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Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
Województwo świętokrzyskie
Voivodeship
Skyline of Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
Flag of Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
Flag
Coat of arms of Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
Coat of arms
Location within Poland
Location within Poland
Division into counties
Division into counties
Coordinates (Kielce): 50°53′N 20°37′E / 50.883°N 20.617°E / 50.883; 20.617
Country  Poland
Capital Kielce
Counties
Area
 • Total 11,672 km2 (4,507 sq mi)
Population (30-06-2014)
 • Total 1,263,176
 • Density 110/km2 (280/sq mi)
 • Urban 581,322
 • Rural 700,474
Car plates T
Website http://www.kielce.uw.gov.pl/
  • further divided into 102 gminas

Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Świętokrzyskie Province, or Holy Cross Province (Polish: województwo świętokrzyskie [vɔjɛˈvut͡stfɔ ɕfʲɛntɔˈkʂɨskʲɛ]) is one of the 16 voivodeships (provinces) into which Poland is divided. It is situated in southeastern Poland, in the historical province of Lesser Poland, and takes its name from the Świętokrzyskie (Holy Cross) mountain range. Its capital and largest city is Kielce.

Świętokrzyskie Province is bounded by six other voivodeships: Masovian to the north, Lublin to the east, Subcarpathian to the southeast, Lesser Poland to the south, Silesian to the southwest, and Łódź to the northwest.

The province was created on 1 January 1999, out of the former Kielce Voivodeship, eastern part of and western part of Tarnobrzeg Voivodeship, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. It covers an area of 11,672 square kilometres (4,507 sq mi), making it the second smallest of the voivodeships (after Opole). As at 2006, the total population of Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship is 1,281,796.

The voivodeship contains 32 cities and towns. These are listed below in descending order of population (according to official figures for 2006 ):

Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship is divided into 14 counties (powiats): 1 city county and 13 land counties. These are further divided into 102 gminas.


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