Former voivodeship of Poland from 1975 to 1998.
The Warsaw Voivodeship ,[ a] between 1975 and 1990 known as the Warsaw Capital Voivodeship ,[ b] [ 1] [ 2] was a voivodeship (province ) of the Polish People's Republic from 1975 to 1989, and the Third Republic of Poland from 1989 to 1998. Its capital was Warsaw , and it was located in the central Masovia . It was established on 1 June 1975, from the part of the Warsaw Voivodeship , and a city voivodeship of Warsaw ,[ 1] and existed until 31 December 1998, when it was incorporated into then-established Masovian Voivodeship .[ 3]
History
The Warsaw Capital Voivodeship was established on 1 June 1975, as part of the administrative reform , and was one of the voivodeships (provinces) of the Polish People's Republic . It was formed from the part of the territory of the Warsaw Voivodeship , and a city voivodeship of Warsaw , which became its capital.[ 1] In 1975, it was inhabited by 2 154 700 people.[ 4]
On 9 December 1989, the Polish People's Republic was replaced by the Third Republic of Poland .[ 5] In 1990, its name had been changed to Warsaw Voivodeship .[ 2] In 1997, it had a population of 2 418 400, and an area of 3788 km².[ 6] It existed until 31 December 1998, when it was incorporated into then-established Masovian Voivodeship .[ 3]
Subdivisions
The district offices and gminas (municipalities ) of Poland in 1998, including the Warsaw Voivodeship.
In 1997, the voivodeship was divided into 58 gminas (municipalities ), including 25 urban municipalities, 14 urban-rural municipalities, and 20 rural municipalities. It had 28 towns and cities.[ 6]
From 1990 to 1998, it was additionally divided into 7 district offices , each composing of the several municipalities.[ 7] [ 8]
Demographics
Population
Year
Population
1975[ 4]
2 154 700
1980[ 9]
2 319 100
1985[ 10]
2 412 200
1990[ 11]
2 421 600
1995[ 12]
2 416 600
1997[ 6]
2 418 400
Major cities
The biggest cities and towns, by the population in 1995, were:[ 12]
Warsaw (1,638,300);
Pruszków (53,000);
Legionowo (50,600);
Otwock (44,000);
Wołomin (36,500);
Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki (27,200);
Piaseczno (25,200);
Grodzisk Mazowiecki (24,900);
Piastów (23,700).
Leaders
The leader of the administrative division was a voivode . From 1975 to 1990, the mayor of Warsaw held the office of the voivode. The people holding the office over the years were:
Citations
Notes
^ Polish : Województwo warszawskie
^ Polish : województwo stołeczne warszawskie
References
^ a b c Ustawa z dnia 28 maja 1975 r. o dwustopniowym podziale administracyjnym Państwa oraz o zmianie ustawy o radach narodowych. (Dz.U. 1975 nr 16 poz. 91) .
^ a b Ustawa z dnia 22 marca 1990 r. o terenowych organach rządowej administracji ogólnej
^ a b Ustawa z dnia 24 lipca 1998 r. o wprowadzeniu zasadniczego trójstopniowego podziału terytorialnego państwa (Dz.U. z 1998 r. nr 96, poz. 603).
^ a b Rocznik statystyczny 1976 , Warsaw: Central Statistical Office , 1976, p. 50.
^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook , p. 1491 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
^ a b c Rocznik statystyczny województw 1998 , Warsaw: Central Statistical Office , 1998, p. 40-41 (p. 41–42 of the PDF document).
^ Rozporządzenie Ministra - Szefa Urzędu Rady Ministrów z dnia 31 grudnia 1990 r. zmieniające rozporządzenie w sprawie określenia siedzib i terytorialnego zasięgu działania urzędów rejonowych.
^ Rozporządzenie Ministra Spraw Wewnętrznych i Administracji z dnia 8 czerwca 1998 r. zmieniające rozporządzenie w sprawie określenia siedzib i terytorialnego zasięgu działania urzędów rejonowych.
^ Rocznik statystyczny województw 1981 , Warsaw: Central Statistical Office , 1982, p. 5 (p. 54 of the PDF document).
^ Encyklopedia powszechna PWN , vol. 5, Warsaw: Polish Scientific Publishers PWN , 1988, p. 318
^ Rocznik statystyczny województw 1991 , Warsaw: Central Statistical Office , 1991, p. 15 (p. 76 of the PDF document).
^ a b Rocznik statystyczny województw 1996 , Warsaw: Central Statistical Office , 1996, p. 25 (p. 94 of the PDF document).
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