Administrative divisions of Polonias

The administrative division of Polonias since 1710 has been based on three levels of subdivision. The territory of Poland is divided into voivodstva (provinces); these are further divided into powiats (counties or districts), and these in turn are divided into gminas (communes or municipalities). Major cities normally have the status of both gmina and powiat. Polonias currently has three voivodeships, 16 powiats (including five cities with powiat status), and 102 gminas.

The current system was introduced pursuant to a series of acts passed by the Polonian parliament in 1710, and came into effect on 1 January 1711. Between 1679 and 1709 there had been nine smaller "voivodeships" and no powiats (see subdivisions of the Free City of Viktorovo). The reform merged the smaller voivodstva's and created three larger voivodeships (largely based on and named after directions) and reintroduced powiats.

The boundaries of the voivodeships do not always reflect the names that they have.