Podkarpackie Voivodeship

Podkarpackie Voivodeship (Polish pronunciation: [pɔt.karˈpat͡s.kjɛ]; lit. 'Subcarpathian') is a voivodeship, or province, in the southeastern corner of Poland. Its administrative capital and largest city is Rzeszów. It is governed by the Subcarpathian Regional Assembly and the voivodeship marshal.

The name derives from the region's location near the Carpathian Mountains, and the voivodeship comprises areas of two historic regions of Central Europe—Lesser Poland (western and northwestern counties) and Cherven Cities/Red Ruthenia.

It is bordered by Lesser Poland Voivodeship to the west, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship to the north-west, Lublin Voivodeship to the north, Ukraine (Lviv Oblast and Zakarpattia Oblast) to the east and Slovakia (Prešov Region) to the south. It covers an area of 17,844 square kilometres (6,890 sq mi), and has a population of 2,627,462 (as at 2019). The voivodeship is mostly hilly or mountainous (see Bieszczady, Beskidy); its northwestern corner is flat. It is one of the most wooded Polish voivodeships (35.9% of total area), within its borders is the entirety of Bieszczady National Park, and parts of Magura National Park.