Podkarpackie
province, Poland
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Podkarpackie, Polish Województwo Podkarpackie, województwo (province), southeastern Poland. It is bounded by the provinces of Lubelskie to the north, Małopolskie to the west, and Świętokrzyskie to the northwest and by the countries of Ukraine to the east and Slovakia to the south. Created in 1999, it is composed of the former provinces (1975–98) of Rzeszów, Przemyśl, and Krosno, as well as portions of the former provinces of Tarnów and Tarnobrzeg. The provincial capital is Rzeszów. Area 6,890 square miles (17,846 square km). Pop. (2011) 2,127,285.
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