Pomeranian Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship is a voivodeship, or province, in northwestern Poland. The provincial capital is Gdańsk.
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Województwo pomorskie | |
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| Location within Poland Location within Poland | |
| Coordinates (Gdańsk): 54°22′N 18°38′E / 54.367°N 18.633°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Capital | Gdańsk |
| Counties | 4 cities, 16 land counties *
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| Area | |
| • Total | 18,293 km2 (7,063 sq mi) |
| Population (31-12-2017) | |
| • Total | 2,324,251 |
| • Density | 127.057/km2 (329.076/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,478,802 |
| ISO 3166 code | PL-22 |
| Vehicle registration | G |
| Website | http://www.woj-pomorskie.pl |
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The voivodeship was made on January 1, 1999, out of the former voivodeships of Gdańsk, Elbląg and Słupsk.
There are two national parks in Pomerania: Słowiński National Park and Tuchola Forest National Park.
Coordinates: 54°11′43″N 18°00′59″E / 54.19528°N 18.01639°E
Pomeranian Voivodeship Media
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Gdańsk, principal seaport of Poland since the Middle Ages and the capital of Pomeranian Voivodeship
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Słupsk, the largest city in the west of the voivodeship
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Starogard Gdański, the capital of Kociewie
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