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Łódź Voivodship

Łódź Voivodeship
Województwo łódzkie
Voivodeship
Skyline of Łódź Voivodeship
Flag of Łódź Voivodeship
Flag
Coat of arms of Łódź Voivodeship
Coat of arms
Location within Poland
Location within Poland
Division into counties
Division into counties
Coordinates (Łódź): 51°47′N 19°28′E / 51.783°N 19.467°E / 51.783; 19.467
Country  Poland
Capital Łódź
Counties
Area
 • Total 18,219 km2 (7,034 sq mi)
Population (31-12-2014)
 • Total 2,504,136
 • Density 140/km2 (360/sq mi)
 • Urban 1,662,937
 • Rural 908,597
GDP (nominal; 2014)
 • Total €25 billion
 • Per capita €10,000
Vehicle registration E
Website www.lodzkie.pl
*further divided into 177 gminas

Coordinates: 51°36′43″N 19°25′26″E / 51.61194°N 19.42389°E / 51.61194; 19.42389

Łódź Voivodeship (also known as Łódź Province, or by its Polish name, województwo łódzkie [vɔjɛˈvut͡stfɔ ˈwut͡skʲɛ]) is a province (voivodeship) in central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Łódź Voivodeship (1975–1999) and the Sieradz, Piotrków Trybunalski and Skierniewice Voivodeships and part of Płock Voivodeship, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. The province is named after its capital and largest city, Łódź, pronounced [wut͡ɕ].

Łódź Voivodeship is bordered by six other voivodeships: Masovian to the north and east, Świętokrzyskie to the south-east, Silesian to the south, Opole to the south-west, Greater Poland to the west, and Kuyavian-Pomeranian for a short stretch to the north. Its territory belongs to three historical provinces of Poland – Masovia (in the east), Greater Poland (in the west) and Lesser Poland (in the southeast, around Opoczno).


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