Global InformationLower Silesian Voivodeship information
Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Województwo dolnośląskie | |
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Voivodeship | |
 Flag  Coat of arms  Brandmark | |
 Location within Poland | |
 Division into counties | |
| Coordinates (Wrocław): 51°07′N 17°02′E / 51.117°N 17.033°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Capital | Wrocław |
| Counties* | List
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| Government | |
| • Voivode | Maciej Awiżeń (pl) (PO) |
| • Marshal | Cezary Przybylski (pl) (BS) |
| • EP | Lower Silesian and Opole |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19,946.74 km2 (7,701.48 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30[1]) | |
| • Total | 2,899,986 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,986,877 |
| • Rural | 913,109 |
| GDP [2] | |
| • Total | €48.419 billion |
| • Per capita | €16,900 |
| ISO 3166 code | PL-02 |
| Vehicle registration | D |
| HDI (2021) | 0.889[3] very high · 2nd |
| Website | www.umwd.dolnyslask.pl |
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Lower Silesian Voivodeship (Polish: Województwo dolnośląskie, [vɔjɛˈvut͡stfɔ dɔlnɔˈɕlɔw̃skjɛ] ⓘ) in southwestern Poland, is one of the 16 voivodeships (provinces) into which Poland is divided. The voivodeship was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Wrocław, Legnica, Wałbrzych and Jelenia Góra Voivodeships, following the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. It covers an area of 19,946 square kilometres (7,701 sq mi), and as of 2019[update] has a total population of 2,899,986.[citation needed]
It is one of the wealthiest provinces in Poland as natural resources such as copper, brown coal and rock materials are widely present.[4]
Its capital and largest city is Wrocław, situated on the Oder River. The voivodeship is host to many castles and palaces. For this reason tourism is a large part of this region's economy.
- ^ "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat". Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI - Global Data Lab". globaldatalab.org. Radboud University Nijmegen. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "Past and Present Regions of Poland – Lower Silesia". Archived from the original on 20 July 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2017.