Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship Totally Explained

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Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship ( or simply Świętokrzyskie) is one of the 16 voivodeships (provinces) into which Poland is presently divided. It is situated in south-central Poland, in the historical province of Lesser Poland, and takes its name from the Świętokrzyskie (Holy Cross) mountain range. Its capital and largest city is Kielce.
It is bounded by six other voivodeships: Masovian to the north, Lublin to the east, Subcarpathian to the south-east, Lesser Poland to the south, Silesian to the south-west, and Łódź to the north-west.
The province was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Kielce Voivodeship and western part of Tarnobrzeg Voivodeship, pursuant to the 1998 Local Government Reorganization Act. It covers an area of, making it the second smallest of the voivodeships (after Opole). As at 2006, the total population of Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship is 1,281,796.

Cities and towns

The voivodeship contains 31 cities and towns. These are listed below in descending order of population (according to official figures for 2006 (External Link

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1. Kielce (207,718)
2. Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (73,937)
3. Starachowice (53,092)
4. Skarżysko-Kamienna (49,131)
5. Sandomierz (25,088)
6. Końskie (20,667)
7. Busko-Zdrój (17,297)
8. Jędrzejów (16,577)
9. Staszów (15,499)
10. Pińczów (11,886)
11. Włoszczowa (10,782)
12. Suchedniów (8,911)
13. Połaniec (8,316)
14. Opatów (6,846)
15. Sędziszów (6,813)
16. Stąporków (5,986)
17. Kazimierza Wielka (5,730)
18. Ożarów (4,816)
19. Chęciny (4,252)
20. Chmielnik (4,005)
21. Małogoszcz (3,943)
22. Ćmielów (3,172)
23. Kunów (3,127)
24. Daleszyce (2,800)
25. Wąchock (2,760)
26. Koprzywnica (2,531)
27. Bodzentyn (2,241)
28. Osiek (1,955)
29. Zawichost (1,853)
30. Skalbmierz (1,323)
31. Działoszyce (1,068)

Administrative division

Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship is divided into 14 counties (powiats): 1 city county and 13 land counties. These are further divided into 102 gminas.
The counties are listed in the following table (ordering within categories is by decreasing population).

English and Polish names	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat	Other towns	Total gminas
City counties
Kielce	110	207,718			1
Land counties
Kielce County powiat kielecki	2,247	198,581	Kielce *	Chęciny, Chmielnik, Daleszyce, Bodzentyn	19
Ostrowiec County powiat ostrowiecki	616	116,179	Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski	Ćmielów, Kunów	6
Starachowice County powiat starachowicki	523	94,395	Starachowice	Wąchock	5
Jędrzejów County powiat jędrzejowski	1,257	89,304	Jędrzejów	Sędziszów, Małogoszcz	9
Końskie County powiat konecki	1,140	84,239	Końskie	Stąporków	8
Sandomierz County powiat sandomierski	676	81,733	Sandomierz	Koprzywnica, Zawichost	9
Skarżysko County powiat skarżyski	395	80,024	Skarżysko-Kamienna	Suchedniów	5
Staszów County powiat staszowski	925	74,004	Staszów	Połaniec, Osiek	8
Busko County powiat buski	967	73,940	Busko-Zdrój		8
Opatów County powiat opatowski	912	56,645	Opatów	Ożarów	8
Włoszczowa County powiat włoszczowski	906	47,137	Włoszczowa		6
Pińczów County powiat pińczowski	611	42,127	Pińczów	Działoszyce	5
Kazimierza County powiat kazimierski	422	35,770	Kazimierza Wielka	Skalbmierz	5
* seat not part of the county

Most popular surnames in the region

Nowak: 5,538
Wieczorek: 2,654
Mazur: 2,512

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