Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship
Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship
Województwo kujawsko-pomorskie | |
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Location within Poland | |
Division into counties | |
| Country | Poland |
| Seats | Bydgoszcz (voivode), Toruń (executive board, Sejmik) |
| Counties | 4 cities, 19 land counties *
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| Government | |
| • Body | Voivode, Executive board, Sejmik |
| • Voivode | Michał Sztybel (KO) |
| • Marshal | Piotr Całbecki (KO) |
| • Chairperson of the Sejmik | Elżbieta Piniewska (KO) |
| Area | |
• Total | 17,969 km2 (6,938 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 2,074,517 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,223,809 |
| • Rural | 850,708 |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €31.505 billion (2023) |
| • Per capita | €16,200 (2023) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | PL-04 |
| Vehicle registration | C |
| HDI (2021) | 0.858 very high · 14th |
| Highways | |
| Website | http://www.kujawsko-pomorskie.pl |
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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.