The Podlasie Voivodship (in Polish województwo podlaskie) is an administrative and local government region or voivodship of north-eastern Poland.

It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Bialystok, Lomza and half of Suwalki voivodships as a result of Local Government Reogranization Act of 1998. The voivodship's name recalls the region's traditional name of Podlasie (Podlasie).

Major cities and towns

(population in 2003):

Administrative division

  • Bialystok City County - Białystok (powiat grodzki)
  • Lomza City County - Łomża (powiat grodzki)
  • Suwalki City County - Suwałki (powiat grodzki)

  • Augustow County, powiat augustowski, Augustow
  • Bialystok County, powiat białostocki, Bialystok
  • Bielsk Podlaski County, powiat bielski, Bielsk Podlaski
  • Grajewo County, powiat grajewski, Grajewo
  • Hajnowka County, powiat hajnowski, Hajnowka
  • Kolno County, powiat kolneński, Kolno
  • Lomza County, powiat łomżyński, Lomza
  • Monki County, powiat moniecki, Monki
  • Sejny County, powiat sejneński, Sejny
  • Siemiatycze County, powiat siemiatycki, Siemiatycze
  • Sokolka County, powiat sokólski, Sokolka
  • Suwalki County, powiat suwalski, Suwalki
  • Wysokie Mazowieckie County, powiat wysokomazowiecki, Wysokie Mazowieckie
  • Zambrow County, powiat zambrowski, Zambrow


Voivodships of Poland:
Greater Poland Voivodship  |  Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodship  |  Lesser Poland Voivodship  |  Lodz Voivodship  |  Lower Silesian Voivodship  |  Lublin Voivodship  |  Lubusz Voivodship  |  Masovian Voivodship  |  Opole Voivodship  |  Subcarpathian Voivodship  |  Podlasie Voivodship  |  Pomeranian Voivodship  |  Swietokrzyskie Voivodship  |  Silesian Voivodship  |  Warmian-Masurian Voivodship  |  West Pomeranian Voivodship