The West Warsaw County was a county within the city of Warsaw. It existed from 1944 to 1957, as a county of Warsaw, an independent city, that functioned as a voivodeship. From 1944 to 1945, it was under the administration of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Poland, from 1945 to 1947, under the Provisional Government of National Unity, and from 1947 to 1957, under the Polish People’s Republic.
History
It was reestablished in 1944, from the part of the Warsaw County, as one of the counties of Warsaw, an independent city, that functioned as a voivodeship. From 1944 to 1945, it was within the territory under the administration of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Poland, which then was replaced by the Provisional Government of National Unity. In 1947, the government had been replaced by the Polish People’s Republic. The county existed until 1957, when the counties were replaced by the city districts. In 1946 it had 46 134 inhabitants, and in 1947 it had an area of 17.54 km2.