Mielec [ˈmʲɛlɛt͡s] (Yiddish: מעליץ-Melitz) is a city in south-eastern Poland (Lesser Poland), with a population of 60,979 inhabitants, as of June 2009. It is located in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship (Województwo Podkarpackie) (since 1999); previously it was in Rzeszów Voivodeship (1975–1998).