Subcarpathian Voivodeship
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Subcarpathian Voivodeship is a voivodeship, or province, in the southeastern corner of Poland. Its administrative capital and largest city is Rzeszów. Along with the Marshal, it is governed by the Subcarpathian Regional Assembly.
Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Województwo podkarpackie | |
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Coordinates (Rzeszów): 50°2′1″N 22°0′17″E | |
Country | Poland |
Capital | Rzeszów |
Counties | 4 cities, 21 land counties *
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Government | |
• Body | Executive board |
• Voivode | Teresa Kubas-Hul (PO) |
• Marshal | Władysław Ortyl (PiS) |
• EP | Subcarpathian constituency |
Area | |
• Total | 17,844 km2 (6,890 sq mi) |
Population (2019) | |
• Total | 2,127,462 |
• Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
• Urban | 880,947 |
• Rural | 1,246,515 |
GDP | |
• Total | €22.069 billion |
• Per capita | €10,600 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | PL-18 |
Vehicle registration | R |
HDI (2021) | 0.868[2] very high · 9th |
Website | https://rzeszow.uw.gov.pl/ |
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The voivodeship was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Rzeszów, Przemyśl, Krosno and (partially) Tarnów and Tarnobrzeg Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local-government reforms adopted in 1998. 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 2,127,462 (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 there is whole Bieszczady National Park, and parts of Magura National Park.