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Lublin Voivodship

Lublin Voivodeship
Województwo lubelskie
Voivodeship
Skyline of Lublin Voivodeship
Flag of Lublin Voivodeship
Flag
Coat of arms of Lublin Voivodeship
Coat of arms
Motto: Smakuj życie! (Taste life!)
Location within Poland
Location within Poland
Division into counties
Division into counties
Coordinates (Lublin): 51°14′53″N 22°34′13″E / 51.24806°N 22.57028°E / 51.24806; 22.57028
Country  Poland
Capital Lublin
Counties
Area
 • Total 25,155 km2 (9,712 sq mi)
Population (31-12-2014)
 • Total 2,147,746
 • Density 85/km2 (220/sq mi)
 • Urban 1,014,548
 • Rural 1,160,703
Car plates L
Website http://www.lubelskie.pl/
  • further divided into 213 gminas

Lublin Voivodeship, or Lublin Province (in Polish, województwo lubelskie [vɔjɛˈvut͡stfɔ luˈbɛlskʲɛ]), is a voivodeship, or province, located in southeastern Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Lublin, Chełm, Zamość, Biała Podlaska and (partially) Tarnobrzeg and Siedlce Voivodeships, pursuant to Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. The province is named after its largest city and regional capital, Lublin, and its territory is made of four historical lands: the western part of the voivodeship, with Lublin itself, belongs to Lesser Poland, the eastern part of Lublin Area belongs to Red Ruthenia, and the northeast belongs to Polesie and Podlasie.

Lublin Voivodeship is bordered by Subcarpathian Voivodeship to the south, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship to the south-west, Masovian Voivodeship to the west and north, Podlaskie Voivodeship along a short boundary to the north, and Belarus and Ukraine to the east. The province's population as of 2006 was 2,175,251. It covers an area of 25,155 square kilometres (9,712 sq mi).


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