Former voivodeship of Poland from 1975 to 1998.
The Biała Podlaska Voivodeship [ a] was a voivodeship (province ) of the Polish People's Republic from 1975 to 1989, and the Third Republic of Poland from 1989 to 1998. Its capital was Biała Podlaska . It was established on 1 June 1975, from the parts of the voivodeships of Lublin , and Warsaw Voivodeship ,[ 1] and existed until 31 December 1998, when it was partitioned between then-established Lublin , and Masovian Voivodeships .[ 2]
History
The Biała Voivodeship was established on 1 June 1975, as part of the administrative reform , and was one of the voivodeships (provinces) of the Polish People's Republic . It was formed mostly from the part of the territory of the Lublin Voivodeship , additionally including part of the territory of the Łosice County , of the Warsaw Voivodeship . Its capital was located in the city of Biała Podlaska .[ 1] In 1975, it had a population of 280 400 people.[ 3]
On 9 December 1989, the Polish People's Republic was replaced by the Third Republic of Poland .[ 4] In 1997, the voivodeship had a population of 309 000 people, and had an area of 5 348 km2 .[ 5] It existed until 31 December 1998, when it was partitioned between then-established Lublin , and Masovian Voivodeships .[ 2]
Subdivisions
The district offices and gminas (municipalities ) of Poland in 1998, including the Biała Podlaska Voivodeship.
In 1997, the voivodeship was divided into 40 gminas (municipalities ), including four urban municipalities, two urban-rural municipalities, and 34 rural municipalities. It had six cities that functioned as separate municipalities.[ 5]
From 1990 to 1998, it was additionally divided into three district offices , each comprising several municipalities.[ 6] [ 7]
Demographics
Year
Population
1975[ 3]
280 400
1980[ 8]
286 400
1985[ 9]
297 900
1990[ 10]
305 300
1995[ 11]
309 400
1997[ 5]
309 000
Leaders
The leader of the administrative division was the voivode . The people in that office, between 1975, and 1998, were:
Citations
Notes
^ Polish : Województwo bialskopodlaskie
References
^ a b Ustawa z dnia 28 maja 1975 r. o dwustopniowym podziale administracyjnym Państwa oraz o zmianie ustawy o radach narodowych. In: 1975 Journal of the Laws , no. 16, position, 91. .
^ a b Ustawa z dnia 24 lipca 1998 r. o wprowadzeniu zasadniczego trójstopniowego podziału terytorialnego państwa (Dz.U. z 1998 r. nr 96, poz. 603).
^ a b Rocznik statystyczny 1976 , Warsaw: Central Statistical Office , 1976, p. 50.
^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook , p. 1491. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
^ a b c Rocznik statystyczny województw 1998 , Warsaw: Central Statistical Office , 1998, p. 40-41 (p. 41–42 of the PDF document).
^ Rozporządzenie Ministra - Szefa Urzędu Rady Ministrów z dnia 31 grudnia 1990 r. zmieniające rozporządzenie w sprawie określenia siedzib i terytorialnego zasięgu działania urzędów rejonowych.
^ Rozporządzenie Ministra Spraw Wewnętrznych i Administracji z dnia 8 czerwca 1998 r. zmieniające rozporządzenie w sprawie określenia siedzib i terytorialnego zasięgu działania urzędów rejonowych.
^ Rocznik statystyczny województw 1981 Archived 2021-05-24 at the Wayback Machine , Warsaw: Central Statistical Office , 1982, p. 5 (p. 54 of the PDF document).
^ Encyklopedia powszechna PWN , vol. 5, Warsaw: Polish Scientific Publishers PWN , 1988, p. 318
^ Rocznik statystyczny województw 1991 Archived 2021-08-30 at the Wayback Machine , Warsaw: Central Statistical Office , 1991, p. 15 (p. 76 of the PDF document).
^ Rocznik statystyczny województw 1996 , Warsaw: Central Statistical Office , 1996, p. 25 (p. 94 of the PDF document).
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