lubusz voivodship

The Lubusz Voivodship (in Polish województwo lubuskie) is an administrative and local government region or voivodship in the western part of Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Gorzw Wielkopolski and Zielona Gra voivodships as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. The voivodship's name recalls the region's traditional name of Lubus Land (also Lebus Land or Lubusz Land), a medieval Polish province. However, its borders include also parts of Silesia and Greater Poland. It borders with the West Pomeranian (Zachodniopomorskie), Greater Poland (Wielkopolskie) and Lower Silesian (Dolnośląskie) voivodships. This is a swampy area of unspoilt nature, lakes and woodlands. Around Zielona Gra in the southern part of the region there is wine growing. It is a small region in area and in population among the country's sixteen voivodships. The capital cities of the Lubusz Voivodship are Gorzw Wielkopolski and Zielona Gra.

Major cities and towns

(population in 2003):

Gorzw Wielkopolski (127.500)
Zielona Gra (120.500)
Żagań (27.400)
Nowa Sl (42.100)
Żary (40.900)
Świebodzin (22.600)
Międzyrzecz (19.700)

Other communities

Sarbinowo

Administrative division

The two capitals of this administrative region are: Gorzw Wielkopolski.and Zielona Gra.
Area : 13,985 km²
Population : 1,019,000.

County name	County site	Number of communes	County area (in sq. km)	Population
Gorzow Wielkopolski City County	Gorzow Wielkopolski	1	77.2	125,700
Gorzow Wielkopolski County	Gorzow Wielkopolski	7	1217.4	62,300
Krosno Odrzanskie County	Krosno Odrzanskie	7	1389.9	60,200
Miedzyrzecz County	Miedzyrzecz	6	1387.8	61,000
Nowa Sol County	Nowa Sol	11	1395.4	127,400
Slubice County	Slubice	5	999.8	47,200
Strzelce-Drezdenko County	Strzelce Krajenskie	5	1248.3	51,400
Sulecin County	Sulecin	5	1177.4	35,800
Swiebodzin County	Swiebodzin	6	937.5	57,600
Wschowa County	Wschowa	\| \|
Zielona Gora City County	Zielona Gora	1	58.3	117,900
Zielona Gora County	Zielona Gora	10	1570.6	85,700
Zagan County	Zagan	9	1131.3	85,700
Zary County	Zary	10	1393.5	102,400
Lubusz Voivodship Total	\| 83 \| 13,984.4 \| 1,020,300