Warsaw Voivodeship (1975–1998)
| Warsaw Voivodeship | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voivodeship of the Polish People's Republic and Third Republic of Poland | |||||||||||
| 1975–1998 | |||||||||||
The Warsaw Voivodeship within Poland, between 1975 and 1998. | |||||||||||
| Capital | Warsaw | ||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||
• 1997 | 3,788 km2 (1,463 sq mi) | ||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||
• 1975 | 2 154 700 | ||||||||||
• 1997 | 2 416 600 | ||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||
| • Type | Voivodeship | ||||||||||
| Voivode | |||||||||||
• 1975–1982 (first) | Jerzy Majewski | ||||||||||
• 1997–1998 (last) | Maciej Gielecki | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Established | 1 June 1975 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 31 December 1998 | ||||||||||
| Contained within | |||||||||||
| • Country | Polish People's Republic (1975–1989) Third Republic of Poland (1989–1998) | ||||||||||
| Political subdivisions | 58 gminas | ||||||||||
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The Warsaw Voivodeship, between 1975 and 1990 known as the Warsaw Capital Voivodeship, was a voivodeship (province) of the Polish People's Republic from 1975 to 1989, and the Third Republic of Poland from 1989 to 1998. Its capital was Warsaw, and it was located in the central Masovia. It was established on 1 June 1975, from the part of the Warsaw Voivodeship, and a city voivodeship of Warsaw, and existed until 31 December 1998, when it was incorporated into then-established Masovian Voivodeship.