Warsaw Voivodeship (1975–1998)


Warszawa Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975-1998, superseded by Masovian Voivodeship.
Capital city: Warsaw

Major cities and towns: :
Between the years 1918–1939, Warsaw Voivodeship covered north-central part of Poland, bordering East Prussia to the north, Pomorze Voivodeship and Łódź Voivodeship to the west, Kielce Voivodeship to the south and both Lublin Voivodeship and Białystok Voivodeship to the east. Its area, after April 1, 1938, was 31,656 km2 and population - 2,460,900. Out of this, 88.3% was Polish, 9.7% - Jews and 1.6% - Germans. In the city of Warsaw, in 1931, only 70.7% of population was Polish, with 28.3% of Jews. In the whole voivodeship, 21.8% of population was illiterate.
Warsaw Voivodeship in mid-1939 consisted of 22 powiats, 53 cities and towns and 293 villages. The counties were:
The city of Warsaw, with the area of 141 km2 and population of 1,179,500 was considered a separate unit, just like any other voivodeship. It was divided into 4 counties. These were:
In 1931, biggest cities of the voivodeship were:
Source: Maly Rocznik Statystyczny, Warszawa 1939.
See also: