Białystok Voivodeship (Województwo białostockie, Беластоцкае ваяводства) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland from 1975 to 1998, when it was superseded by Podlaskie Voivodeship. Its capital city is Białystok.
Cities and Towns
Major cities and towns (population in 1998):
- Białystok – 283,937 (1995 - 294,000)
- Bielsk Podlaski – 27,594 (1995 - 27,500)
- Hajnówka – 24,170 (1995 - 24,300)
- Łapy – 23,320
- Sokółka – 20,096
- Siemiatycze – 15,632
- Mońki – 10,990
Population
- 1975 – 618,000
- 1980 – 641,100
- 1985 – 671,400
- 1990 – 692,800
- 1995 – 700,700
- 1998 – 701,400