The Biała Podlaska Voivodeship was a voivodeship (province) of the Polish People's Republic from 1975 to 1989, and the Third Republic of Poland from 1989 to 1998. Its capital was Biała Podlaska. It was established on 1 June 1975, from the parts of the voivodeships of Lublin, and Warsaw Voivodeship, and existed until 31 December 1998, when it was partitioned between then-established Lublin, and Masovian Voivodeships.
History
The Biała Voivodeship was established on 1 June 1975, as part of the administrative reform, and was one of the voivodeships (provinces) of the Polish People's Republic. It was formed mostly from the part of the territory of the Lublin Voivodeship, additionally including part of the territory of the Łosice County, of the Warsaw Voivodeship. Its capital was located in the city of Biała Podlaska. In 1997, the voivodeship had a population of 309 000 people, and had an area of 5 348 km<sup>2</sup>.
From 1990 to 1998, it was additionally divided into three district offices, each comprising several municipalities.
Demographics
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Population
|-
|1975
|280 400
|-
|1980
|286 400
|-
|1985
|297 900
|-
|1990
|305 300
|-
|1995
|309 400
|-
|1997