Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Kujawsko - Pomerania (Polish województwo kujawsko - Pomorskie ) is one of the 16 regions into which the country is divided Poland and is located in north-central Poland. The main cities of the province Kujawy are Bydgoszcz and Toruń. Bydgoszcz is the seat of the voivode appointed by the central government, which is responsible for the management of central Warsaw allocated finances for the indoor resort and the police. Toruń is the seat of Woiwodschaftsmarschalls, its government and parliament ( Sejmik ).
- 5.1 Largest cities
- 5.2 rivers
- 7.1 External links
- 7.2 footnotes
Coat of arms
Description: Silver with a golden crown a golden reinforced red half eagle and left inverted rotbewehrter sake rotkonturierter black grip.
Population
The population consists mainly of Greater Poland, Kujawiern and descendants of the Pomeranians and Prussians.
History
The province went to the Polish local government reform of 1999, the provinces of Bydgoszcz, Toruń and Wloclawek forth. The area comprises mainly the former West Prussia and the former Voivodeship of Pomerania, whose territory belongs mainly to the present Kujawy.
Administrative divisions
Kujawsko - Pomerania is divided into 19 counties, four cities which remain acyclic. They develop under their name also a county, it does not belong to itself.
Independent Cities
Counties
(Residents on June 30, 2008)
Geography
Largest cities
- Brda ( Brahe )
- Kanał Bydgoski ( Bromberger channel)
- Drwęca ( Drewenz )
- Zielona Struga ( green fluid )
- Jordan ( Jordan )
- Mien ( My Bach)
- Noteć ( networks)
- Osa ( Ossa )
- Rokitka ( Rokitka )
- Tążyna ( Tonzyna )
- Wisła ( Vistula )
Economy
Expressed in comparison with the EU GDP in purchasing power standards reached the province in 2006 an index of 45.7 (EU-27 = 100). The unemployment rate in December 2009 was 15.8 per cent corresponded to which 134 100 persons.