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Katowice urban area

This article is about the geographic urban area. For the wider metropolitan area to which it belongs, see Katowice 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 (Polish)
Urban area
KTW buildings in Katowice, the largest city in the urban area
Plac Stulecia (Centennial Square) in Sosnowiec, the second largest city in the urban area
Market Square and City Hall in Gliwice, the third largest city in the urban area
Market Square in Bytom, the fifth largest city in the urban area
Map of Katowice urban area (in light yellow) and its metropolitan area (in light grey). Parts of Rybnik metropolitan area also visible in the bottom-left corner.
Map of Katowice urban area (in light yellow) and its metropolitan area (in light grey). 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 / 50.250°N 19.000°E / 50.250; 19.000
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)
Primary airportKatowice Airport
Highways
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 (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. The Katowice urban area is the largest urban area in Poland and 22nd largest urban area in the European Union. According to Demographia, its population is 1,903,000 (August 2023).[3]

  1. ^ AGLOMERACJA 19 MIAST WOJEWÓDZTWA ŚLĄSKIEGO NA TLE INNYCH POTENCJALNYCH AGLOMERACJI – Powierzchnia i ludność
  2. ^ Funkcje metropolitalne w Górnośląskim Obszarze Metropolitalnym – Elżbieta Zuzańska-Żyśko, ISSN 1509-4995
  3. ^ a b Demographia.com – World Urban Areas, 19th ANNUAL EDITION, August 2023
  4. ^ "Population on 1 January by five year age group, sex and metropolitan regions". www.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by metropolitan regions". www.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
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