On the occasion of the one hundredth anniversary of the founding of Statistics Poland we have prepared the publication "Statistical Atlas of the Małopolskie Voivodship". The choice of this form of data presentation was not accidental. The graphical presentation of numerical data plays important role in descriptive statistical analysis, within which statistical maps are of particular importance, depicting the territorial distribution of a community or phenomenon and enabling the tracking of processes taking place in an easy and quick way.

The socio-economic and environmental aspects included in the publication are important elements of cohesion policy. The publication contains charts and statistical maps presenting the state and changes in various areas such as: human capital, quality of life, economy and environment. Data are presented at the level of powiat or gmina. In addition, selected data showing the Małopolskie Voivodship against the background of other regions (NUTS 2) of the European Union.