Voivodeships
Poland is currently divided into 16 provinces known as voivodeships (Polish: województwa, singular województwo). Administrative authority at voivodeship level is shared between a government-appointed governor, called the voivode (usually a political appointee), an elected assembly called the sejmik, and an executive chosen by that assembly. The leader of that executive is called the marszałek.
| Voivodeship | Capital city (cities) |
|---|---|
| Greater Poland Voivodeship (Wielkopolskie) | Poznań |
| Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (Kujawsko-Pomorskie) | Bydgoszcz and Toruń |
| Lesser Poland Voivodeship (Małopolskie) | Kraków |
| Łódź Voivodeship (Łódzkie) | Łódź |
| Lower Silesian Voivodeship (Dolnośląskie) | Wrocław |
| Lublin Voivodeship (Lubelskie) | Lublin |
| Lubusz Voivodeship (Lubuskie) | Gorzów Wielkopolski and Zielona Góra |
| Masovian Voivodeship (Mazowieckie) | Warsaw |
| Opole Voivodeship (Opolskie) | Opole |
| Podlaskie Voivodeship (Podlaskie) | Białystok |
| Pomeranian Voivodeship (Pomorskie) | Gdańsk |
| Silesian Voivodeship (Śląskie) | Katowice |
| Subcarpathian Voivodeship (Podkarpackie) | Rzeszów |
| Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (Świętokrzyskie) | Kielce |
| Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (Warmińsko-Mazurskie) | Olsztyn |
| West Pomeranian Voivodeship (Zachodniopomorskie) | Szczecin |
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