Regions in Poland

Poland is made up of 17 primary administrative regions. Have a closer look at the regions in Poland. Information on all primary administrative regions in Poland.

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Primary administrative regions in Poland

There are 17 regions in Poland in the primary administrative level.
Primary administrative regions in Poland
RegionNoPopulationCapitalCapital population
Podlasie Podlaskie Voivodeship1.1,179,430Bialystok Białystok291,855
Kujawsko-Pomorskie Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship2.2,074,517Bydgoszcz Bydgoszcz366,452
Pomerania Pomeranian Voivodeship3.2,337,769Gdansk Gdańsk461,865
Lubusz Lubusz Voivodeship4.1,013,031Gorzow Wielkopolski Gorzów Wielkopolski124,430
Silesia Silesian Voivodeship5.4,524,091Katowice Katowice317,316
Swietokrzyskie Województwo Świętokrzyskie6.1,237,369Kielce Kielce208,598
Lesser Poland Lesser Poland Voivodeship7.3,404,863Krakow Kraków755,050
Lodz Voivodeship Województwo Łódzkie8.2,437,970Lodz Łódź768,755
Lublin Lublin Voivodeship9.2,112,216Lublin Lublin360,044
Warmia-Masuria Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship10.1,425,967Olsztyn Olsztyn171,803
Opole Voivodeship Opole Voivodeship11.984,345Opole Opole127,676
Greater Poland Greater Poland Voivodeship12.3,495,470Poznan Poznań570,352
Subcarpathia Podkarpackie Voivodeship13.2,127,462Rzeszow Rzeszów158,382
West Pomerania West Pomeranian Voivodeship14.1,682,003Szczecin Szczecin407,811
Mazovia Masovian Voivodeship15.5,411,446Warsaw Warsaw1,702,139
Lower Silesia Lower Silesian Voivodeship16.2,899,986Wroclaw Wrocław634,893
Lubusz Lubusz Voivodeship17.1,013,031Zielona Gora Zielona Góra118,433