Metropolitan areas in Poland
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This is a list of metropolitan area
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Metropolitan area
The term metropolitan area refers to a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories, sharing industry, infrastructure, and housing. A metropolitan area usually encompasses multiple jurisdictions and municipalities: neighborhoods, townships,...
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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...
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| Area | European Spatial Planning Observation Network | Eurostat Eurostat Eurostat 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) |
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Demographia.com (urban area Largest urban areas of the European Union This is a list of all the urban areas of the European Union which have greater than 750,000 inhabitants each in 2011.This list is an attempt to present a consistent list of population figures for urban areas in the European Union. All the figures here have been compiled by Demographia.-Important... ) |
Citypopulation.de | Scientific description by Markowski | Scientific description by Swianiewicz, Klimska | Scientific description by K. & J. Fiedorowicz |
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| 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... (Katowice urban area Katowice urban area 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... ) |
3,029,000 (5,294,000) | 2,710,397 | 3,239,200 | 3,069,000 | 2,500,000 | 2,775,000 | 2,746,000 | 2,733,000 | 2,886,700 |
| Warsaw Warsaw Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most... |
2,785,000 | 2,660,406 | 2,680,600 | 2,194,000 | 2,035,000 | 2,375,000 | 2,631,900 | 2,504,000 | 2,761,000 |
| Kraków Kraków Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life... |
1,236,000 | 1,264,322 | 1,227,200 | 818,000 | 700,000 | No data | 1,257,500 | 1,367,000 | 1,961,200 |
| Łódź | 1,165,000 | 1,163,516 | 1,061,600 | 974,000 | 910,000 | 1,060,000 | 1,178,000 | 1,129,000 | 1,152,800 |
| Tricity (Gdańsk Gdansk Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the... , Sopot Sopot Sopot is a seaside town in Eastern Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Poland, with a population of approximately 40,000.... and Gdynia Gdynia Gdynia is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important seaport of Gdańsk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea.Located in Kashubia in Eastern Pomerania, Gdynia is part of a conurbation with the spa town of Sopot, the city of Gdańsk and suburban communities, which together... ) |
993,000 | 1,105,203 | 1,220,800 | 854,000 | 775,000 | No data | 1,098,400 | 1,210,000 | 1,226,800 |
| Poznań Poznan Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be... |
919,000 | 1,018,511 | 1,227,200 | No data | 600,000 | No data | 1,011,200 | 846,000 | 1,102,600 |
| Wrocław | 861,000 | 1,031,439 | 1,136,900 | No data | 600,000 | No data | 1,029,800 | 956,000 | 1,164,600 |
| Bydgoszcz-Toruń Torun Toruń is an ancient city in northern Poland, on the Vistula River. Its population is more than 205,934 as of June 2009. Toruń is one of the oldest cities in Poland. The medieval old town of Toruń is the birthplace of the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.... |
721,000 | 878,314 | 724,700 | No data | No data | No data | No data | 755,000 | 755,300 |
| Szczecin Szczecin Szczecin , is the capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the country's seventh-largest city and the largest seaport in Poland on the Baltic Sea. As of June 2009 the population was 406,427.... |
610,000 | 777,806 | 683,900 | No data | 400,000 | No data | No data | 674,000 | 725,000 |
| Bielsko-Biała Bielsko-Biała -Economy and Industry:Nowadays Bielsko-Biała is one of the best-developed parts of Poland. It was ranked 2nd best city for business in that country by Forbes. About 5% of people are unemployed . Bielsko-Biała is famous for its textile, machine-building, and especially automotive industry... |
584,000 | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | 325,000 | No data |
| 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... |
525,000 (634,000) | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | 507,000 | No data |
| Lublin Lublin Lublin is the ninth largest city in Poland. It is the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 350,392 . Lublin is also the largest Polish city east of the Vistula river... |
451,000 | 652,642 | 465,900 | No data | No data | No data | No data | 564,000 | 715,300 |
| Białystok | 403,000 | 523,958 | 365,700 | No data | No data | No data | No data | 427,000 | 548,500 |
| Częstochowa Czestochowa Częstochowa is a city in south Poland on the Warta River with 240,027 inhabitants . It has been situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since 1999, and was previously the capital of Częstochowa Voivodeship... |
365,000 | 466,735 | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | 393,000 | No data |
| Kielce Kielce Kielce ) is a city in central Poland with 204,891 inhabitants . It is also the capital city of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship since 1999, previously in Kielce Voivodeship... |
319,000 | 406,922 | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | 348,000 | No data |
| Rzeszów Rzeszów Rzeszów is a city in southeastern Poland with a population of 179,455 in 2010. It is located on both sides of the Wisłok River, in the heartland of the Sandomierska Valley... |
314,000 | 331,465 | 245,000 | No data | No data | No data | No data | 346,000 | 602,200 |
| Radom Radom Radom is a city in central Poland with 223,397 inhabitants . It is located on the Mleczna River in the Masovian Voivodeship , having previously been the capital of Radom Voivodeship ; 100 km south of Poland's capital, Warsaw.It is home to the biennial Radom Air Show, the largest and... |
287,000 | 371,995 | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | 346,000 | No data |
| Opole Opole Opole is a city in southern Poland on the Oder River . It has a population of 125,992 and is the capital of the Upper Silesia, Opole Voivodeship and, also the seat of Opole County... |
285,000 | 263,934 | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | 212,000 | No data |
| Tarnów Tarnów Tarnów is a city in southeastern Poland with 115,341 inhabitants as of June 2009. The city has been situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999, but from 1975 to 1998 it was the capital of the Tarnów Voivodeship. It is a major rail junction, located on the strategic east-west connection... |
269,000 | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | 225,000 | No data |
| Wałbrzych | 248,000 | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | 251,000 | No data |
| Olsztyn Olsztyn Olsztyn is a city in northeastern Poland, on the Łyna River. Olsztyn has been the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship since 1999. It was previously in the Olsztyn Voivodeship... |
222,000 | 286,290 | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | 241,000 | No data |
| Płock | 162,000 | 233,696 | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | 233,000 | No data |
| Zielona Góra Zielona Góra Zielona Góra is a city in Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, with 117,557 inhabitants within the city limits and 294,000 inhabitants within the metropolitan area, including three neighbouring counties .... |
153,000 | 207,451 | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | 206,000 | No data |
| Gorzów Gorzów Wielkopolski Gorzów Wielkopolski is a city in western Poland, on the Warta river. It is the biggest city in the Lubusz Voivodeship with 125,149 inhabitants... |
153,000 | 190,251 | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data |
| Koszalin Koszalin Koszalin ; is the largest city of Middle Pomerania in north-western Poland. It is located 12 km south of the Baltic Sea coast. Koszalin is also a county-status city and capital of Koszalin County of West Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999... |
152,000 | 171,469 | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data |
| Konin Konin Konin is a city in central Poland.Konin may also refer to:*Emperor Kōnin , emperor of Japan who reigned 770–781**Kōnin , a Japanese era name for the years 810–824... |
148,000 | 143,305 | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | 204,000 | No data |
| Kalisz Kalisz Kalisz is a city in central Poland with 106,857 inhabitants , the capital city of the Kalisz Region. Situated on the Prosna river in the southeastern part of the Greater Poland Voivodeship, the city forms a conurbation with the nearby towns of Ostrów Wielkopolski and Nowe Skalmierzyce... |
No data | 409,307 | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | 348,000 | No data |
| Nowy Sącz Nowy Sacz Nowy Sącz is a town in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland. It is the district capital of Nowy Sącz County, but is not included within the powiat.-Names:... |
No data | 158,620 | No data | No data | No data | No data | No data | 278,000 | No data |
See Also
- List of metropolitan areas in Europe
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