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).
Katowice urban area konurbacja katowicka (Polish) | |
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Urban area | |
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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. | |
Katowice urban area Location in Poland | |
| Coordinates: 50°15′N 19°00′E / 50.250°N 19.000°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian Voivodeship |
| Largest city | Katowice |
| Government | |
| • Body | Metropolis GZM |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 1,468 km2 (567 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,949 km2 (1,139 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Urban | 1,903,000 |
| • Urban density | 1,296/km2 (3,357/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,535,354 |
| • Metro density | 859.7/km2 (2,227/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Metro | €44.570 billion (2021) |
| Primary airport | Katowice Airport |
| Highways | |
Alternative names
English: Katowice conurbation, Upper Silesian conurbation, Silesian conurbation, Upper Silesian urban area.
Polish: konurbacja katowicka, konurbacja górnośląska, konurbacja śląska, konurbacja śląsko-dąbrowska, aglomeracja katowicka, aglomeracja górnośląska.
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):
| City | Population | Area (km2) | Density (km−2) |
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| 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
- Metropolis GZM
- Upper Silesian Industrial Region
- Upper Silesian Coal Basin
- Katowice-Ostrava metropolitan area
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