Warmie-Masurie Voivodeship

Warmie-Masurie Voivodeship, or Warmie-Masurie ProvinceArkadiusz Belczyk,Tłumaczenie polskich nazw geograficznych na język angielski  [Translation of Polish Geographical Names into English], 2002-2006. (in , ), is a voivodeship (province) in northeastren Poland. Its caipital an lairgest ceety is Olsztyn. The voivodeship haes a aurie o  an a population o 1,427,091 (as o 2006).

The Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship wis creatit on 1 Januar, 1999, oot o the umwhile Olsztyn Voivodeship an pairts o Suwałki an Elbląg Voivodeships, pursuant tae the Pols local govrenment reforms adoptit in 1998. The province's name derives frae twa historic regions, Warmie an Masurie.

The province borders the Podlaskie Voivodeship tae the east, the Masovie Voivodeship tae the sooth, the Kuyavie-Pomeranie Voivodeship tae the sooth-wast, the Pomeranie Voivodeship tae the wast, the Vistula Lagoon tae the northwast, an the Kaliningrad Oblast (an exclave o Roushie) tae the north. The region contains the soothren pairt o East Proushie, which Poland teuk ower frae Germany in 1945, while the Soviet Union teuk ower the northren pairt, the present Kaliningrad Oblast.

The Warmie-Masurie Voivodeship haes the lairgest nummer o ethnic Ukrainians livin in Poland Mniejszości narodowe i etniczne w Polsce  on the pages of Polish Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration. Retrieved on 9 September 2007 due tae forcit relocations (such as Operation Vistula) carriet oot bi the Soviet an Pols Communist authorities.

 Ceeties an touns 
The voivodeship contains 49 ceeties an touns. These are leetit belaw in descendin order o population (accordin tae offeecial figurs for 2006):Stat.gov.pl
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Olsztyn (176,522)
Elbląg (127,055)
Ełk (56,156)
Ostróda (33,419)
Iława (32,326)
Giżycko (29,667)
Kętrzyn (28,000)
Szczytno (25,680)
Bartoszyce (25,423)
Mrągowo (21,772)
Działdowo (20,824)
Pisz (19,332)
Braniewo (17,875)
Lidzbark Warmiński (16,390)
Olecko (16,169)
Nidzica (14,761)
Morąg (14,497)
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Gołdap (13,641)
Pasłęk (12,179)
Węgorzewo (11,638)
Nowe Miasto Lubawskie (11,036)
Dobre Miasto (10,489)
Biskupiec (10,348)
Orneta (9,380)
Lubawa (9,328)
Lidzbark (8,261)
Olsztynek (7,591)
Barczewo (7,401)
Orzysz (5,804)
Susz (5,610)
Reszel (5,098)
Ruciane-Nida (4,894)
Korsze (4,632)
Górowo Iławeckie (4,554)
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Biała Piska (4,006)
Mikołajki (3,848)
Jeziorany (3,376)
Ryn (3,006)
Pieniężno (2,915)
Tolkmicko (2,731)
Miłakowo (2,665)
Pasym (2,550)
Frombork (2,529)
Bisztynek (2,493)
Miłomłyn (2,305)
Kisielice (2,208)
Zalewo (2,152)
Sępopol (2,015)
Młynary (1,837)
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 Admeenistrative diveesion 
Warmie-Masurie Voivodeship is dividit intae 21 coonties (powiats): 2 ceety coonties an 19 land coonties. These are further dividit intae 116 gminas.

The coonties are leetit in the follaein table (orderin athin categories is bi decreasin population).

Scots an Pols namesAurie (km²)Population (2006)SeatOther townsTotal gminasCeety coonties Olsztyn88176,5221 Elbląg80127,0551Land coontiesOlsztyn Coonty powiat olsztyński 2,840113,529Olsztyn *Dobre Miasto, Biskupiec, Olsztynek, Barczewo, Jeziorany12Ostróda Coonty powiat ostródzki 1,765105,286OstródaMorąg, Miłakowo, Miłomłyn9Iława Coonty powiat iławski 1,38589,960IławaLubawa, Susz, Kisielice, Zalewo7Ełk Coonty powiat ełcki 1,11284,760Ełk5Szczytno Coonty powiat szczycieński 1,93369,289SzczytnoPasym8Kętrzyn Coonty powiat kętrzyński 1,21366,165KętrzynReszel, Korsze6Działdowo Coonty powiat działdowski 95365,110DziałdowoLidzbark6Bartoszyce Coonty powiat bartoszycki 1,30961,354BartoszyceGórowo Iławeckie, Bisztynek, Sępopol6Pisz Coonty powiat piski 1,77657,553PiszOrzysz, Ruciane-Nida, Biała Piska4Giżycko Coonty powiat giżycki 1,11956,863GiżyckoRyn6Elbląg Coonty powiat elbląski 1,43156,412Elbląg *Pasłęk, Tolkmicko, Młynary9Mrągowo Coonty powiat mrągowski 1,06550,087MrągowoMikołajki5Braniewo Coonty powiat braniewski 1,20543,781BraniewoPieniężno, Frombork7Nowe Miasto Coonty powiat nowomiejski 69543,388Nowe Miasto Lubawskie5Lidzbark Coonty powiat lidzbarski 92443,006Lidzbark WarmińskiOrneta5Olecko Coonty powiat olecki 87434,215Olecko4Nidzica Coonty powiat nidzicki 96133,955Nidzica4Gołdap Coonty powiat gołdapski 77226,989Gołdap3Węgorzewo Coonty powiat węgorzewski 69323,641Węgorzewo3* seat not part of the county

Protectit auries
Protected auries in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship include aicht auries designatit as Landscape Parks, as leetit belaw:
Brodnica Landscape Pairk (partly in Kuyavie-Pomeranie Voivodeship)
Dylewo Hills Landscape Pairk
Elbląg Upland Landscape Pairk
Górzno-Lidzbark Landscape Pairk (pairtly in Kuyavie-Pomeranie an Masovie Voivodeships)
Iława Lake District Landscape Pairk (pairtly in Pomeranie Voivodeship)
Masurian Landscape Pairk
Puszcza Romincka Landscape Pairk
Wel Landscape Pairk

The Łuknajno Lake natur reserve (pairt o Masurian Landscape Pairk) is a protectit wetland steid unner the Ramsar convention, as well as being designatit bi UNESCO as a biosphere reserve.

References

Freemit airtins

Offeecial wabsteid o Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship 


Category:Voivodeships o Poland