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Silesian conurbation and largest urban area in Poland
This article is about the geographic urban area. For the wider metropolitan area to which it belongs, see Katowice metropolitan area . For the political and economic association of local municipalities, see Metropolis GZM . For the industrial region, see Upper Silesian Industrial Region .
Urban area in Silesian Voivodeship, PolandKatowice urban area
konurbacja katowicka (Polish ) Urban area metropolitan area (in light grey). Parts of Rybnik metropolitan area also visible in the bottom-left corner.Coordinates: 50°15′N 19°00′E / 50.250°N 19.000°E / 50.250; 19.000 Country Poland Voivodeship Silesian Voivodeship Largest city Katowice Government • Body Metropolis GZM Area • Urban 1,468 km (567 sq mi) • Metro 2,949 km (1,139 sq mi) Population • Urban 1,903,000 • Urban density 1,300/km (3,400/sq mi) • Metro 2,535,354 • Metro density 860/km (2,200/sq mi) GDP • Metro €44.570 billion (2021) Primary airport Katowice Airport Highways
Aerial view of the central part of the urban area. Intertwined built-up area of the cities of Katowice , Chorzów and Świętochłowice . Allotment gardens on the outskirts of the city of Ruda Śląska visible in the far background. The Katowice urban area (Polish : Konurbacja katowicka , pronounced [kɔnurˈbat͡sja katɔˈvit͡ska] ), also known as the Upper Silesian urban area (Konurbacja górnośląska , [kɔnurˈbat͡sja ɡurnɔˈɕlɔ̃ska] ), is an urban area /conurbation in southern Poland , centered on Katowice . It is located in the Silesian Voivodeship . The Katowice urban area is the largest urban area in Poland and 22nd largest urban area in the European Union . According to Demographia , its population is 1,903,000 (August 2023).
Alternative names
English: Katowice conurbation, Upper Silesian conurbation, Upper Silesian urban area.Polish : konurbacja katowicka, konurbacja górnośląska, konurbacja śląska, konurbacja śląsko-dąbrowska, aglomeracja katowicka, aglomeracja górnośląska .
Administration of urban area
Map of cities and towns of Katowice urban area according to Statistics Poland . In the years 2008-2017, the Metropolitan Association of Upper Silesia encompassed the 14 cities with powiat rights of the urban area. In 2017, it was replaced by the Metropolis GZM , however, the latter includes a total of 41 gminas of the wider Katowice metropolitan area , and doesn't include Jaworzno due to political reasons.
According to Statistics Poland , the Katowice urban area consists of 19 bordering cities in the Silesian Voivodeship : Będzin , Bytom , Chorzów , Czeladź , Dąbrowa Górnicza , Gliwice , Jaworzno , Katowice , Knurów , Mikołów , Mysłowice , Piekary Śląskie , Ruda Śląska , Siemianowice Śląskie , Świętochłowice , Sosnowiec , Tychy , Tarnowskie Góry , and Zabrze .
The cities and statistics (1 January 2008):
City
Population
Area (km)
Density (km)
Katowice 312,201
164.67
1,896
Sosnowiec 222,586
91.06
2,444
Gliwice 197,393
133.88
1,474
Zabrze 189,062
80.40
2,352
Bytom 184,765
69.44
2,661
Ruda Śląska 144,584
77.73
1,860
Tychy 129,776
81.64
1,590
Dąbrowa Górnicza 128,795
188.73
682
Chorzów 113,678
33.24
3,420
Jaworzno 95,520
152.67
626
Mysłowice 74,912
65.75
1,139
Siemianowice Śląskie 71,621
25.5
2,809
Tarnowskie Góry 60,975
83.72
728
Piekary Śląskie 59,061
39.98
1,477
Będzin 58,639
37.37
1,569
Świętochłowice 54,525
13.31
4,097
Knurów 39,449
33.95
1,162
Mikołów 38,698
79.20
489
Czeladź 34,072
16.38
2,080
Total 2,124,344 1,443.12 1,472
See also
References
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Map of Katowice urban area (in light yellow) and its metropolitan area (in light grey). Parts of Rybnik metropolitan area also visible in the bottom-left corner.
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