WARMIAN-MASURIAN VOIVODESHIP

'Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship' (also "'Warmia-Masuria Province'" — Polish: ''województwo warmińsko-mazurskie'') is a voivodeship, or province, in northeastern Poland. Its capital is Olsztyn. It has an area of 24,202 km² and a population of 1,432,505 (as of 2005).
Warmia-Masuria Province was created January 1, 1999, out of the former Olsztyn Voivodeship and parts of Suwałki and Elbląg Voivodeships, pursuant to the 1998 Local Government Reorganization Act. The province's name recalls the region's two historic districts, Warmia and Mazury (in English, often rendered as "Masuria"), and is also referred to in Polish as "'''Warmia i Mazury'''" ("Warmia and Mazury").
The province lies south of Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast. Most of the area was once the southern part of East Prussia.

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Major cities and towns

Administrative division

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Major cities and towns

'City, town '	'Population (as of 31st December 2005)'	'Coat of arms'
'Total population'	'1432505'
''Urban population''	''852611''	-
Olsztyn	''168431''
Elbląg	127415
Ełk	55793
Ostróda	33545
Iława	32356
Giżycko	29591
Kętrzyn	28314
Szczytno	25732
Bartoszyce	25640
Source: Regional Data Bank, data as of 31st December 2005

Administrative division

'Coat of arms'	'County'	'Polish name'	'Capital'	'Area sq km'	'Population'	'Urban population'	'Towns'	'Population density inhab. per sq km'
'Land counties - powiaty ziemskie'
	Bartoszyce	powiat bartoszycki	Bartoszyce	1308	62398	34829	4	47,7
	Braniewo	powiat braniewski	Braniewo	1205	44396	23454	3	36,8
	Działdowo	powiat działdowski	Działdowo	953	65962	29306	2	69,2
	Elbląg	powiat elbląski	Elbląg	1431	57153	16874	3	39,9
	Ełk	powiat ełcki	Ełk	1112	84831	55793	1	76,3
	Giżycko	powiat giżycki	Giżycko	1119	57280	32649	2	51,2
	Gołdap	powiat gołdapski	Gołdap	772	27426	13590	1	35,5
	Iława	powiat iławski	Iława	1385	90624	51744	5	65,4
	Kętrzyn	powiat kętrzyński	Kętrzyn	1213	67343	38238	3	55,5
	Lidzbark	powiat lidzbarski	Lidzbark	924	43531	26006	2	47,1
	Mrągowo	powiat mrągowski	Mrągowo	1065	50606	25626	2	47,5
	Nidzica	powiat nidzicki	Nidzica	961	34391	14950	1	35,8
	Nowe Miasto Lubawskie	powiat nowomiejski	Nowe Miasto Lubawskie	695	43971	10858	1	63,3
	Olecko	powiat olecki	Olecko	874	34738	16149	1	39,7
	Olsztyn	powiat olsztyński	Olsztyn	2840	113433	39184	5	39,9
	Ostróda	powiat ostródzki	Ostróda	1765	106273	53054	4	60,2
	Pisz	powiat piski	Pisz	1776	58152	34370	4	32,7
	Szczytno	powiat szczycieński	Szczytno	1933	69990	28273	2	36,2
	Węgorzewo	powiat węgorzewski	Węgorzewo	693	24161	11818	1	34,9
'City counties - powiaty grodzkie'
	Elbląg	powiat elbląski	Elbląg	80	127415	127415	1	1592,7
	Olsztyn	powiat olsztyński	Olsztyn	88	168431	168431	1	1914,0
Source: Regional Data Bank, data as of 31st December 2005

== Most popular surnames in the region ==

★ 1. Wiśniewski: 7,994.

★ 2. Kozłowski: 7,764.

★ 3. Kowalski: 6,480.

External links

★ Official website of Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship