West Pomeranian Voivodship
The
West Pomeranian Voivodship (in
Polish województwo zachodniopomorskie) is an administrative region or
voivodship in
Western Pomerania - the northwestern part of
Poland. It borders the
Lubusz (
Lubuskie),
Greater Poland (
Wielkopolskie) and
Pomeranian (
Pomorskie) voivodships.
It was established on 1 January 1999 out of the former Szczecin, Koszalin, and parts of neighbouring voivodships as a result of Local Government Reogranization Act of 1998. The voivodship's name recalls the region's traditional name of Western Pomerania (Pomorze Zachodnie).
This is a picturesque region of Baltic Sea coast, unspoilt nature, lakes and woodlands. Major coastal towns: Koszalin, Swinoujscie, Miedzyzdroje, Dziwnow, Kolobrzeg, and Mielno.
The capital of this administrative region is:
Szczecin.
Area: 22,902 km²
Population: 1,735,900 (2003).
Population density: 76/km²
Administrative division: 21 counties, 61 cities, 114 communities
Administrative division
- Bialogard County, Bialogard
- Choszczno County, Choszczno
- Drawsko Pomorskie County, Drawsko Pomorskie
- Goleniow County, Goleniow
- Gryfice County, Gryfice
- Gryfino County, Gryfino
- Kamien Pomorski County, Kamien Pomorski
- Kolobrzeg County, Kolobrzeg
- Koszalin City County
- Koszalin County, Koszalin
- Lobez County, Lobez
- Mysliborz County, Mysliborz
- Police County, Police
- Pyrzyce County, Pyrzyce
- Slawno County, Slawno
- Stargard Szczecinski County, Stargard Szczecinski
- Szczecin City County
- Szczecinek County, Szczecinek
- Swidwin County, Swidwin
- Swonoujscie City County
- Walcz County, Walcz
Major cities and towns
