Katowice urban area
The Katowice urban area (Polish: Konurbacja katowicka, pronounced [kɔnurˈbat͡sja katɔˈvit͡ska]), also known as the Upper Silesian urban area (Polish: Konurbacja górnośląska, pronounced [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).
Katowice urban area
Konurbacja katowicka | |
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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) | |
Katowice urban area Location in Poland | |
| Coordinates: 50°15′N 19°00′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 | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,535,354 |
| • Metro density | 860/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Metro | €44.570 billion (2021) |
The Katowice urban area covers the majority of the population and area of the Katowice metropolitan area (a population of around 2.5 million (2023)) 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). Also this is (with Kraków metropolitan area among others) a part of Kraków-Katowice-Ostrava metropolitan region , which has a population of around 6.8 million.