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Katowice urban area also Upper Silesian urban area - urban area/urban agglomeration/conurbation in southern Poland. Located in the Silesian Voivodeship and small part of Lesser Poland Voivodeship. Katowice urban area is the largest urban area in Poland and one of the largest in European Union. Its population is about 2.7 million. Katowice urban area covers most population and area of Katowice metropolitan area (population 3,029,000 according to European Spatial Planning Observation Network[1] or 3,239,200 according to Ministry of Regional Development of Poland[2]) and is part of great Silesian metropolitan area (5,294,000 people)[1].
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Names
Also names: Katowice conurbation, Upper Silesian conurbation, Katowice agglomeration, Upper Silesian agglomeration (pl: aglomeracja katowicka, aglomeracja górnośląska, konurbacja katowicka, konurbacja górnośląska, konurbacja śląska).
Statistics
Exist different number and sources.
Population 2,450,000 according to Demographia.com - World Urban Areas (2002)[3].
2,746,000 according to scientific description by Tadeusz Markowski[4].
2,733,000 (2,928,000 - counting whole powiats adjacent to the city) according to scientific description by Paweł Swianiewicz and Urszula Klimska[5].
2,775,000 according to citypopulation.de[6]
In 42 adjacent cities and towns in conurbation - on the basis of data Central Statistical Office in Poland[7] - resident a total of 2,764,971 peoples on 2411 km², density: 1146 hab./km2 (1 January 2008).
Eurostat: Larger Urban Zones (LUZ): 2,710,397 on 2 650 km²[8]. It is 13th most populous Larger Urban Zones in European Union.
3,069,000 according to United Nations[9].
3,488,000 according to www.worldatlas.com[10].
Administration of conurbation
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Adjacent cities and statistics (1 January 2008):[7]
| City | Population | Area in km² | Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Rybnik | 141 080 | 148,36 | 951 |
| 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 |
| Jastrzębie-Zdrój | 93 939 | 85,34 | 1 101 |
| Mysłowice | 74 912 | 65,75 | 1 139 |
| Siemianowice Śląskie | 71 621 | 25.5 | 2 809 |
| Żory | 62 008 | 64,59 | 960 |
| 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 |
| Wodzisław Śląski | 49 132 | 49,51 | 992 |
| Oświęcim | 40 520 | 30,00 | 1 351 |
| Chrzanów | 39 452 | 38,32 | 1 030 |
| Knurów | 39 449 | 33,95 | 1 162 |
| Mikołów | 38 698 | 79,20 | 489 |
| Czeladź | 34 072 | 16,38 | 2 080 |
| Czerwionka-Leszczyny | 28 329 | 37,63 | 753 |
| Łaziska Górne | 21 942 | 20,07 | 1 093 |
| Rydułtowy | 21 915 | 14,95 | 1 466 |
| Trzebinia | 20 128 | 31,94 | 630 |
| Bieruń | 19 464 | 40,67 | 479 |
| Pyskowice | 19 104 | 30,89 | 618 |
| Orzesze | 18 907 | 83,79 | 226 |
| Radlin | 17 711 | 12,53 | 1 413 |
| Libiąż | 17 487 | 35,85 | 488 |
| Radzionków | 17 163 | 13,20 | 1 300 |
| Lędziny | 16 262 | 31,48 | 517 |
| Pszów | 14 011 | 20,44 | 685 |
| Wojkowice | 9 368 | 12,79 | 732 |
| Chełmek | 9 079 | 8,27 | 1 098 |
| Imielin | 8 010 | 28,00 | 286 |
| Miasteczko Śląskie | 7 347 | 67,83 | 108 |
| Sławków | 6 866 | 36,67 | 187 |
| Total | 2 764 971 | 2411,74 | 1146 |
See also
References
- ^ a b European Spatial Planning Observation Network (ESPON) [1]
- ^ "Koncepcja przestrzennego zagospodarowania kraju" - Ministry of Regional Development, 2003
- ^ Demographia.com - World Urban Areas
- ^ Funkcje Metropolitalne Pięciu Stolic Województw Wschodnich
- ^ "Społeczne i polityczne zróżnicowanie aglomeracji w Polsce" - Paweł Swianiewicz, Urszula Klimska; University of Warsaw 2005
- ^ citypopulation.de
- ^ a b Powierzchnia i ludność w przekroju terytorialnym w 2008 - Central Statistical Office in Poland
- ^ Urban Audit.org
- ^ World Urbanization Prospects, Urban Agglomerations 2003 - United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs / Population Division, The 2003 Revision
- ^ www.worldatlas.com
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