Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship
Województwo kujawsko-pomorskie |
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Location within Poland |
Division into counties |
| Country | Poland |
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| Seats | Bydgoszcz (voivode),
Toruń (executive board, Sejmik) |
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| Counties |
4 cities, 19 land counties * |
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| • Body | Voivode,
Executive board,
Sejmik |
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| • Voivode | Michał Sztybel (KO) |
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| • Marshal | Piotr Całbecki (KO) |
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| • Chairperson of the Sejmik | Elżbieta Piniewska (KO) |
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• Total | 17,969 km2 (6,938 sq mi) |
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• Total | 2,074,517 |
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| • Density | 115.45/km2 (299.01/sq mi) |
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| • Urban | 1,223,809 |
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| • Rural | 850,708 |
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| • Total | €31.505 billion (2023) |
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| • Per capita | €16,200 (2023) |
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| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
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| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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| ISO 3166 code | PL-04 |
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| Vehicle registration | C |
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| HDI (2021) | 0.858
very high · 14th |
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| Highways | |
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| Website | http://www.kujawsko-pomorskie.pl |
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- further divided into 144 gminas
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Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship (Polish: województwo kujawsko-pomorskie [vɔjɛˈvut͡stfɔ kuˈjafskɔ pɔˈmɔrskʲɛ] ⓘ) is one of Poland's 16 voivodeships (provinces).
It was created on 1 January 1999 and is situated in mid-northern Poland, on the boundary between the two historic regions, from which it takes its name: Kuyavia (Polish: Kujawy) and Pomerania (Polish: Pomorze).
Its two chief cities, serving as the province's joint capitals, are Bydgoszcz and Toruń.