Masovian Voivodeship

The Masovian Voivodeship (Polish: województwo mazowieckie [vɔjɛˈvut͡stfɔ mazɔˈvjɛt͡skʲɛ]), also known as the Mazovia Province,[4] is a voivodeship (province) in east-central Poland, with its capital located in the city of Warsaw, which also serves as the capital of the country. The voivodeship has an area of 35,579 square kilometres (13,737 sq mi) and, as of 2019, a population of 5,411,446, making it the largest and most populated voivodeship of Poland.[1] Its principal cities are Warsaw (1.783 million) in the centre of the Warsaw metropolitan area, Radom (212,230) in the south, Płock (119,709) in the west, Siedlce (77,990) in the east, and Ostrołęka (52,071) in the north.

This article is about the contemporary administrative unit. For other uses of that name, see Masovian Voivodeship (disambiguation).
Masovian Voivodeship
Województwo mazowieckie (Polish)
Voivodeship
Flag of Masovian Voivodeship
Flag
Coat of arms of Masovian Voivodeship
Coat of arms
Location within Poland
Location within Poland
Division into counties
Division into counties
Coordinates (Warsaw): 52°13′N 21°0′E
Country Poland
CapitalWarsaw
Counties
5 cities, 37 land counties *
Government
 • BodyExecutive board
 • VoivodeKonstanty Radziwiłł (PiS)
 • MarshalAdam Struzik (PSL)
 • EPMasovian constituency
Warsaw constituency
Area
 • Total35,579 km2 (13,737 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total5,411,446[1]
 • Density151/km2 (390/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codePL-14
Vehicle registrationW, A
Gross regional product (nominal)[2]2021
   Total€130.5 billion
(of which €100.3 billion Warsaw metropolitan area and €30.2 rest of Masovian Voivodeship)
   Per capita€24,100 · 1st
HDI (2021)0.926[3]
very high · 1st
Websitewww.mazovia.pl
  • further divided into 314 gminas

The province was created on 1 January 1999, out of the former voivodeships of Warsaw, Płock, Ciechanów, Ostrołęka, Siedlce and Radom, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. The province's name recalls the traditional name of the region, Mazovia, with which it is roughly coterminous. However, southern part of the voivodeship, with Radom, historically belongs to Lesser Poland, while Łomża and its surroundings, even though historically part of Mazovia, now is part of Podlaskie Voivodeship.

It is bordered by six other voivodeships: Warmian-Masurian to the north, Podlaskie to the north-east, Lublin to the south-east, Świętokrzyskie to the south, Łódź to the south-west, and Kuyavian-Pomeranian to the north-west.

Mazovian Voivodeship is the centre of science, research, education, industry and infrastructure in the country.[5] It currently has the lowest unemployment rate in Poland and is classified as a very high income province.[5] Moreover, it is popular among holidaymakers due to the number of historical monuments and greenery; forests cover over 20% of the voivodeship's area, where pines and oaks predominate in the regional landscape.[6] Additionally, the Kampinos National Park located within Masovia is a UNESCO-designated biosphere reserve.

Population density by gmina (at 2007-01-01)

Administrative division

Masovian Voivodeship is divided into 42 counties, including five city counties and 37 land counties. These are subdivided into 314 gminas (municipalities), which include 85 urban gminas.

The counties, shown on the numbered map, are described in the table below.
Map
ref.		 English and
Polish names		 Area Population
(2019)		 Seat Other towns Total
gminas
(km²) (sq mi)
City counties
1 Warsaw
Warszawa		 517 200 1,783,321 1
(2) Ostrołęka 29 11 52,071 1
(3) Płock 88 34 119,709 1
(4) Radom 112 43 212,230 1
(5) Siedlce 32 12 77,990 1
Land counties
2 Ostrołęka County
powiat ostrołęcki		 2,099 810 88,717 Ostrołęka * Myszyniec 11
3 Płock County
powiat płocki		 1,799 695 110,987 Płock * Gąbin, Drobin, Wyszogród 15
4 Radom County
powiat radomski		 1,530 591 152,190 Radom * Pionki, Iłża, Skaryszew 13
5 Siedlce County
powiat siedlecki		 1,603 619 81,265 Siedlce * Mordy 13
6 Żuromin County
powiat żuromiński		 805 311 38,688 Żuromin Bieżuń, Lubowidz 6
7 Mława County
powiat mławski		 1,182 456 72,906 Mława 10
8 Przasnysz County
powiat przasnyski		 1,218 470 52,676 Przasnysz Chorzele 7
9 Ciechanów County
powiat ciechanowski		 1,063 410 89,460 Ciechanów Glinojeck 9
10 Sierpc County
powiat sierpecki		 853 329 52,077 Sierpc 7
11 Maków County
powiat makowski		 1,065 411 45,076 Maków Mazowiecki Różan 10
12 Ostrów Mazowiecka County
powiat ostrowski		 1,218 470 72,558 Ostrów Mazowiecka Brok 11
13 Płońsk County
powiat płoński		 1,384 534 87,183 Płońsk Raciąż 12
14 Pułtusk County
powiat pułtuski		 829 320 51,862 Pułtusk 7
15 Wyszków County
powiat wyszkowski		 876 338 74,094 Wyszków 6
16 Gostynin County
powiat gostyniński		 616 238 45,060 Gostynin # Sanniki (1,961) 5
17 Nowy Dwór County
powiat nowodworski		 692 267 79,256 Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki Nasielsk, Zakroczym 6
18 Legionowo County
powiat legionowski		 390 151 117,751 Legionowo Serock 5
19 Wołomin County
powiat wołomiński		 955 369 247,288 Wołomin Ząbki, Marki, Kobyłka, Zielonka, Radzymin, Tłuszcz 12
20 Węgrów County
powiat węgrowski		 1,219 471 66,037 Węgrów Łochów 9
21 Sokołów County
powiat sokołowski		 1,131 437 53,992 Sokołów Podlaski Kosów Lacki 9
22 Sochaczew County
powiat sochaczewski		 731 282 85,024 Sochaczew 8
23 Warsaw West County
powiat warszawski zachodni		 533 206 117,783 Ożarów Mazowiecki Łomianki, Błonie 7
24 Mińsk County
powiat miński		 1,164 449 154,054 Mińsk Mazowiecki Sulejówek, Halinów, Kałuszyn, # Mrozy (3,574) 13
25 Łosice County
powiat łosicki		 772 298 30,895 Łosice 6
26 Żyrardów County
powiat żyrardowski		 533 206 75,787 Żyrardów Mszczonów 5
27 Grodzisk Mazowiecki County
powiat grodziski		 367 142 94,962 Grodzisk Mazowiecki Milanówek, Podkowa Leśna 6
28 Pruszków County
powiat pruszkowski		 246 95 165,039 Pruszków Piastów, Brwinów 6
29 Piaseczno County
powiat piaseczyński		 621 240 186,460 Piaseczno Konstancin-Jeziorna, Góra Kalwaria, Tarczyn 6
30 Otwock County
powiat otwocki		 615 237 124,241 Otwock Józefów, Karczew 8
31 Grójec County
powiat grójecki		 1,269 490 98,334 Grójec Warka, Nowe Miasto nad Pilicą, Mogielnica 10
32 Garwolin County
powiat garwoliński		 1,284 496 108,909 Garwolin Łaskarzew, Pilawa, Żelechów 14
33 Białobrzegi County
powiat białobrzeski		 639 247 33,524 Białobrzegi Wyśmierzyce 6
34 Kozienice County
powiat kozienicki		 917 354 60,253 Kozienice 7
35 Przysucha County
powiat przysuski		 801 309 41,721 Przysucha 8
36 Zwoleń County
powiat zwoleński		 571 220 36,222 Zwoleń 5
37 Szydłowiec County
powiat szydłowiecki		 452 175 39,766 Szydłowiec 5
38 Lipsko County
powiat lipski		 748 289 34,028 Lipsko 6
* seat not part of the county

Cities and towns

The voivodeship contains 10 cities and 78 towns. These are listed below in descending order of population (according to official figures for 2019):[1]

Cities (governed by a city mayor or prezydent miasta):
  1. Warsaw (1,783,321)
  2. Radom (212,230)
  3. Płock (119,709)
  4. Siedlce (77,990)
  5. Pruszków (62,076)
  6. Legionowo (54,049)
  7. Ostrołęka (52,071)
  8. Otwock (44,827)
  9. Ciechanów (44,118)
  10. Żyrardów (39,896)

Towns:

  1. Piaseczno (48,286)
  2. Mińsk Mazowiecki (40,836)
  3. Ząbki (37,219)
  4. Wołomin (37,082)
  5. Sochaczew (36,327)
  6. Marki (34,679)
  7. Grodzisk Mazowiecki (31,782)
  8. Mława (31,241)
  9. Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki (28,649)
  10. Wyszków (26,905)
  11. Kobyłka (24,096)
  12. Piastów (22,619)
  13. Ostrów Mazowiecka (22,489)
  14. Płońsk (22,130)
  15. Józefów (20,698)
  16. Milanówek (20,698)
  17. Sulejówek (19,766)
  18. Pułtusk (19,432)
  19. Sokołów Podlaski (18,946)
  20. Gostynin (18,588)
  21. Pionki (18,269)
  22. Sierpc (17,994)
  23. Zielonka (17,588)
  24. Garwolin (17,501)
  25. Przasnysz (17,264)
  26. Kozienice (17,208)
  27. Konstancin-Jeziorna (17,023)
  28. Łomianki (17,022)
  29. Grójec (16,745)
  30. Brwinów (13,601)
  31. Radzymin (13,005)
  32. Węgrów (12,628)
  33. Błonie (12,261)
  34. Góra Kalwaria (12,040)
  35. Warka (11,948)
  36. Szydłowiec (11,736)
  37. Ożarów Mazowiecki (11,719)
  38. Karczew (9,856)
  39. Maków Mazowiecki (9,776)
  40. Żuromin (8,867)
  41. Tłuszcz (8,156)
  42. Nasielsk (7,702)
  43. Zwoleń (7,698)
  44. Łosice (7,049)
  45. Białobrzegi (6,951)
  46. Łochów (6,825)
  47. Mszczonów (6,376)
  48. Przysucha (5,818)
  49. Lipsko (5,501)
  50. Łaskarzew (4,840)
  51. Iłża (4,733)
  52. Pilawa (4,578)
  53. Serock (4,506)
  54. Raciąż (4,384)
  55. Skaryszew (4,371)
  56. Gąbin (4,125)
  57. Tarczyn (4,116)
  58. Żelechów (3,988)
  59. Podkowa Leśna (3,851)
  60. Nowe Miasto nad Pilicą (3,755)
  61. Halinów (3,739)
  62. Mrozy (3,574)
  63. Myszyniec (3,408)
  64. Zakroczym (3,196)
  65. Chorzele (3,088)
  66. Glinojeck (3,019)
  67. Kałuszyn (2,899)
  68. Drobin (2,872)
  69. Różan (2,709)
  70. Wyszogród (2,601)
  71. Mogielnica (2,253)
  72. Kosów Lacki (2,089)
  73. Sanniki (1,961)
  74. Brok (1,941)
  75. Bieżuń (1,846)
  76. Mordy (1,788)
  77. Lubowidz (1,684)
  78. Wyśmierzyce (885)

Politics
Main article: Masovian Regional Assembly

The Masovian voivodeship's government is headed by the province's voivode (governor) who is appointed by the Polish Prime Minister. The voivode is then assisted in performing his duties by the voivodeship's marshal, who is the appointed speaker for the voivodeship's executive and is elected by the sejmik (provincial assembly). The current voivode of Masovia is Konstanty Radziwiłł.

The Sejmik of Masovia consists of 51 members.

Voivodes
Term start Term end Voivode Party Other high offices held
1 January 1999[7] 20 October 2001 Antoni Pietkiewicz AWS Voivode of Kalisz (1990–1991)
21 October 2001[8] 10 January 2006 Leszek Mizieliński SLD Masovian vice-marshal (1998–2001)
10 January 2006[9] 17 January 2007 Tomasz Koziński PiS Mayor of Praga-Południe (2002–2006)
18 January 2007[10] 1 February 2007 Wojciech Dąbrowski PiS Mayor of Żoliborz (2004–2006)
15 February 2007[11] 29 November 2007 Jacek Sasin PiS Deputy PM (since 2019), MP (since 2011)
29 November 2007[12] 8 December 2015 Jacek Kozłowski PO Vice-Chairman of Poland 2050
8 December 2015 11 November 2019 Zdzisław Sipiera PiS Mayor of Wola (2005–2006), MP (2019–2023)
25 November 2019 Konstanty Radziwiłł PiS Minister of Health (2015–2018), MP (2015–2019)

2018 election
Political groups[13] Mandates
Law and Justice 24
Civic Coalition 18
Nonpartisan Local Government Activists 1
Polish People's Party 8
Total 51

Protected areas
A moose in the Kampinos National Park (a UNESCO-designated biosphere reserve)

Protected areas in Masovian Voivodeship include one National Park and nine Landscape Parks. These are listed below.

Historical

Masovian Voivodeship (1526–1795)
Further information: Masovian Voivodeship (1526–1795)

Masovia Voivodeship, 1526–1795 (Polish: Województwo Mazowieckie) was an administrative region of the Kingdom of Poland, and of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, from the 15th century until the partitions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1795). Together with Płock and Rawa Voivodeships, it formed the province (prowincja) of Masovia.

Masovian Voivodeship (1816–1837)

Masovian Voivodeship was one of the voivodeships of Congress Poland. It was formed from Warsaw Department, and transformed into Masovia Governorate.

Transportation
Koleje Mazowieckie (Masovian Railways)

There are three main road routes that pass through the voivodeship: Cork–Berlin–Poznań–Warszawa–Minsk–Moscow–Omsk, Prague–Wrocław–Warsaw–Białystok–Helsinki and Pskov–Gdańsk–Warsaw–Kraków–Budapest.

Currently, there are various stretches of autostrada in the area, with the A2 autostrada connecting the region, and therefore the capital city, with the rest of Europe. The autostrada passes directly through the voivodeship from west to east, connecting it with Belarus and Germany. However, the A2 is yet to be built east of Warsaw to connect Poland with Belarus. The S8 expressway connects Warsaw with Białystok in the neighbouring eastern province, along with the S17 being built to connect Warsaw with Lublin.

The railroad system is based on Koleje Mazowieckie and PKP Intercity.

The main international airport in the region is Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport.

Economy

Masovian Voivodeship is the wealthiest province in Poland. The gross domestic product (GDP) of the province was €112.2 billion in 2018, accounting for 22.6% of the Polish economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was €34,400 or 114% of the EU27 average in the same year.[14]

Unemployment

The unemployment rate stood at 4.8% in 2017 and was higher than the national and the European average.[15]

Year 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
unemployment rate
(in %)		 12.3 9.1 6.0 6.0 7.4 7.9 8.0 8.0 7.2 6.4 5.5 4.8

See also

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