Greater Poland Voivodship

The Greater Poland Voivodship (in Polish województwo wielkopolskie) is an administrative region or voivodship of western-central Poland

It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Poznan, Kalisz, Konin, Pila and Leszno voivodships as a result of Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. The voivodship's name recalls the region's traditional name of Greater Poland (Wielkopolska).

It is second in area and third in population among the country's sixteen voivodships, with 29,826 km² and 3.4 million inhabitants. Its principal cities are:

Major cities and towns

(population 2003)

Poznan (581.200)
Kalisz (106.500)
Konin, Poland (83.600)
Pila (76.800)
Ostrow Wielkopolski (74.500)
Gniezno (71,600)
Leszno (63.500)
Srem (31.000)
Turek (30.700)
Krotoszyn (29.100)
Wrzesnia (28.900)
Swarzedz (28.200)
Jarocin (26.000)
Koscian (24.500)
Wagrowiec (24.500)
Kolo (24.300)
Lubon (23.800)
Sroda Wielkopolska (22.200)
Rawicz (21.700)
Gostyn (20.800)
Chodziez (20,500)

Administrative division

Chodziez County, Chodziez
Czarnkow-Trzcianka County, Czarnkow
Gniezno County, Gniezno
Gostyn County, Gostyn
Grodzisk Wielkopolski County, Grodzisk Wielkopolski
Jarocin County, Jarocin
Kalisz City County
Kalisz County, Kalisz
Kepno County, Kepno
Kolo County, Kolo
Konin City County
Konin County, Konin
Koscian County, Koscian
Krotoszyn County, Krotoszyn
Leszno County, Leszno
Leszno City County
Miedzychod County, Miedzychod
Nowy Tomysl County, Nowy Tomysl
Oborniki County, Oborniki
Ostrow Wielkopolski County, Ostrow Wielkopolski
Ostrzeszow County, Ostrzeszow
Pila County, Pila
Pleszew County, Pleszew
Poznan City County
Poznan County, Poznan
Rawicz County, Rawicz
Slupca County, Slupca
Szamotuly County, Szamotuly
Sroda Wielkopolska County, Sroda Wielkopolska
Srem County, Srem
Turek County, Turek
Wagrowiec County, Wagrowiec
Wolsztyn County, Wolsztyn
Wrzesnia County, Wrzesnia
Zlotow County, Zlotow