Biała Podlaska Voivodeship

Biała Podlaska Voivodeship
Voivodeship of the Polish People's Republic and Third Republic of Poland
1975–1998
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Biała Podlaska Voivodeship within Poland between 1975 and 1998.
CapitalBiała Podlaska
Area 
• 1997
5,348 km2 (2,065 sq mi)
Population 
• 1975
280 400
• 1997
309 000
Government
 • TypeVoivodeship
Voivode 
• 1975–1986 (first)
Józef Piela
• 1997–1998 (last)
Marek Czarnecki
History 
• Established
1 June 1975
• Disestablished
31 December 1998
Contained within
 • Country Polish People's Republic (1975–1989)
Poland Third Republic of Poland (1989–1998)
Political subdivisions40 gminas (1997)
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Lublin Voivodeship
Warsaw Voivodeship
Lublin Voivodeship
Masovian Voivodeship

The Biała Podlaska Voivodeship[a] was a voivodeship (province) of the Polish People's Republic from 1975 to 1989, and the Third Republic of Poland from 1989 to 1998. Its capital was Biała Podlaska. It was established on 1 June 1975, from the parts of the voivodeships of Lublin, and Warsaw Voivodeship,[1] and existed until 31 December 1998, when it was partitioned between then-established Lublin, and Masovian Voivodeships.[2]

History[edit]

The Biała Voivodeship was established on 1 June 1975, as part of the administrative reform, and was one of the voivodeships (provinces) of the Polish People's Republic. It was formed mostly from the part of the territory of the Lublin Voivodeship, additionally including part of the territory of the Łosice County, of the Warsaw Voivodeship. Its capital was located in the city of Biała Podlaska.[1] In 1975, it had a population of 280 400 people.[3]

On 9 December 1989, the Polish People's Republic was replaced by the Third Republic of Poland.[4] In 1997, the voivodeship had a population of 309 000 people, and had an area of 5 348 km².[5] It existed until 31 December 1998, when it was partitioned between then-established Lublin, and Masovian Voivodeships.[2]

Subdivisions[edit]

The district offices and gminas (municipalities) of Poland in 1998, including the Biała Podlaska Voivodeship.

In 1997, the voivodeship was divided into 40 gminas (municipalities), including four urban municipalities, two urban-rural municipalities, and 34 rural municipalities. It had six cities that functioned as separate municipalities.[5]

From 1990 to 1998, it was additionally divided into three district offices, each comprising several municipalities.[6][7]

Demographics[edit]

Year Population
1975[3] 280 400
1980[8] 286 400
1985[9] 297 900
1990[10] 305 300
1995[11] 309 400
1997[5] 309 000

Leaders[edit]

The leader of the administrative division was the voivode. The people in that office, between 1975, and 1998, were:

Citations[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Polish: Województwo bialskopodlaskie

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Ustawa z dnia 28 maja 1975 r. o dwustopniowym podziale administracyjnym Państwa oraz o zmianie ustawy o radach narodowych. In: 1975 Journal of the Laws, no. 16, position, 91..
  2. ^ a b Ustawa z dnia 24 lipca 1998 r. o wprowadzeniu zasadniczego trójstopniowego podziału terytorialnego państwa (Dz.U. z 1998 r. nr 96, poz. 603).
  3. ^ a b Rocznik statystyczny 1976, Warsaw: Central Statistical Office, 1976, p. 50.
  4. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p. 1491. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  5. ^ a b c Rocznik statystyczny województw 1998, Warsaw: Central Statistical Office, 1998, p. 40-41 (p. 41–42 of the PDF document).
  6. ^ Rozporządzenie Ministra - Szefa Urzędu Rady Ministrów z dnia 31 grudnia 1990 r. zmieniające rozporządzenie w sprawie określenia siedzib i terytorialnego zasięgu działania urzędów rejonowych.
  7. ^ Rozporządzenie Ministra Spraw Wewnętrznych i Administracji z dnia 8 czerwca 1998 r. zmieniające rozporządzenie w sprawie określenia siedzib i terytorialnego zasięgu działania urzędów rejonowych.
  8. ^ Rocznik statystyczny województw 1981 Archived 2021-05-24 at the Wayback Machine, Warsaw: Central Statistical Office, 1982, p. 5 (p. 54 of the PDF document).
  9. ^ Encyklopedia powszechna PWN, vol. 5, Warsaw: Polish Scientific Publishers PWN, 1988, p. 318
  10. ^ Rocznik statystyczny województw 1991 Archived 2021-08-30 at the Wayback Machine, Warsaw: Central Statistical Office, 1991, p. 15 (p. 76 of the PDF document).
  11. ^ Rocznik statystyczny województw 1996, Warsaw: Central Statistical Office, 1996, p. 25 (p. 94 of the PDF document).

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