Masovian Voivodeship facts for kids

Masovian Voivodeship
Quick facts for kids Masovian Voivodeship ; Województwo mazowieckie
	Voivodeship
Flag	Coat of arms
	Location within Poland
	Division into counties
Country	Poland
Capital	Warsaw
Counties	5 cities, 37 land counties Ostrołęka; Płock; Radom; Siedlce; Warsaw; Białobrzegi County; Ciechanów County; Garwolin County; Gostynin County; Grodzisk Mazowiecki County; Grójec County; Kozienice County; Legionowo County; Lipsko County; Łosice County; Maków County; Mińsk County; Mława County; Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki County; Ostrołęka County; Ostrów Mazowiecka County; Otwock County; Piaseczno County; Płock County; Płońsk County; Pruszków County; Przasnysz County; Przysucha County; Pułtusk County; Radom County; Siedlce County; Sierpc County; Sochaczew County; Sokołów County; Szydłowiec County; Warsaw West County; Węgrów County; Wołomin County; Wyszków County; Żuromin County; Zwoleń County; Żyrardów County
Area
• Total	35,579 km2 (13,737 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	5,164,612
• Density	145.1590/km2 (375.960/sq mi)
• Urban	3,343,231
• Rural	1,821,381
Car plates	W
Website	http://www.mazovia.pl/
	further divided into 314 gminas;

Masovian Voivodeship is one of the 16 Voivodeships of Poland. It can be found in the east-central part of Poland. It is mostly in the historical land Masovia. The capital of the Voivodeship is Warsaw.

The province was created on January 1, 1999. Kampinos National Park is in the province.

Images for kids

Population density by gmina (at 2007-01-01)
A moose in the Kampinos National Park (a UNESCO-designated biosphere reserve)
Koleje Mazowieckie (Masovian Railways)
Płock Cathedral, burial site of Polish monarchs
Warsaw Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Liw Castle
Saint Catherine of Alexandria church in Radom
Palace in Otwock Wielki
Szydłowiec Town Hall
Wilanów Palace in Warsaw
Łyszkiewicz Apartment in Warsaw, birthplace of Marie Curie, presently a museum of the Nobel Prize winner
Birthplace of Frédéric Chopin in Żelazowa Wola, presently a museum of the composer
Modlin Fortress