Suwałki Voivodeship

Suwałki Voivodeship
Województwo suwalskie
Suwałki Voivodeship Województwo suwalskie
Voivodeship of Poland
1975–1998
	; Map of the People's Republic of Poland in 1975 with the Suwałki Voivodeship.
Capital	Suwałki
Area
• Coordinates	54°5′N 22°56′E
History
History
• Established	1975
• Disestablished	1998
Political subdivisions	Communes:
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Białystok Voivodeship (1945–75)
	Olsztyn Voivodeship
Podlaskie Voivodeship
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Suwałki Voivodeship (Polish: województwo suwalskie) was an administrative division and local government in Poland from 1975 to 1998. In 1999 the Voidvodeship was divided in half and reassigned to two other Voivodeships – the eastern half to Podlaskie Voivodeship and the western half to Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship.

Its capital city was Suwałki.

Cities and towns

Major cities and towns (population in 1998):

Suwałki – 68,331 (1995 – 66,200)
Ełk – 56,208 (1995 – 55,100)
Giżycko – 31,484 (1995 – 30,600)
Augustów – 30,162 (1995 – 29,600)
Pisz – 19,571
Olecko – 17,175
Gołdap – 13,858
Węgorzewo – 12,331

Population

1975 – 414,700
1980 – 422,600
1985 – 449,000
1990 – 470,600
1995 – 485,600
1998 – 489,200

References

Dzieje Polski : atlas ilustrowany (in Polish). Warszawa: Demart. 2008. pp. 472–475. ISBN 978-83-7427-413-5.

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