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.

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
Area
• Coordinates	54°5′N 22°56′E
History
• Established	1975
• Disestablished	1998
Political subdivisions	Communes:
Preceded by Succeeded by Białystok Voivodeship (1945–75) Olsztyn Voivodeship Podlaskie Voivodeship 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.