The location of Katowice urban area on maps of Poland The Katowice urban area (Polish : Konurbacja katowicka , pronounced [kɔˈnurbat͡sja katɔˈvit͡ska] ), also known as the Upper Silesian urban area (Polish : Konurbacja górnośląska , pronounced [kɔˈnurbat͡sja ɡurnɔˈɕlɔ̃ska] ), 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 in the European Union .
Its population is about 2.7 million. The Katowice urban area covers the majority of the population and area of the Katowice metropolitan area (a population of between 3 million and 3.5 million) and is part of the Upper Silesian metropolitan area , which has a population of 5,294,000 people.[1] Also this is part of Upper Silesian metropolitan region (Katowice-Kraków metropolitan region ), which has a population of about 7 million with among others Kraków metropolitan area . [citation needed ]
Alternative names English: Katowice conurbation, Upper Silesian conurbation, Upper Silesian urban area .
Polish : konurbacja katowicka, konurbacja górnośląska, konurbacja śląska, aglomeracja katowicka, aglomeracja górnośląska . [citation needed ]
Statistics There are given differing population numbers in different sources.
2,505,000 – according to the Demographia . Labeled as 12th largest urban area in the European Union .[2]
2,700,000 – according to Metropolis.pl[3]
2,746,000 – according to the scientific description by Tadeusz Markowski .[4]
2,733,000 (2,928,000 – counting the whole powiats adjacent to the city) – according to the scientific description by Paweł Swianiewicz and Urszula Klimska.[5]
2,775,000 – according to citypopulation.de .[6]
2,764,971 – number of inhabitants resident in 42 adjacent cities and towns in the conurbation, in an area of 2,411 km2 , population density: 1,146.82/km2 (2,970.2/sq mi) (1 January 2008) – on the basis of data from the Central Statistical Office in Poland .[7]
2,746,460 – according to the Eurostat . Markered as 13th largest urban zone in Europe .[8]
2,886,700 – according to the scientific description by Kazimierz Fiedorowicz and Jacek Fiedorowicz.[9]
3,029,000 – according to the European Spatial Planning Observation Network . Markered as 13th largest metropolitan area in European Union and also 6th polycentric metropolitan area in EU .[1]
3,069,000 – according to the United Nations .[10]
3,239,200 – according to the Ministry of Regional Development of Poland [11]
3,450,141 – according to Eurostat [12]
3,488,000 – according to www.worldatlas.com .[13]
3,500,000 – according to PWN Encyclopedia.[14] [15]
3,500,000 – according to the scientific description by Jerzy Parysek and Alexander Tölle.[16]
Administration of urban area Adjacent cities and towns of conurbation outlined in blue on maps Katowice the largest city in Upper Silesian metropolitan area.Adjacent cities and statistics (1 January 2008):[7]
City
Population
Area (km2 )
Density (km−2 )
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
Kalety
8,780
56.00
128
Imielin
8,010
28.00
286
Miasteczko Śląskie
7,347
67.83
108
Sławków
6,866
36.67
187
Total
2,773,751
2,467.74
1,146
See also
References
^ a b "Study on Urban Functions (Project 1.4.3) " Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine - European Spatial Planning Observation Network , 2007
^ Demographia.com – World Urban Areas , 2012
^ Template:En icon "Investment areas in the Silesian Agglomeration " - Metropolis.pl, Katowice 2006
^ Template:Pl icon Funkcje Metropolitalne Pięciu Stolic Województw Wschodnich
^ Template:Pl icon "Społeczne i polityczne zróżnicowanie aglomeracji w Polsce" – Paweł Swianiewicz, Urszula Klimska Archived 2009-01-24 at the Wayback Machine ; University of Warsaw 2005
^ "The Principal Agglomerations of the World " - citypopulation.de
^ a b Template:Pl icon/Template:En icon Powierzchnia i ludność w przekroju terytorialnym w 2008 Archived 2009-04-07 at the Wayback Machine – Central Statistical Office in Poland
^ "CityProfiles: Katowice" . The Urban Audit. Retrieved 23 September 2012 .
^ "The Influence of a Metropolis on Regional Development in Poland " - Kazimierz Fiedorowicz, Jacek Fiedorowicz; Częstochowa University of Technology
^ World Urbanization Prospects , Urban Agglomerations 2003 – United Nations – Department of Economic and Social Affairs / Population Division, The 2003 Revision
^ Template:Pl icon "Koncepcja przestrzennego zagospodarowania kraju " Archived 2010-03-31 at the Wayback Machine – Ministry of Regional Development , 2003
^ "Population by sex and age groups on 1 January " - Eurostat , 2012
^ www.worldatlas.com
^ article about Upper Silesian Industrial Region coinciding with the Katowice urban area
^ Template:Pl icon "Górnośląski Okręg Przemysłowy " - PWN Encyclopedia
^ "Wybrane problemy rozwoju i rewitalizacji miast: aspekty poznawcze i praktyczne " - Jerzy Parysek and Alexander Tölle, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań 2008, p. 34-35, ISBN 978-83-61320-33-3
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