Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (Polish: województwo świętokrzyskie [vɔjɛˈvut͡stfɔ ɕfjɛntɔˈkʂɨskʲɛ] ⓘ), also known as Świętokrzyskie Province and Holy Cross Province or Holy Cross Voivodeship, is a voivodeship (province) in southeastern Poland, in the historical region of Lesser Poland. The province's capital and largest city is Kielce.
Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
Województwo świętokrzyskie | |
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Location within Poland | |
Division into counties | |
| Coordinates (Kielce): 50°53′N 20°37′E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Capital | Kielce |
| Counties | |
| Government | |
| • Body | Executive board |
| • Voivode | Zbigniew Koniusz (PiS) |
| • Marshal | Andrzej Bętkowski (PiS) |
| • EP | Lesser Poland and Świętokrzyskie |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11,672 km2 (4,507 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 1,237,369 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 562,221 |
| • Rural | 675,148 |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €13.147 billion |
| • Per capita | €10,700 |
| ISO 3166 code | PL-26 |
| Vehicle registration | T |
| HDI (2019) | 0.866 very high · 12th |
| Website | https://www.kielce.uw.gov.pl/ |
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Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship is bounded by six other voivodeships: Masovian to the north, Lublin to the east, Subcarpathian to the southeast, Lesser Poland to the south, Silesian to the southwest, and Łódź to the northwest.
Holy Cross Province was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Kielce Voivodeship, eastern Częstochowa Voivodeship, and western Tarnobrzeg Voivodeship, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. The province covers an area of 11,672 square kilometres (4,507 sq mi), making it the second smallest province (after Opole). As at 2019, the total population of Świętokrzyskie Province was 1,237,369.