Of the 44 administrative divisions of Austrian eastern Galicia, Lviv (, ), the largest city was the capital of the province, was the only one in which Poles made up a majority of the population. In Lviv, the population in 1910 was approximately 60% Polish and 17% Ukrainian. The city, with its Polish inhabitants, was considered by many Poles to have been one of Poland's cultural capitals. For many Poles, including those in Lviv population, it was unthinkable for their city not to be under Polish control.