Podlasie Voivodship

The Podlasie Voivodship (in Polish województwo podlaskie) is an administrative and local government region or voivodship of north-eastern Poland.

It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Bialystok, Lomza and half of Suwalki voivodships as a result of Local Government Reogranization Act of 1998. The voivodship's name recalls the region's traditional name of Podlasie (Podlasie).

Major cities and towns

(population in 2003):

Bialystok (287,400);
Suwalki (70,000);
Lomza (65,600);
Augustow (30,600);
Bielsk Podlaski (28,400);
Zambrow (24,300);
Hajnowka (23,900);
Grajewo (23,100).

Administrative division

Bialystok City County - Białystok (powiat grodzki)
Lomza City County - Łomża (powiat grodzki)
Suwalki City County - Suwałki (powiat grodzki)
Augustow County, powiat augustowski, Augustow
Bialystok County, powiat białostocki, Bialystok
Bielsk Podlaski County, powiat bielski, Bielsk Podlaski
Grajewo County, powiat grajewski, Grajewo
Hajnowka County, powiat hajnowski, Hajnowka
Kolno County, powiat kolneński, Kolno
Lomza County, powiat łomżyński, Lomza
Monki County, powiat moniecki, Monki
Sejny County, powiat sejneński, Sejny
Siemiatycze County, powiat siemiatycki, Siemiatycze
Sokolka County, powiat sok�lski, Sokolka
Suwalki County, powiat suwalski, Suwalki
Wysokie Mazowieckie County, powiat wysokomazowiecki, Wysokie Mazowieckie
Zambrow County, powiat zambrowski, Zambrow