk (57,200)
Iława (34,000)
Ostróda (33,400)
Giżycko (31,500)
Kętrzyn (30,100)
Szczytno (27,000)
Bartoszyce (26,400)
Mrągowo (23,400)
Działdowo (21,100)
Gołdap (13,800)

[edit] Most popular surnames in the region

1. Wiśniewski: 7,994.
2. Kozłowski: 7,764.
3. Kowalski: 6,480.

[edit] References

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Counties of Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship <td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 1px" rowspan="2"> Image:Warminsko-mazurskie herb.svg </td>
City counties: Elbląg • Olsztyn Land counties: Bartoszyce • Braniewo • Działdowo • Elbląg • Ełk • Giżycko • Gołdap • Iława • Kętrzyn • Lidzbark • Mrągowo • Nidzica • Nowe Miasto • Olecko • Olsztyn • Ostróda • Pisz • Szczytno • Węgorzewo