West Pomeranian Voivodeship
Appearance
West Pomeranian Voivodeship
Województwo zachodniopomorskie | |
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Location within Poland | |
Division into counties | |
Coordinates (Szczecin): 53°25′N 14°35′E / 53.417°N 14.583°E | |
Country | |
Capital | Szczecin |
Counties | 3 cities, 18 land counties * |
Area | |
• Total | 22,896 km2 (8,840 sq mi) |
Population (31-12-2014) | |
• Total | 1,715,431 |
• Density | 75/km2 (190/sq mi) |
• Urban | 1,170,105 |
• Rural | 523,428 |
ISO 3166 code | PL-32 |
Vehicle registration | Z |
Website | Zachodniopomorski Urząd Wojewódzki w Szczecinie |
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West Pomeranian Voivodeship is a voivodeship (province) in northwestern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Szczecin.
It was created on January 1, 1999.
West Pomeranian Voivodeship is along the Baltic Sea coast, with many beaches, lakes and woodlands. Szczecin, Świnoujście and Police are important ports. Other major seaside towns include Międzyzdroje, Dziwnów, Kołobrzeg, and Mielno.
Protected areas
[change | change source]Protected areas in West Pomeranian Voivodeship include two National Parks and seven Landscape Parks. These are listed below.
- Drawno National Park (partly in Lubusz and Greater Poland Voivodeships)
- Wolin National Park
- Barlinek-Gorzów Landscape Park (partly in Lubusz Voivodeship)
- Cedynia Landscape Park
- Drawsko Landscape Park
- Ińsko Landscape Park
- Lower Odra Valley Landscape Park
- Szczecin Landscape Park
- Ujście Warty Landscape Park (partly in Lubusz Voivodeship)