Opole Voivodeship

Opole Voivodeship
Województwo opolskie
Location within Poland
Location within Poland
Administrative divisions
Administrative divisions
Coordinates (Opole): 50°40′N 17°56′E / 50.667°N 17.933°E / 50.667; 17.933
Country Poland
CapitalOpole
Counties
Government
 • BodyExecutive board
 • VoivodeMonika Jurek (KO)
 • MarshalAndrzej Buła (PO)
 • EPLower Silesian and Opole
Area
 • Total9,412.5 km2 (3,634.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-06-30[1])
 • Total984,345
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
 • Urban
524,473
 • Rural
459,872
GDP
 • Total€11.739 billion
 • Per capita€12,400
Languages
 • Languages
ISO 3166 codePL-16
Vehicle registrationO
HDI (2019)0.870[3]
very high · 10th
Websitehttp://www.umwo.opole.pl/
Historical regions in present-day Opole Voivodeship and in Poland

Opole Voivodeship (Polish: województwo opolskie [vɔjɛˈvut͡stfɔ ɔˈpɔlskʲɛ] ), is the smallest and least populated voivodeship (province) of Poland. The province's name derives from that of the region's capital and largest city, Opole. It is part of Upper Silesia. A relatively large German minority lives in the voivodeship, and the German language is co-official in 28 communes.

Opole Voivodeship is bordered by Lower Silesian Voivodeship to the west, Greater Poland and Łódź Voivodeships to the north, Silesian Voivodeship to the east, and the Czech Republic (Olomouc Region and Moravian-Silesian Region) to the south.

Opole Province's geographic location, economic potential, and its population's level of education make it an attractive business partner for other Polish regions (especially Lower Silesian and Silesian Voivodeships) and for foreign investors. Formed in 1997, the Praděd/Pradziad Euroregion with its headquarter in Prudnik has facilitated economic, cultural and tourist exchanges between the border areas of Poland and the Czech Republic.

  1. ^ "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Archived from the original on 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  2. ^ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat". Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI - Global Data Lab". globaldatalab.org. Radboud University Nijmegen. Archived from the original on 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2021-12-13.

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