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Wielkopolska Voivodship (Polish: województwo wielkopolskie) is an administrative region or voivodship of western-central Poland. It was created January 1, 1999, out of the former Poznań, Kalisz, Konin, Piła and Leszno voivodships pursuant to the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. The voivodship's name recalls the region's traditional name, Wielkopolska. It is second in area and third in population among Poland's sixteen voivodships, with 29,826 km² and 3.4 million inhabitants. Its principal cities are Poznań, Greater Poland Voivodship, Poland, Leszno, Kalisz, Greater Poland Voivodship, Poland and Gniezno. Most of the historic region (except some southwestern communities) is included the Greater Poland, Poland Voivodship (administrative province) created in 1999. Research Tips
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