Lesser Poland, Poland

Lesser Poland is one of 16 primary administrative regions in Poland with a population of approximately 3,404,863 people.

Facts and figures on Lesser Poland at a glance

Region name: Lesser Poland (Lesser Poland Voivodeship)
Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 3,404,863 people
Country: Poland
Continent: Europe

The regional headquarters of Lesser Poland (Lesser Poland Voivodeship) is located in the regional capital Krakow (Kraków) with a population of 755,050 people.

The distance as the crow flies from Lesser Poland's regional capital Krakow to Poland's capital Warsaw (Warsaw) is approximately 253 km (157 mi).

Facts and figures about Lesser Poland
RegionPopulationRegional capitalPopulation
Lesser Poland Lesser Poland Voivodeship3,404,863 peopleKrakow Kraków755,050 people

Compare with other regions in Poland.

Map of Lesser Poland

Map of Lesser Poland

Information on Lesser Poland

Information on Lesser Poland
Region nameRegional capitalSubregionsCountryContinent
Lesser Poland Lesser Poland VoivodeshipKrakow Kraków22PolandEurope

Time in Lesser Poland

Time in Lesser Poland
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 - 5:37pm (17:37h)NoThu, 28 Mar 2024 - 5:37pm (17:37h)UTC +1.0Europe/Warsaw

Geographic coordinates of Lesser Poland

Latitude & Longitude of Lesser Poland
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map49°52'00.0"N (49.8666700°)20°16'00.0"E (20.2666700°)

Subregions in Lesser Poland

There are 22 administrative subregions in Lesser Poland.
Subregions in Lesser Poland
RegionNoPopulationRegional capitalCapital population
Krakow Kraków1.780,796Krakow Kraków755,050
Nowy Sacz Nowy Sącz2.84,041--
Powiat bochenski Powiat bocheński3.106,626Bochnia Bochnia29,184
Powiat brzeski Powiat brzeski4.93,139Brzesko Brzesko16,866
Powiat chrzanowski Powiat chrzanowski5.124,937--
Powiat dabrowski Powiat dąbrowski6.59,227Dabrowa Tarnowska Dąbrowa Tarnowska11,291
Powiat gorlicki Powiat gorlicki7.116,865--
Powiat krakowski Powiat krakowski8.278,219--
Powiat limanowski Powiat limanowski9.131,729--
Powiat miechowski Powiat miechowski10.48,948Miechow Miechów11,735
Powiat myslenicki Powiat myślenicki11.126,339Myslenice Myślenice17,686
Powiat nowosadecki Powiat nowosądecki12.214,999--
Powiat nowotarski Powiat nowotarski13.191,266Nowy Targ Nowy Targ33,763
Powiat olkuski Powiat olkuski14.112,539Olkusz Olkusz37,744
Powiat oswiecimski Powiat oświęcimski15.154,292--
Powiat proszowicki Powiat proszowicki16.43,658Proszowice Proszowice6,146
Powiat suski Powiat suski17.84,317Sucha Beskidzka Sucha Beskidzka9,801
Powiat tarnowski Powiat tarnowski18.201,268--
Powiat tatrzanski Powiat tatrzański19.68,034--
Powiat wadowicki Powiat wadowicki20.159,938Wadowice Wadowice19,238
Powiat wielicki Powiat wielicki21.125,197Wieliczka Wieliczka18,677
Tarnow Tarnów22.107,498Tarnow Tarnów117,799

External sources of information on Lesser Poland

Lesser Poland on Wikipedia