Suwałki Voivodeship

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 54°5′N 22°56′E / 54.083°N 22.933°E / 54.083; 22.933Coordinates: 54°5′N 22°56′E / 54.083°N 22.933°E / 54.083; 22.933
History
•	Established	1975
•	Disestablished	1998
Political subdivisions		Communes:

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. 

Voivodeships of Poland 1975–1998
Biała Podlaska Białystok Bielsko-Biała Bydgoszcz Chełm Ciechanów Częstochowa Elbląg Gdańsk Gorzów Wielkopolski Jelenia Góra Kalisz Katowice Kielce Konin Koszalin Kraków Krosno Legnica Leszno Lublin Łomża Łódź Nowy Sącz Olsztyn Opole Ostrołęka Piła Piotrków Płock Poznań Przemyśl Radom Rzeszów Siedlce Sieradz Skierniewice Słupsk Suwałki Szczecin Tarnobrzeg Tarnów Toruń Wałbrzych Warsaw Włocławek Wrocław Zamość Zielona Góra