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The reform of political system in Poland, initiated in 1989, did not bypass the administrative division. Already in 1990 the municipal government was established. The administrative division of Poland since 1999 has been based on three levels of subdivision.
It covers an area of 17.844 square kilometers and has population of 2,098,000 (as at 2006).
The territory of Poland is divided into 16 voivodeships (provinces); these are further divided into districts (powiaty), and these in turn are divided into communes or municipalities (gminy).
Local authorities, unlike government administration, are not directly ruled by the government. Their main task boils down to satisfy local community's wants. The essence of decentralization is to be closer to citizens, to know their needs. That is why there is presumption of competence in aid of communes, as being the smallest principal unit of territorial division in Poland, hence the closest to citizens.
The Podkarpackie Voivodeship was created on January 1, 1999 out of the former Rzeszów, Przemyśl, Krosno and partially Tarnów and Tarnobrzeg Voivodeships, pursuant to Art. 2 Paragraph 1 Subparagraph 9 of the Act on July 24, 1998 of three-tier territorial division of Poland (Dz. U. Nr 96, poz 603).
Local authorities, unlike government administration, are not directly ruled by the government. Their main task boils down to satisfy local community's wants. The essence of decentralization is to be closer to citizens, to know their needs. That is why there is presumption of competence in aid of communes, as being the smallest principal unit of territorial division in Poland, hence the closest to citizens.
The Podkarpackie Voivodeship was created on January 1, 1999 out of the former Rzeszów, Przemyśl, Krosno and partially Tarnów and Tarnobrzeg Voivodeships, pursuant to Art. 2 Paragraph 1 Subparagraph 9 of the Act on July 24, 1998 of three-tier territorial division of Poland (Dz. U. Nr 96, poz 603).
It covers an area of 17.844 square kilometers and has population of 2,098,000 (as at 2006).
The Podkarpackie Voivodeship is divided into 25 districts: 4 city districts (Rzeszów, Przemyśl, Tarnobrzeg, Krosno) and 21 land districts. Altogether, there are 159 communes: 16 municipal communes, 29 - municipal-rural communes and 114 rural ones. 45 localities have city rights. Of all the others 47 had city rights in the past, but lost them due to economical or historical problems. There are buildings and market squares preserved, serving as the central points of the cities.
The largest districts in the Podkarpackie are Rzeszów - land district (166 thousand), Mielec (136 thousand), Dębica (134 thousand), Jasło (125 thousand), Jarosław (124 thousand) and Stalowa Wola (116 thousand).
The largest city is the capital of Podkarpackie - Rzeszów. Other large cities are: Przemyśl, Stalowa Wola, Mielec, Tarnobrzeg, Krosno, Dębica, Jarosław, Sanok i Jasło.
The largest city is the capital of Podkarpackie - Rzeszów. Other large cities are: Przemyśl, Stalowa Wola, Mielec, Tarnobrzeg, Krosno, Dębica, Jarosław, Sanok i Jasło.
Town privileges have also:
Baranów Sandomierski, Lesko, Ropczyce, Błażowa, Leżajsk, Rudnik nad Sanem, Boguchwała, Lubaczów, Rymanów, Brzozów, Łańcut, Sędziszów Małopolski, Cieszanów, Nisko, Sieniawa, Dukla , Nowa Dęba, Sokołów Małopolski, Dynów, Nowa Sarzyna, Strzyżów, Głogów Małopolski, Pilzno,Tyczyn , Iwonicz-Zdrój, Przeworsk, Ulanów, Jedlicze, Radomyśl Wielki, Ustrzyki Dolne, Kańczuga, Radymno, Zagórz , Kolbuszowa.
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