Located in Central Europe and sharing the border with seven countries, Poland lies along the geographical coordinates of 52º North latitude and 20º East longitude. This country covers an area of about 312,685 sq km out of which the land covers 304,465 sq km and the water bodies cover 8,220 sq km. Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Gdansk are located in the north.
Border Countries
Poland, as shown on the Poland Political Map, is bordered by Russia and Lithuania in the north, Belarus in the east, Ukraine in the south-east, Slovakia in the south, Czech Republic in the south-west and Germany in the west.
Warsaw -Poland : the capital city
Warsaw is the capital city of Poland and is situated on the geographical coordinates of 52º 15' North latitude and 21º East longitude. Warsaw's location can be easily identified on the Poland Physical Map by a red box. Some of its nearby places are Powisle, Muranow, Zoliborz, Srodmiescie and Targowek.
Provinces and their capitals
The capitals of the provinces are marked on the Map of Poland by white squares. The important provinces of Poland along with their capitals are given below:
- Pomorskie: Gdansk
- Waeminsko Mazurskie: Olsztyn
- Zachodnipomorskie: Szczecin
- Kujawskopomorskie: Bydgoszcz
- Mazowiekie: Warsaw
- Podlaskie: Bialystok
- Lubuskie: Gorzol Weikopolski
- Weikopolski: Poznan
- Lodakie: Lodz
- Lubelskie: Lublin
- Dolnoslaskie: Wroclaw
- Oplskie: Opole
- Slaskie: Katowica
- Malopolskie: Krakow
- Swietokrzyskie: Kielce
- Podkarpackie: Rzeszow
- Malopolskie: Krakow
- Swietokrzyskie: Kielce
- Podkarpackie: Rzeszow
Some of the cities of Poland that are shown on the Poland Map by black dots are Slupsk, Lomza, Plock, Leszno, Legnica, Radom, Chelm, Bielsko Biala, Krosno, Nowy Sacz and Elblag.
| Voivodship | Population | Area(km.²) | Area(mi.²) | Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dolnoslaskie | 2,978,500 | 19,947 | 7,702 | Wrocław |
| kujawsko-pomorskie | 2,100,900 | 17,970 | 6,938 | Bydgoszcz |
| łodzkie | 2,653,400 | 18,219 | 7,034 | Lodz |
| lubelskie | 2,236,700 | 25,115 | 9,697 | Lublin |
| lubuskie | 1,023,800 | 13,984 | 5,399 | Gorzow Wielkopolski |
| małopolskie | 3,223,300 | 15,144 | 5,847 | Krakow |
| mazowieckie | 5,065,800 | 35,728 | 13,795 | Warszawa |
| opolskie | 1,087,700 | 9,412 | 3,634 | Opole |
| podkarpackie | 2,126,400 | 17,926 | 6,921 | Rzeszow |
| podlaskie | 1,223,400 | 20,171 | 7,788 | Białystok |
| pomorskie | 2,190,700 | 18,293 | 7,063 | Gdansk |
| slaskie | 4,872,700 | 12,294 | 4,747 | Katowice |
| Swietokrzyskie | 1,323,600 | 11,671 | 4,506 | Kielce |
| warminsko-mazurskie | 1,465,400 | 24,204 | 9,345 | Olsztyn |
| wielkopolskie | 3,355,200 | 29,854 | 11,527 | Poznan |
| zachodniopomorskie | 1,733,100 | 22,902 | 8,843 | Szczecin |
| 16 voivodships | 38,660,600 | 312,834 | 120,786 |
Note : -Population: 2000 estimate. (Populations, areas, and capitals were provided by Karem Abdalla.)
Last Updated On : October 25, 2012
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