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Suwałki Voivodeship

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1975–1998
  
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Disestablished
  
1998

Area
  
10,490 km²

Established
  
1975

Political subdivisions
  
Communes

Capital
  
Suwałki

Suwałki 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.

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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

    Suwałki Voivodeship Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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