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Katowice urban area

Silesian conurbation and largest urban area in Poland

Katowice urban area

Silesian conurbation and largest urban area in Poland

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nameKatowice urban area
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settlement_typeUrban area
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photo1a2021-10_Katowice .KTW_(2).jpgKTW buildings in Katowice, the largest city in the urban area
photo1bSosnowiec Plac 100-lecia.jpgPlac Stulecia (Centennial Square) in Sosnowiec, the second largest city in the urban area
photo2aGliwice old town.jpgMarket Square and City Hall in Gliwice, the third largest city in the urban area
photo2bBytom Rynek 02.jpgMarket Square in Bytom, the fifth largest city in the urban area
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image_caption
image_mapKatowice_urban_area.svg
map_captionMap 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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pushpin_map_captionLocation in Poland
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_namePoland
subdivision_type1Voivodeship
subdivision_name1Silesian Voivodeship
subdivision_type2Largest city
subdivision_name2Katowice
governing_bodyMetropolis GZM
area_urban_footnotes
area_urban_km21468
area_metro_footnotes
area_metro_km22949
population_urban_footnotes
population_urban1903000
population_density_urban_km2auto
population_metro_footnotes
population_metro2535354
population_density_metro_km2auto
population_as_of2023
demographics_type1GDP
demographics1_footnotes
demographics1_title1Metro
demographics1_info1€44.570 billion (2021)
blank_name_sec2Primary airport
blank_info_sec2Katowice Airport
blank1_name_sec2Highways
blank1_info_sec2[[File:A1-PL.svg32pxlink=A1 autostrada (Poland)]] [[File:A4-PL.svg32pxlink=A4 autostrada (Poland)]] [[File:S1-PL.svg32pxlink=Expressway S1 (Poland)]]
Aerial view of the central part of the urban area.
Map of the area from early 20th century.

The Katowice urban area (, ), also known as the Upper Silesian urban area (Konurbacja górnośląska, ), 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

. .

Administration of urban area

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):

CityPopulationArea (km2)Density (km−2)
Katowice
Sosnowiec
Gliwice
Zabrze
Bytom
Ruda Śląska
Tychy
Dąbrowa Górnicza
Chorzów
Jaworzno
Mysłowice
Siemianowice Śląskie
Tarnowskie Góry
Piekary Śląskie
Będzin
Świętochłowice
Knurów
Mikołów
Czeladź
Total

References

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