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Wielkopolskie, Polish in full Województwo Wielkopolskie, województwo (province), west-central Poland. One of 16 provinces created in 1999 when Poland underwent administrative reorganization, it is bordered by the provinces of Zachodniopomorskie to the northwest, Pomorskie and Kujawsko-Pomorskie to the northeast, Łódzkie to the east, Opolskie and Dolnośląskie to the south, and Lubuskie to the west. It comprises the former (1975–98) provinces of Poznań, Piła, Leszno, Konin, and Kalisz, as well as portions of the former provinces of Gorzów, Zielona Góra, and Bydgoszcz. It is Poland’s second largest province in area, after Mazowieckie. The provincial capital is Poznań. Area 11,516 square miles (29,826 square km). Pop. (2011) 3,447,441.
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