Suwałki Voivodeship

Suwałki Voivodeship (województwo suwalskie) was an administrative division and local government in Poland from 1975 to 1998. In 1999 the Voidvodeship was divided in half and reassigned to two other Voivodeships – the eastern half to Podlaskie Voivodeship and the western half to Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship.

Its capital city was Suwałki.

Cities and towns
Major cities and towns (population in 1998):
 * Suwałki – 68,331 (1995 – 66,200)
 * Ełk – 56,208 (1995 – 55,100)
 * Giżycko – 31,484 (1995 – 30,600)
 * Augustów – 30,162 (1995 – 29,600)
 * Pisz – 19,571
 * Olecko – 17,175
 * Gołdap – 13,858
 * Węgorzewo – 12,331

Population

 * 1975 – 414,700
 * 1980 – 422,600
 * 1985 – 449,000
 * 1990 – 470,600
 * 1995 – 485,600
 * 1998 – 489,200