Masovian Voivodeship

Mazovian Voivodeship or Mazovia Province[4] (Polish: województwo mazowieckie [vɔjɛˈvut͡stfɔ mazɔˈvʲɛtskʲɛ]) is the largest and most populous of the 16 Polish provinces, or voivodeships, created in 1999. It occupies 35,579 square kilometres (13,737 sq mi) of east-central Poland, and has 5,324,500 inhabitants.[1] Its principal cities are Warsaw (1.749 million) in the centre of the Warsaw metropolitan area, Radom (226,000) in the south, Płock (127,000) in the west, Siedlce (77,000) in the east, and Ostrołęka (55,000) in the north. The capital of the voivodeship is the national capital, Warsaw.

This article is about the contemporary administrative unit. For the pre-partition one, see Masovian Voivodeship (1526–1795).
Mazovian Voivodeship

Województwo mazowieckie
Voivodeship
Flag
Coat of arms
Location within Poland
Division into counties
Coordinates (Warsaw): 52°13′N 21°0′E
Country Poland
CapitalWarsaw
Counties
Government
 • VoivodeKonstanty Radziwiłł (PiS)
 • MarshalAdam Struzik (PSL)
Area
 • Total35,579 km2 (13,737 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total5,384,617[1]
 • Density151/km2 (390/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codePL-14
Vehicle registrationW
GRP (nominal)[2]2018
   Total€112 billion
   Per capita€20,800 · 1st
HDI (2018)0.919[3]
very high · 1st
Websitewww.mazovia.pl
  • further divided into 314 gminas

The province was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Warsaw, Płock, Ciechanów, Ostrołęka, Siedlce and Radom Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. The province's name recalls the traditional name of the region, Mazowsze (sometimes rendered in English as "Mazovia"), with which it is roughly coterminous. However, southern part of the voivodeship, with Radom, historically belongs to Lesser Poland, while Łomża and its surroundings, even though historically part of Mazovia, now is part of Podlaskie Voivodeship.

It is bordered by six other voivodeships: Warmian-Masurian to the north, Podlaskie to the north-east, Lublin to the south-east, Świętokrzyskie to the south, Łódź to the south-west, and Kuyavian-Pomeranian to the north-west.

Mazovia is the centre of science, research, education, industry and infrastructure in the country.[5] It currently has the lowest unemployment rate in Poland and is classified as a very high income province.[5] Moreover, it is popular among holidaymakers due to the number of historical monuments and greenery; forests cover over 20% of the voivodeship's area, where pines and oaks predominate in the regional landscape.[6] Additionally, the Kampinos National Park located within Masovia is a UNESCO-designated biosphere reserve.

Population density by gmina (at 2007-01-01)

Administrative division

Masovian Voivodeship is divided into 42 counties (powiats): 5 city counties (miasto na prawach powiatu) and 37 "land counties" (powiat ziemski). These are subdivided into 314 gminas, which include 85 "urban gminas".

Warsaw is the capital of Poland
Radom is part of historical Lesser Poland
Płock is the historical capital of Masovia and former Polish capital
Siedlce is part of historical Lesser Poland
Ostrołęka is part of the ethnocultural region of Kurpie
Pułtusk is one of the oldest towns in Poland
Ciechanów is a former royal city
Żyrardów is one of the youngest cities in the voivodeship, established in 1830
Mińsk Mazowiecki is part of the Warsaw metropolitan area
Pruszków is part of the Warsaw metropolitan area
The counties, shown on the numbered map, are described in the table below.
Map
ref.		 English and
Polish names		 Area Population
(2017)		 Seat Other towns Total
gminas
(km²) (sq mi)
City counties
1 Warsaw
Warszawa		 517 200 1,764,615 1
(2) Ostrołęka 29 11 52,215 1
(3) Płock 88 34 120,787 1
(4) Radom 112 43 214,566 1
(5) Siedlce 32 12 77,653 1
Land counties
2 Ostrołęka County
powiat ostrołęcki		 2,099 810 88,240 Ostrołęka * Myszyniec 11
3 Płock County
powiat płocki		 1,799 695 111,067 Płock * Gąbin, Drobin, Wyszogród 15
4 Radom County
powiat radomski		 1,530 591 145,232 Radom * Pionki, Iłża, Skaryszew 13
5 Siedlce County
powiat siedlecki		 1,603 619 81,685 Siedlce * Mordy 13
6 Żuromin County
powiat żuromiński		 805 311 39,885 Żuromin Bieżuń 6
7 Mława County
powiat mławski		 1,182 456 73,919 Mława 10
8 Przasnysz County
powiat przasnyski		 1,218 470 53,448 Przasnysz Chorzele 7
9 Ciechanów County
powiat ciechanowski		 1,063 410 90,823 Ciechanów Glinojeck 9
10 Sierpc County
powiat sierpecki		 853 329 53,215 Sierpc 7
11 Maków County
powiat makowski		 1,065 411 46,435 Maków Mazowiecki Różan 10
12 Ostrów Mazowiecka County
powiat ostrowski		 1,218 470 74,464 Ostrów Mazowiecka Brok 11
13 Płońsk County
powiat płoński		 1,384 534 88,612 Płońsk Raciąż 12
14 Pułtusk County
powiat pułtuski		 829 320 51,409 Pułtusk 7
15 Wyszków County
powiat wyszkowski		 876 338 73,929 Wyszków 6
16 Gostynin County
powiat gostyniński		 616 238 46,345 Gostynin 5
17 Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki County
powiat nowodworski		 692 267 79,290 Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki Nasielsk, Zakroczym 6
18 Legionowo County
powiat legionowski		 390 151 115,384 Legionowo Serock 5
19 Wołomin County
powiat wołomiński		 955 369 241,890 Wołomin Ząbki, Marki, Kobyłka, Zielonka, Radzymin, Tłuszcz 12
20 Węgrów County
powiat węgrowski		 1,219 471 67,490 Węgrów Łochów 9
21 Sokołów County
powiat sokołowski		 1,131 437 55,511 Sokołów Podlaski Kosów Lacki 9
22 Sochaczew County
powiat sochaczewski		 731 282 85,103 Sochaczew 8
23 Warsaw West County
powiat warszawski zachodni		 533 206 115,466 Ożarów Mazowiecki Łomianki, Błonie 7
24 Mińsk County
powiat miński		 1,164 449 152,945 Mińsk Mazowiecki Sulejówek, Halinów, Kałuszyn 13
25 Łosice County
powiat łosicki		 772 298 32,046 Łosice 6
26 Żyrardów County
powiat żyrardowski		 533 206 76,413 Żyrardów Mszczonów 5
27 Grodzisk Mazowiecki County
powiat grodziski		 367 142 92,847 Grodzisk Mazowiecki Milanówek, Podkowa Leśna 6
28 Pruszków County
powiat pruszkowski		 246 95 162,922 Pruszków Piastów, Brwinów 6
29 Piaseczno County
powiat piaseczyński		 621 240 182,082 Piaseczno Konstancin-Jeziorna, Góra Kalwaria, Tarczyn 6
30 Otwock County
powiat otwocki		 615 237 122,661 Otwock Józefów, Karczew 8
31 Grójec County
powiat grójecki		 1,269 490 98,692 Grójec Warka, Nowe Miasto nad Pilicą, Mogielnica 10
32 Garwolin County
powiat garwoliński		 1,284 496 108,551 Garwolin Łaskarzew, Pilawa, Żelechów 14
33 Białobrzegi County
powiat białobrzeski		 639 247 33,669 Białobrzegi Wyśmierzyce 6
34 Kozienice County
powiat kozienicki		 917 354 61,874 Kozienice 7
35 Przysucha County
powiat przysuski		 801 309 42,869 Przysucha 8
36 Zwoleń County
powiat zwoleński		 571 220 36,892 Zwoleń 5
37 Szydłowiec County
powiat szydłowiecki		 452 175 40,340 Szydłowiec 5
38 Lipsko County
powiat lipski		 748 289 35,426 Lipsko 6
* seat not part of the county

Cities and towns

The voivodeship contains 85 cities and towns. These are listed below in descending order of population (according to official figures for 2006):[7]

  1. Warsaw (1,764,615)
  2. Radom (214,566)
  3. Płock (120,787)
  4. Siedlce (77,653)
  5. Pruszków (61,237)
  6. Legionowo (54,041)
  7. Ostrołęka (53,982)
  8. Piaseczno (47,660)
  9. Ciechanów (45,902)
  10. Otwock (43,247)
  11. Żyrardów (41,161)
  12. Mińsk Mazowiecki (40,399)
  13. Sochaczew (37,925)
  14. Wołomin (37,164)
  15. Ząbki (35,770)
  16. Marki (32,686)
  17. Mława (29,702)
  18. Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki (28,637)
  19. Grodzisk Mazowiecki (27,055)
  20. Wyszków (27,010)
  21. Piastów (23,273)
  22. Ostrów Mazowiecka (22,560)
  23. Płońsk (22,233)
  24. Józefów (20,488)
  25. Pionki (19,788)
  26. Pułtusk (19,229)
  27. Gostynin (19,119)
  28. Sierpc (18,791)
  29. Sulejówek (18,676)
  30. Kozienice (18,541)
  31. Sokołów Podlaski (18,419)
  32. Kobyłka (17,897)
  33. Zielonka (17,539)
  34. Przasnysz (17,069)
  35. Łomianki (16,875)
  36. Konstancin-Jeziorna (16,579)
  37. Garwolin (16,072)
  38. Milanówek (15,660)
  39. Grójec (14,990)
  40. Węgrów (12,606)
  41. Błonie (12,354)
  42. Szydłowiec (12,030)
  43. Brwinów (11,968)
  44. Góra Kalwaria (11,130)
  45. Warka (11,028)
  46. Karczew (10,396)
  47. Maków Mazowiecki (9,880)
  48. Żuromin (8,647)
  49. Ożarów Mazowiecki (8,237)
  50. Zwoleń (8,176)
  51. Tłuszcz (8,127)
  52. Radzymin (7,864)
  53. Nasielsk (7,364)
  54. Białobrzegi (7,320)
  55. Łosice (7,252)
  56. Łochów (6,452)
  57. Przysucha (6,245)
  58. Mszczonów (6,231)
  59. Lipsko (5,826)
  60. Iłża (5,165)
  61. Łaskarzew (4,908)
  62. Raciąż (4,752)
  63. Pilawa (4,196)
  64. Gąbin (4,137)
  65. Żelechów (4,016)
  66. Skaryszew (3,989)
  67. Tarczyn (3,886)
  68. Nowe Miasto nad Pilicą (3,832)
  69. Podkowa Leśna (3,824)
  70. Serock (3,721)
  71. Halinów (3,369)
  72. Zakroczym (3,367)
  73. Glinojeck (3,052)
  74. Myszyniec (3,014)
  75. Drobin (2,980)
  76. Kałuszyn (2,905)
  77. Chorzele (2,783)
  78. Wyszogród (2,772)
  79. Różan (2,661)
  80. Mogielnica (2,461)
  81. Kosów Lacki (2,135)
  82. Bieżuń (1,874)
  83. Brok (1,859)
  84. Mordy (1,840)
  85. Wyśmierzyce (889)

Protected areas
A moose in the Kampinos National Park (a UNESCO-designated biosphere reserve)

Protected areas in Masovian Voivodeship include one National Park and nine Landscape Parks. These are listed below.

  1. Kowalski: 26,270
  2. Wiśniewski: 21,940
  3. Kowalczyk: 21,586
  4. Lukasik: 15,562
  5. Mazurkiewicz: Founding of Masovia Name.

Historical

Masovian Voivodeship (1526–1795)
Further information: Masovian Voivodeship (1526–1795)

Masovia Voivodeship, 1526–1795 (Polish: Województwo Mazowieckie) was an administrative region of the Kingdom of Poland, and of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, from the 15th century until the partitions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1795). Together with Płock and Rawa Voivodeships, it formed the province (prowincja) of Masovia.

Masovian Voivodeship (1816–1837)

Masovian Voivodeship was one of the voivodeships of Congress Poland. It was formed from Warsaw Department, and transformed into Masovia Governorate.

Transportation
Koleje Mazowieckie (Masovian Railways)

There are three main road routes that pass through the voivodeship: Cork–Berlin–Poznań–Warszawa–Minsk–Moscow–Omsk, Prague–Wrocław–Warsaw–Białystok–Helsinki and Pskov–Gdańsk–Warsaw–Kraków–Budapest.

Currently, there are various stretches of autostrada in the area, with the A2 autostrada connecting the region, and therefore the capital city, with the rest of Europe. The autostrada passes directly through the voivodship from west to east, connecting it with Belarus and Germany. However, the A2 is yet to be built east of Warsaw to connect Poland with Belarus. The S8 expressway connects Warsaw with Białystok in the neighboring eastern province, along with the S17 being built to connect Warsaw with Lublin.

The railroad system is based on Koleje Mazowieckie and PKP Intercity.

The main international airport in the region is Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport.

Economy

Mazovian Voivodeship is the wealthiest province in Poland. The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the province was 112.2 billion € in 2018, accounting for 22.6% of the Polish economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 34,400 € or 114% of the EU27 average in the same year.[8]

Unemployment

The unemployment rate stood at 4.8% in 2017 and was higher than the national and the European average.[9]

Year 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
unemployment rate
(in %)		 12.3 9.1 6.0 6.0 7.4 7.9 8.0 8.0 7.2 6.4 5.5 4.8

See also

References
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