A unit of: - territorial self-government, i.e. regional self-government community (all inhabitants), - the highest level of fundamental territorial division of the country, established in order to perform public administration.

The current number of territorial division units: http://www.stat.gov.pl/bip/36_PLK_HTML.htm

• Act of 24 July 1998 on the Introduction of the Basic Three-Tier Territorial Division of the State
  Place of publication: (Dz. U. poz. 603, z późn. zm.)
• Act of 5 June 1998 on Voivodship Local Government
  Place of publication: (Dz. U. z 2024 r. poz. 566)

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