Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

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Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Województwo kujawsko-pomorskie
Flag of Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Coat of arms of Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Location within Poland
Location within Poland
Division into counties
Division into counties
Country Poland
SeatsBydgoszcz (governor),
Toruń (assembly)
Counties
Government
 • VoivodeMikołaj Bogdanowicz (PiS)
 • MarshalPiotr Całbecki (PO)
Area
 • Total17,969 km2 (6,938 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,098,370
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,280,006
 • Rural
818,364
ISO 3166 codePL-04
Vehicle registrationC
HDI (2017)0.845[1]
very high · 8th
Websitehttp://www.kujawsko-pomorskie.pl
  • further divided into 144 gminas

Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship is one of the 16 voivodeships of Poland. The capitals are Bydgoszcz and Toruń.

Administrative division[change | change source]

The Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship is divided into 23 counties (powiats): 4 city counties and 19 land counties. These are further divided into 144 gminas.

English and
Polish names
Area
(km²)
Population
(2007)[2]
Seat Other towns Total
gminas
City counties
Bydgoszcz 175 361,222 1
Toruń 116 206,619 1
Włocławek 84 118,432 1
Grudziądz 58 99,090 1
Land counties
Inowrocław County
powiat inowrocławski
1,225 164,571 Inowrocław Kruszwica, Janikowo, Gniewkowo, Pakość 9
Bydgoszcz County
powiat bydgoski
1,395 99,386 Bydgoszcz * Solec Kujawski, Koronowo 8
Świecie County
powiat świecki
1,473 97,037 Świecie Nowe 11
Toruń County
powiat toruński
1,230 91,963 Toruń * Chełmża 9
Włocławek County
powiat włocławski
1,472 85,303 Włocławek * Brześć Kujawski, Kowal, Lubraniec, Izbica Kujawska, Chodecz, Lubień Kujawski 13
Nakło County
powiat nakielski
1,120 85,050 Nakło nad Notecią Szubin, Kcynia, Mrocza 5
Brodnica County
powiat brodnicki
1,039 75,204 Brodnica Jabłonowo Pomorskie, Górzno 10
Żnin County
powiat żniński
985 69,736 Żnin Barcin, Łabiszyn, Janowiec Wielkopolski 6
Lipno County
powiat lipnowski
1,016 66,063 Lipno Skępe, Dobrzyń nad Wisłą 9
Aleksandrów County
powiat aleksandrowski
476 55,367 Aleksandrów Kujawski Ciechocinek, Nieszawa 9
Chełmno County
powiat chełmiński
528 51,412 Chełmno 7
Tuchola County
powiat tucholski
1,075 47,310 Tuchola 6
Mogilno County
powiat mogileński
676 46,833 Mogilno Strzelno 4
Golub-Dobrzyń County
powiat golubsko-dobrzyński
613 45,111 Golub-Dobrzyń Kowalewo Pomorskie 6
Rypin County
powiat rypiński
587 44,143 Rypin 6
Radziejów County
powiat radziejowski
607 41,972 Radziejów Piotrków Kujawski 7
Sępólno County
powiat sępoleński
791 40,990 Sępólno Krajeńskie Więcbork, Kamień Krajeński 4
Grudziądz County
powiat grudziądzki
728 38,559 Grudziądz * Łasin, Radzyń Chełmiński 6
Wąbrzeźno County
powiat wąbrzeski
501 34,763 Wąbrzeźno 5
* seat not part of the county

References[change | change source]

  1. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  2. "Population size and structure by territorial division as of December 31, 2007", GUS, Warsaw 2008, .pdf Archived 2008-09-20 at the Wayback Machine