Noun
powiat (plural powiats)
The second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland.
Finally, according to the Warsaw Act, the city is divided into 18 districts and forms one city powiat with a unified municipal government. citation Neoclassical Commission Palace, the house of the city's government. Source: Internet
Poland has 16 voivodeships, 379 powiats (including 65 cities with powiat status), and 2,478 gminas. Source: Internet
Of Poland's 40 most-populous cities, 12 are in Silesian Voivodeship. 19 of the cities in the voivodeship have the legal status of city-county (see powiat ). Source: Internet
In this case we say about city county or powiat grodzki. Source: Internet
Major cities normally have the status of both gmina and powiat. Source: Internet
Since 1990, the system of city administration has been changed several times – also as the result of the reform which restored powiat s, cancelled in 1975. Source: Internet