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Facts about Podlaskie

Podlaskie Voivodeship is one of 16 Polish voivodeships. It was created by the terms of the act from July 24, 1998 concerning a triple level territorial division of the country.

The area: 20180 km
Capital of region: Bialystok
Inhabitants: ca 1 200 000

The number of poviats: 17

The number of districts: 118 ( in which 13 are urban districts, 23 urban-rural and 82 rural districts)

Factor of urbanization: 59%

There are 9 border crossing points: 3 with Lithuania (Budzisko, Ogrodniki, Trakiszki), and 6 with Belarus (Bobrowniki, Czeremcha, Kuźnica Białostocka, Połowce, Siemianówka, Zubki)

The project „Regions of Poland” was realized in cooperation with the Offices of the Presidents of the 16 regions of Poland.

Design, coordination, realization – Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland

Contents – Offices of the Presidents of the Regions

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