Lubusz Voivodeship
Lubusz Voivodeship is a voivodeship (province) in western Poland. The functions of regional capital are shared between two cities: Gorzów Wielkopolski and Zielona Góra.
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Województwo lubuskie | |
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| Location within Poland Location within Poland | |
| Division into counties Division into counties | |
| Country |  Poland |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 13,987.93 km2 (5,400.77 sq mi) |
| Population (2019[1]) | |
| • Total | 1,013,031 |
| • Density | 72.42180/km2 (187.57159/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 657,844 |
| • Rural | 355,187 |
| ISO 3166 code | PL-08 |
| Vehicle registration | F |
| Website | lubuskie.pl |
It was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Gorzów Wielkopolski and Zielona Góra Voivodeship.
Administrative division
Lubusz Voivodeship is divided into 14 counties (powiats): 2 city counties and 12 land counties. These are further divided into 83 gminas.
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Area (km²) |
Population (2019) |
Seat | Other towns | Total gminas |
| City counties | |||||
| Zielona Góra | 58 | 140,871 | 1 | ||
| Gorzów Wielkopolski | 86 | 123,691 | 1 | ||
| Land counties | |||||
| Żary County powiat żarski |
1,393 | 96,496 | Żary | Lubsko, Jasień, Łęknica | 10 |
| Nowa Sól County powiat nowosolski |
771 | 86,284 | Nowa Sól | Kożuchów, Bytom Odrzański, Nowe Miasteczko | 8 |
| Żagań County powiat żagański |
1,131 | 79,297 | Żagań | Szprotawa, Iłowa, Małomice, Gozdnica | 9 |
| Zielona Góra County powiat zielonogórski |
1,571 | 75,626 | Zielona Góra* | Sulechów, Nowogród Bobrzański, Babimost, Czerwieńsk, Kargowa | 10 |
| Gorzów County powiat gorzowski |
1,213 | 71,669 | Gorzów Wielkopolski* | Kostrzyn nad Odrą, Witnica | 7 |
| Międzyrzecz County powiat międzyrzecki |
1,388 | 57,851 | Międzyrzecz | Skwierzyna, Trzciel | 6 |
| Świebodzin County powiat świebodziński |
937 | 55,753 | Świebodzin | Zbąszynek | 6 |
| Krosno Odrzańskie County powiat krośnieński |
1,390 | 55,018 | Krosno Odrzańskie | Gubin | 7 |
| Strzelce-Drezdenko County powiat strzelecko-drezdenecki |
1,248 | 49,156 | Strzelce Krajeńskie | Drezdenko, Dobiegniew | 5 |
| Słubice County powiat słubicki |
1,000 | 47,018 | Słubice | Rzepin, Ośno Lubuskie, Cybinka | 5 |
| Wschowa County powiat wschowski |
625 | 38,960 | Wschowa | Sława, Szlichtyngowa | 3 |
| Sulęcin County powiat sulęciński |
1,177 | 35,238 | Sulęcin | Torzym, Lubniewice | 5 |
| * seat not part of the county | |||||
Lubusz Voivodeship Media
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- Zary walls.JPG
Medieval town walls of Żary, one of the oldest towns in the province, first mentioned in 1007
Żagań with its castle was a ducal seat for several centuries
- Wschowa ratusz.jpg
Wschowa, important royal city of Poland in the 18th century, dubbed the "unofficial capital of Poland"
- Załoga strażnicy WOP Olszyna (05).jpg
Polish Border Protection Troops in Olszyna in 1969
- Czołg T-72 w tle koszar gen. broni Zygmunta Sadowskiego w Żaganiu.JPG
Polish Land Forces barracks in Żagań
Zielona Góra is the seat of the provincial assembly
Gorzów Wielkopolski is the seat of the voivodeship governor
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References
- ↑ "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Archived from the original on 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
Coordinates: 52°11′43″N 15°20′51″E / 52.19528°N 15.34750°E
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