Voivodeships o Poland
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The voivodeship,[1] or province,[2] cried in Pols województwo [vɔjɛˈvut͡stfɔ] (plural województwa), haes been a heich-level admeenistrative subdiveesion o Poland syne the 14t century.
The Pols local govrenment reforms adoptit in 1998, which went intae effect on 1 Januar 1999, creatit saxteen new voivodeships. Thir replacit the 49 umwhile voivodeships that haed existit frae 1 Julie 1975.
The day's voivodeships are maistly namit efter historical an geografical regions, while those prior tae 1998 generally teuk thair names frae the ceeties on which thay wur centered. The new units range in aurie frae unner 10,000 km2 (3,900 sq mi) (Opole Voivodeship) tae ower 35,000 km2 (14,000 sq mi) (Masovian Voivodeship), an in population frae ane million (Lubusz Voivodeship) tae ower five million (Masovian Voivodeship).
Admeenistrative authority at voivodeship level is shared atween a govrenment-appointit govrenor cried a voivode (Pols wojewoda), an electit assembly cried a sejmik, an an executive chosen bi that assembly. The leader o that executive is cried the marszałek województwa (voivodeship marshal). Voivodeships are further dividit intae powiats (coonties) an gminas (communes or municipalities): see Administrative diveesion o Poland.