Katowice urban area

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 and in a small part of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. The Katowice urban area is the largest urban area in Poland and 21st largest urban area in the European Union. According to Demographia, its population is 1,903,000 (August 2023).[3]

This article is about the geographic urban area. For the wider urban area to which it belongs, see Upper Silesian-Moravian metropolitan area. For the political and economic association of local municipalities, see Metropolis GZM. For the industrial region, see Upper Silesian Industrial Region.
Katowice urban area
Konurbacja katowicka
Urban area
KTW buildings in Katowice, the largest city in the urban area
KTW buildings in Katowice, the largest city in the urban area
Map of Katowice urban area and its metropolitan area (parts of Rybnik metropolitan area also visible in the bottom-left corner)
Map of Katowice urban area and its metropolitan area (parts of Rybnik metropolitan area also visible in the bottom-left corner)
Katowice urban area is located in Poland
Katowice urban area
Katowice urban area
Location in Poland
Coordinates: 50°15′N 19°00′E
CountryPoland
VoivodeshipSilesian Voivodeship
Largest cityKatowice
Government
 • BodyMetropolis GZM
Area
 • Urban
[1]
1,468 km2 (567 sq mi)
 • Metro
[2]
2,949 km2 (1,139 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
 • Urban
[3]
1,903,000
 • Urban density1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
 • Metro
[4]
2,535,354
 • Metro density860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
GDP
[5]
 • Metro€44.570 billion (2021)
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 covers the majority of the population and area of the Katowice metropolitan area (also known as Upper Silesian metropolitan area),[6][7][8][9][10][11][12] with a population of around 2.5 million (2023),[4] and is (with Ostrava metropolitan area among others) a part of the Upper Silesian-Moravian metropolitan area, which has a population of 5.3 million people (2002).[13] Also this is (with Kraków metropolitan area among others) a part of Kraków-Katowice-Ostrava metropolitan region ,[14][15] which has a population of around 6.8 million.

Alternative names

English: Katowice conurbation, Upper Silesian conurbation,[16][17][9][10] Upper Silesian urban area.
Polish: konurbacja katowicka,[18] konurbacja górnośląska,[19][20] konurbacja śląska,[21] konurbacja śląsko-dąbrowska,[22][23] aglomeracja katowicka, aglomeracja górnośląska[24][25][26][27].

Administration of urban area
Map of cities and towns of Katowice urban area according to Statistics Poland.

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.[1]

The cities and statistics (1 January 2008):[28]

CityPopulationArea (km2)Density (km−2)
Katowice312,201164.671,896
Sosnowiec222,58691.062,444
Gliwice197,393133.881,474
Zabrze189,06280.402,352
Bytom184,76569.442,661
Ruda Śląska144,58477.731,860
Tychy129,77681.641,590
Dąbrowa Górnicza128,795188.73682
Chorzów113,67833.243,420
Jaworzno95,520152.67626
Mysłowice74,91265.751,139
Siemianowice Śląskie71,62125.52,809
Tarnowskie Góry60,97583.72728
Piekary Śląskie59,06139.981,477
Będzin58,63937.371,569
Świętochłowice54,52513.314,097
Knurów39,44933.951,162
Mikołów38,69879.20489
Czeladź34,07216.382,080
Total2,124,3441,443.121,472

Metropolitan area

Demographics

There are given differing population numbers in different sources.

See also

References
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