Katowice urban area
Encyclopedia
The Katowice urban area, also known as the Upper Silesian urban area, is an urban area
/conurbation
in southern Poland
. 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 one of the largest in the European Union
.
Its population is about 2.7 million. The Katowice urban area covers the majority of the population and area of the Katowice metropolitan area (a population of between 3 million and 3.5 million) and is part of the Silesian metropolitan area
, which has a population of 4,676,983 people.
.
Urban area
An urban area is characterized by higher population density and vast human features in comparison to areas surrounding it. Urban areas may be cities, towns or conurbations, but the term is not commonly extended to rural settlements such as villages and hamlets.Urban areas are created and further...
/conurbation
Conurbation
A conurbation is a region comprising a number of cities, large towns, and other urban areas that, through population growth and physical expansion, have merged to form one continuous urban and industrially developed area...
in southern Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. It is located in the Silesian Voivodeship
Silesian Voivodeship
Silesian Voivodeship, or Silesia Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centering on the historic region known as Upper Silesia...
and in a small part of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Małopolska Voivodeship , or Lesser Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, in southern Poland...
. The Katowice urban area is the largest urban area in Poland and one of the largest in the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
.
Its population is about 2.7 million. The Katowice urban area covers the majority of the population and area of the Katowice metropolitan area (a population of between 3 million and 3.5 million) and is part of the Silesian metropolitan area
Silesian metropolitan area
The Upper Silesian metropolitan area is the metropolitan area in southern Poland and northeast Czech Republic, centered on the cities of Katowice and Ostrava in Silesia...
, which has a population of 4,676,983 people.
Alternative names
Katowice conurbation, Upper Silesian conurbation, Upper Silesian urban area..
Statistics
There are given differing population numbers in different sources.- 2,500,000 – according to Demographia.com – World Urban Areas (2002).
- 2,700,000 - according to Metropolis.pl
- 2,746,000 – according to the scientific description by Tadeusz Markowski.
- 2,733,000 (2,928,000 – counting the whole powiatPowiatA powiat is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture in other countries. The term powiat is most often translated into English as "county", although other terms are also sometimes used...
s adjacent to the city) – according to the scientific description by Paweł Swianiewicz and Urszula Klimska. - 2,775,000 – according to citypopulation.de.
- 2,764,971 – number of inhabitants resident in 42 adjacent cities and towns in the conurbation, in an area of 2,411 km2, population density: (1 January 2008) – on the basis of data from the Central Statistical Office in Poland.
- 2,710,397 – in an area of 2,650 km2, according to EurostatEurostatEurostat is a Directorate-General of the European Commission located in Luxembourg. Its main responsibilities are to provide the European Union with statistical information at European level and to promote the integration of statistical methods across the Member States of the European Union,...
: Larger Urban Zones (LUZ). It is the 13th most populous Larger Urban Zone in the European Union. - 2,886,700 – according to the Union of Polish Metropolises
- 3,029,000 - according to the European Spatial Planning Observation Network
- 3,069,000 – according to the United NationsUnited NationsThe United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
. - 3,239,200 - according to the Ministry of Regional Development of Poland
- 3,488,000 – according to www.worldatlas.com.
Administration of conurbation
Adjacent cities and statistics (1 January 2008):| City | Population | Area (km2) | Density (km−2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katowice Katowice Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2... |
312,201 | 1,896 | |
| Sosnowiec Sosnowiec Sosnowiec is a city in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie in southern Poland, near Katowice. It is one of the central districts of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - a metropolis with a combined population of over two million people located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Brynica river .It is situated in... |
222,586 | 2,444 | |
| Gliwice Gliwice Gliwice is a city in Upper Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Gliwice is the west district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union – a metropolis with a population of 2 million... |
197,393 | 1,474 | |
| Zabrze Zabrze Zabrze is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. The west district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union is a metropolis with a population of around 2 million... |
189,062 | 2,352 | |
| Bytom Bytom Bytom is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. The central-western district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - metropolis with the population of 2 millions. Bytom is located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Bytomka river .The city belongs to the Silesian Voivodeship since... |
184,765 | 2,661 | |
| Ruda Śląska Ruda Slaska Ruda Śląska is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. It is a district in the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union, a metropolis with a population of 2 million. It is located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Kłodnica river .... |
144,584 | 1,860 | |
| Rybnik Rybnik Rybnik is a city in southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship. Rybnik is located close to the border with the Czech Republic and just outside the southern border of the largest urban area in Poland, the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union... |
141,080 | 951 | |
| Tychy Tychy Tychy is a city in Silesia, Poland, approximately south of Katowice. Situated on the southern edge of the Upper Silesian industrial district, the city borders Katowice to the north, Mikołów to the west, Bieruń to the east and Kobiór to the south... |
129,776 | 1,590 | |
| Dąbrowa Górnicza Dabrowa Górnicza Dąbrowa Górnicza is a city in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie in southern Poland, nearby Katowice. The north-east district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - metropolis with the population of almost 3 millions... |
128,795 | 682 | |
| Chorzów Chorzów Chorzów is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Chorzów is one of the central districts of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - a metropolis with a population of 2 million... |
113,678 | 3,420 | |
| Jaworzno Jaworzno Jaworzno is a city in southern Poland, near Katowice. The east district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - metropolis with the population of 2 millions. Located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Przemsza river .... |
95,520 | 626 | |
| Jastrzębie-Zdrój | 93,939 | 1,101 | |
| Mysłowice | 74,912 | 1,139 | |
| Siemianowice Śląskie Siemianowice Slaskie Siemianowice Śląskie aka Siemianowice ; is a city in Upper Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. The central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - metropolis with the population of 2 millions... |
71,621 | 2,809 | |
| Żory Zory Żory is a town and city county in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland with 62,625 inhabitants . Previously it was in Katowice Voivodeship . It is located in the historic Upper Silesia region about southwest of Katowice.- History :... |
62,008 | 960 | |
| Tarnowskie Góry Tarnowskie Góry Tarnowskie Góry is a town in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Borders on the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - metropolis with the population of 2 millions. Located in the Silesian Highlands.... |
60,975 | 728 | |
| Piekary Śląskie Piekary Slaskie Piekary Śląskie is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. The north district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - metropolis with the population of 2 million... |
59,061 | 1,477 | |
| Będzin Bedzin Będzin is a city in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie in southern Poland. Located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Czarna Przemsza river , the city borders the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - a metro area with a population of about 2 million.It has been situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since its... |
58,639 | 1,569 | |
| Świętochłowice | 54,525 | 4,097 | |
| Wodzisław Śląski | 49,132 | 992 | |
| Oświęcim Oswiecim Oświęcim is a town in the Lesser Poland province of southern Poland, situated west of Kraków, near the confluence of the rivers Vistula and Soła.- History :... |
40,520 | 1,351 | |
| Chrzanów Chrzanów Chrzanów is a town in south Poland with 39,704 inhabitants . It is situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship and is the capital of Chrzanów County.- To 1809:... |
39,452 | 1,030 | |
| Knurów Knurów Knurów is a town near Katowice in Silesia, southern Poland. Knurów borders on the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union, a metropolis with a population of two million.... |
39,449 | 1,162 | |
| Mikołów | 38,698 | 489 | |
| Czeladź Czeladz Czeladź is a town in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie in southern Poland, near Katowice. Borders on the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - metropolis with a population of 2 million. Located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Brynica river .... |
34,072 | 2,080 | |
| Czerwionka-Leszczyny Czerwionka-Leszczyny Czerwionka-Leszczyny is a town in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Borders on the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - metropolis with the population of 2 millions. Located in the Silesian Highlands.... |
28,329 | 753 | |
| Łaziska Górne | 21,942 | 1,093 | |
| Rydułtowy | 21,915 | 1,466 | |
| Trzebinia Trzebinia Trzebinia is a town in Chrzanów County, Lesser Poland, Poland with an Orlen oil refinery and a major rail junction of the Kraków - Katowice line that connections to Oświęcim and Spytkowice.-History:... |
20,128 | 630 | |
| Bieruń Bierun Bieruń is a town in Upper Silesia, in southern Poland, about south of Katowice. The town belongs to the Silesian Voivodeship since its formation in 1999, previously to Katowice Voivodeship and, before World War II, was part of the Polish Autonomous Silesian Voivodeship.-Geography:It is located... |
19,464 | 479 | |
| Pyskowice Pyskowice Pyskowice is a town in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Borders on the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - metropolis with the population of 2 millions. Located in the Silesian Highlands.... |
19,104 | 618 | |
| Orzesze Orzesze Orzesze is a town in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Borders on the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - metropolis with the population of 2 millions. Located in the Silesian Highlands.... |
18,907 | 226 | |
| Radlin Radlin Radlin is a town in Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, with 17,656 inhabitants .- Sport :* Górnik Radlin - men's volleyball team playing in Polish Volleyball League .- External links :*... |
17,711 | 1,413 | |
| Libiąż Libiaz Libiąż is a town in Chrzanów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 17,671 inhabitants .... |
17,487 | 488 | |
| Radzionków Radzionków Radzionków is a town in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Borders on the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - metropolis with the population of 2 millions. Located in the Silesian Highlands.... |
17,163 | 1,300 | |
| Lędziny Ledziny Lędziny is a town in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. It borders the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - a metropolis with a population of 2 million which is located in the Silesian Highlands.... |
16,262 | 517 | |
| Pszów Pszów Pszów is a town in Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, with 14,035 inhabitants .- External links :*... |
14,011 | 685 | |
| Wojkowice Wojkowice Wojkowice is a small town in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie in southern Poland, near Katowice. Borders on the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - metropolis with the population of 2 millions. Located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Brynica river .It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since its... |
9,368 | 732 | |
| Chełmek | 9,079 | 1,098 | |
| Kalety | 8,780 | 128 | |
| Imielin Imielin Imielin is a small town in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Borders on the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - metropolis with the population of 2 millions. Located in the Silesian Highlands.... |
8,010 | 286 | |
| Miasteczko Śląskie Miasteczko Slaskie Miasteczko Śląskie is a small town in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Borders on the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - metropolis with the population of 2 millions. Located in the Silesian Highlands.... |
7,347 | 108 | |
| Sławków | 6,866 | 187 | |
| Total | 2,773,751 | ' | 1,146 |
See also
- Upper Silesian Metropolitan UnionUpper Silesian Metropolitan UnionThe Metropolitan Association of Upper Silesia or Upper Silesia Metroplex, Silesia Metroplex / Silesia Metroplex is a union of 14 adjacent cities in the Polish province of Silesia....
- Upper Silesian Industrial RegionUpper Silesian Industrial RegionThe Upper Silesian Industrial Region is a large industrial region in Poland. It lies mainly in the Silesian Voivodeship, centered around Katowice....
- Upper Silesian Coal Basin