Katowice urban area
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This article is about the geographic urban area. For the wider urban area to which it belongs, see Katowice-Ostrava metropolitan area. For the political and economic association of local municipalities, see Metropolis GZM. For the industrial region, see Upper Silesian Industrial Region.
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 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).[3]
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Katowice urban area
Konurbacja katowicka | |
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Urban area | |
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) |
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