Biała Podlaska Voivodeship
| Biała Podlaska Voivodeship | |||||||||||||
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| 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. | |||||||||||||
| Capital | Biała Podlaska | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• 1997 | 5,348 km2 (2,065 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
• 1975 | 280 400 | ||||||||||||
• 1997 | 309 000 | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Type | Voivodeship | ||||||||||||
| 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) Third Republic of Poland (1989–1998) | ||||||||||||
| Political subdivisions | 40 gminas (1997) | ||||||||||||
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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
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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 |
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| 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:
- 1975–1986: Józef Piela;
- 1986–1990: Stanisław Rapa;
- 1990–1992: Andrzej Czapski;
- 1992–1997: Tadeusz Korszeń;
- 1997–1998: Marek Czarnecki.
Citations
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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..
- ^ 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).
- ^ a b Rocznik statystyczny 1976, Warsaw: Central Statistical Office, 1976, p. 50.
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p. 1491. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ a b c Rocznik statystyczny województw 1998, Warsaw: Central Statistical Office, 1998, p. 40-41 (p. 41–42 of the PDF document).
- ^ Rozporządzenie Ministra - Szefa Urzędu Rady Ministrów z dnia 31 grudnia 1990 r. zmieniające rozporządzenie w sprawie określenia siedzib i terytorialnego zasięgu działania urzędów rejonowych.
- ^ Rozporządzenie Ministra Spraw Wewnętrznych i Administracji z dnia 8 czerwca 1998 r. zmieniające rozporządzenie w sprawie określenia siedzib i terytorialnego zasięgu działania urzędów rejonowych.
- ^ 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).
- ^ Encyklopedia powszechna PWN, vol. 5, Warsaw: Polish Scientific Publishers PWN, 1988, p. 318
- ^ 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).
- ^ Rocznik statystyczny województw 1996, Warsaw: Central Statistical Office, 1996, p. 25 (p. 94 of the PDF document).
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