Poland is shrinking. The area last year decreased by over 60 ha

The area of Poland last year decreased by 68 hectares – according to the GUS publication.

The CSO reports that, in comparison to the previous year (as at 1 January), the area of Poland decreased by 68 ha (from 31 393 361 ha to 31 393 293 ha), including 35 ha of the province. West Pomeranian.

The area of the area took place in total in 11 voivodships, in the remaining 5 voivodships the area increased – from 1 ha in the province. Lublin up to 11 ha in the province Świętokrzyski.

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The CSO stated that, according to the information obtained at the Main Office of Geodesy and Cartography, a change in the area of units not participating in administrative changes are the result of the use of the state register of borders and surfaces of the territorial divisions of the country to update the state registry and area of units of the territorial divisions, given by the elderships introduced at the level of poviats, as part of the process of consuming PRG database with poviat data databases. land and buildings.

In the case of the province West Pomeranian and Pomeranian these changes also included the adaptation of the boundaries of territorial units (located along the Baltic Sea shore) to the basic line of the territorial sea, which result from the ordinance of the Council of Ministers of 13 January 2017 on the detailed course of the basic line, the outer border of the territorial sea and the external border of the Zone of the regime of the Republic of Poland. (PAP Biznes)

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