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The Subcarpathian Voivodship (in Polish województwo podkarpackie) is an administrative and local government region or voivodship of south-eastern Poland.

It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Rzeszow, Przemysl, Krosno and parts of Tarnow and Tarnobrzeg voivodships as a result of Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. The voivodship's name recalls the region's geographical location by the Carpathian Mountains.

Capital city: Rzeszow

1 Major cities and towns

(population in 1995):

• Rzeszow (160,300);
• Stalowa Wola (71,900);
• Przemysl (68,900);
• Mielec (64,400).
• Tarnobrzeg (50,700);
• KrosnoKrosno (in full The Royal Free City of Krosno Polish: Krolewskie Wolne Miasto Krosno is a town in south-eastern Poland with 49,400 inhabitants (1995). Situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodship (since 1999), previously capital of Krosno Voivodship (1975-199 (49,400);
• DebicaDebica is a town in southeastern Poland with 48,700 inhabitants ( as of 1995). Since 1999 it has been situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodship; it was previously in the Tarnow Voivodship ( 1975 1998). The town was founded in 1358 by the Polish king Casimi (48,700);
• JaroslawJaroslaw is a town in south-eastern Poland with 41,800 inhabitants (1995). Situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Przemysl Voivodship (1975-1998). (41,800).
• SanokSanok (in full The Royal Free City of Sanok Polish: Krolewskie Wolne Miasto Sanok is a town in south-eastern Poland with 41,400 inhabitants (1995). Situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Krosno Voivodship (1975-1998). Externa (41,400);
• JasloJaslo is a town in south-eastern Poland with 38,900 inhabitants (1995). Situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Krosno Voivodship (1975-1998). Education Wyzsza Szkola Hotelarstwa i Turystyki Towns in Poland. (38,900).

2 Subcarpathian Voivodship Counties

Subcarpathian Voivodship is divided onto 25 counties ( powiatPowiat is the Polish name for county, a second-level unit of the administrative division and local government in Poland. It is smaller than voivodship wojewodztwo , but bigger than commune gmina . Usually it consist of 5 to 15 communes. The name powiat is): 4 city counties (miasto na prawach powiatu) and 21 land counties (powiat ziemski), which are composed of 160 communes (gmina).