Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Lesser Poland Voivodeship, or Małopolska Province,[1] is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland. It is 15,108 square kilometres (5,833 sq mi), and as of 2006, has 3,267,731 residents. It was created on 1 January 1999. The capital of the province is Kraków.

Województwo małopolskie
Flag of Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Coat of arms of Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Location within Poland
Location within Poland
Division into counties
Division into counties
Coordinates (Kraków): 50°3′41″N 19°56′18″E / 50.06139°N 19.93833°E / 50.06139; 19.93833Coordinates: 50°3′41″N 19°56′18″E / 50.06139°N 19.93833°E / 50.06139; 19.93833
CountryPoland
CapitalKraków
Counties
Area
 • Total15,108 km2 (5,833 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total3,267,731
 • Density216.291/km2 (560.192/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,619,235
 • Rural
1,648,496
Car platesK
Websitewww.malopolskie.pl
  • further divided into 182 gminas

The province's natural borders are Świętokrzyskie Mountains (Góry Świętokrzyskie) on the north, Jura Krakowsko-Częstochowska (a broad range of hills stretching from Kraków to Częstochowa) on the west, and the Tatra, Pieniny and Beskidy Mountains on the south. The provinces and countries it is bordered by are the Silesian Voivodeship to the west, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship to the north, Subcarpathian Voivodeship to the east, and the country of Slovakia to the south.

Protected areas

 
The spa town of Szczawnica in the Pieniny Mountains

Protected areas in Lesser Poland Voivodeship include six National Parks and 11 Landscape Parks. These are listed below.

Lesser Poland Voivodeship Media

References

  1. Arkadiusz Belczyk,Tłumaczenie polskich nazw geograficznych na język angielski Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine [Translation of Polish Geographical Names into English], 2002-2006.

Other websites

  Media related to Lesser Poland Voivodeship at Wikimedia Commons