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Greater Poland Voivodeship

Greater Poland Voivodeship
Administration
Full nameGreater Poland Voivodeship
Native nameWojewództwo wielkopolskie
Settlement typeVoivodeship
CountryPoland
Government
CapitalPoznań
Geography
Total Area11512.8 sq mi (29826 km2)
Demography
Total Population3374653 (2006)
Density (pop.)auto/km2 (0/sq mi)
Urban (pop.)1923582
Rural1451071
Other information
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Wielkopolska Voivodeship (in Polish, województwo wielkopolskie c-plwoje'wuctfo-wjelko'polskJe), or Greater Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, or province, in west-central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Poznań, Kalisz, Konin, Piła and Leszno Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. The province is named after the region called Greater Poland or Wielkopolska c-plAUDPl-Wielkopolska.oggwjelko'polska. The modern province includes most of this historic region, except for some south-western parts.

Greater Poland Voivodeship is second in area and third in population among Poland's sixteen voivodeships, with an area of 29826 km2 (11515.9 sqmi) and a population of close to 3.4 million. Its capital city is Poznań; other important cities include Kalisz, Konin, Piła, Ostrów Wielkopolski and Gniezno (an early capital of Poland). It is bordered by seven other voivodeships: West Pomeranian to the northwest, Pomeranian to the north, Kuyavian-Pomeranian to the north-east, Łódź to the south-east, Opole to the south, Lower Silesian to the southwest and Lubusz to the west.

Greater Poland Voivodeship has the highest percentage of unemployment, making it prominent among all polish provinces, and the city of Poznań has international twinning arrangements with the English county of Nottinghamshire.


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