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e. A powiat ( [ˈpɔvjat]; pl. powiaty) is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture ( LAU-1 [formerly NUTS-4 ]) in other countries. The term " powiat " is most often translated into English as "county" or "district" (sometimes "poviat").
A county (Polish: powiat, pronounced "povyat"; plural, powiaty) is the Polish second-level unit of administration, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture in other countries. A county is part of a larger unit called a "voivodship" (in Polish, województwo. One would call it in English "province").
Poland currently has 16 voivodeships, 380 powiats (including 66 cities with powiat status), and 2,478 gminas. [1] The current system was introduced pursuant to a series of acts passed by the Polish parliament in 1998, and came into effect on 1 January 1999.
Oct 14, 2023 · English: A powiat (pronounced "povyat") is the Polish second-level unit of administration, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture (NUTS-4 or rather LAU-1) in other countries. A powiat is part of a larger unit called a voivodeship.
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Jan 12, 2024 · powiat, county (second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, between gmina and województwo) Coordinate terms: gmina, sołectwo, województwo. ( metonymically) powiat (people living in such a division) ( government, metonymically) powiat office (headquarters of such a district)
Przeworsk County ( Polish: powiat przeworski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( powiat) in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Przeworsk, which lies 36 ...
In 2003, one city with powiat status was abolished (and then restored in 2013). In 2015, one gmina was created. Both in 2015 and 2019, one gmina was abolished. In addition, small adjustments of boundaries of voivodships, powiats or gminas take place every year. As of 1 January 2024, the administrative division of Poland included: 16 voivodships,
