Provinces
Poland is subdivided into sixteen administrative regions known as voivodeships (wojewodztwa, singular wojewodztwo). In turn, the voivodeships (provinces) are divided into powiaty (singular powiat), second-level units of administration, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture in other countries and then gminy (singular gmina) or communes.
The following table lists Poland's voivodeships (in both Polish and English), along with capital city or cities.
| Polish Name | English Name | Capital |
|---|---|---|
| Dolnoslaskie | Lower Silesia | Wroclaw |
| Kujawsko-Pomorskie | Kuyavia-Pomerania | Bydgoszcz / Torun |
| Lodzkie | Lodz | Lodz |
| Lubelskie | Lublin | Lublin |
| Lubuskie | Lubusz | Gorzow Wielkopolski / Zielona Gora |
| Malopolskie | Lesser Poland | Krakow |
| Mazowieckie | Masovia | Warsaw (National Capital) |
| Opolskie | Opole | Opole |
| Podkarpackie | Subcarpathia | Rzeszow |
| Podlaskie | Podlasie | Bialystok |
| Pomorskie | Pomerania | Gdansk |
| Slaskie | Silesia | Katowice |
| Swietokrzyskie | Swietokrzyskie | Kielce |
| Warminsko-Mazurskie | Warmia-Masuria | Olsztyn |
| Wielkopolskie | Greater Poland | Poznan |
| Zachodniopomorskie | West Pomerania | Szczecin |
