Mazowieckie

Mazowieckie, Polish in full Województwo Mazowieckie, województwo (province), east-central Poland. It is bounded by the provinces of Warmińsko-Mazurskie to the north, Podlaskie to the northeast, Lubelskie to the southeast, Świętokrzyskie to the south, Łódzkie to the southwest, and Kujawsko-Pomorskie to the northwest. Created in 1999 as one of 16 new provinces, it comprises the former provinces (1975–98) of Warsaw, Ostrołęka, Radom, Płock, Ciechanów, and Siedlce, as well as portions of the former provinces of Skierniewice, Łomża, and Biała Podlaska. The provincial and national capital is Warsaw. Area 13,729 square miles (35,558 square km). Pop. (2011) 5,268,660.