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
Greater Poland Greater Poland Voivodeship1.3,495,470Poznan Poznań570,352
Kujawsko-Pomorskie Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship2.2,074,517Bydgoszcz Bydgoszcz366,452
Lesser Poland Lesser Poland Voivodeship3.3,404,863Krakow Kraków755,050
Lodz Voivodeship Województwo Łódzkie4.2,437,970Lodz Łódź768,755
Lower Silesia Lower Silesian Voivodeship5.2,899,986Wroclaw Wrocław634,893
Lublin Lublin Voivodeship6.2,112,216Lublin Lublin360,044
Lubusz Lubusz Voivodeship7.1,013,031Zielona Gora Zielona Góra118,433
Lubusz Lubusz Voivodeship8.1,013,031Gorzow Wielkopolski Gorzów Wielkopolski124,430
Mazovia Masovian Voivodeship9.5,411,446Warsaw Warsaw1,702,139
Opole Voivodeship Opole Voivodeship10.984,345Opole Opole127,676
Podlasie Podlaskie Voivodeship11.1,179,430Bialystok Białystok291,855
Pomerania Pomeranian Voivodeship12.2,337,769Gdansk Gdańsk461,865
Silesia Silesian Voivodeship13.4,524,091Katowice Katowice317,316
Subcarpathia Podkarpackie Voivodeship14.2,127,462Rzeszow Rzeszów158,382
Swietokrzyskie Województwo Świętokrzyskie15.1,237,369Kielce Kielce208,598
Warmia-Masuria Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship16.1,425,967Olsztyn Olsztyn171,803
West Pomerania West Pomeranian Voivodeship17.1,682,003Szczecin Szczecin407,811