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Katowice
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Katowice
Total population
280,190
Coordinates50.26°, 19.02°
Demographic figures from Statistics Poland (GUS). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
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Overview
Katowice is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Katowice urban area. As of 2021, Katowice has an official population of 286,960, and a resident population estimate of around 315,000. The Katowice metropolitan area has a population of 2.5 million, and is part of a larger Katowice–Ostrava metropolitan area that extends into the Czech Republic and has a population of around 5 million people.
History & geography
Geography
Latitude
50.2599
Longitude
19.0216
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
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Official Identifiers
GUS — Statistics Poland
- SIMC code
- 0937474
- Population (Wikidata)
- 278,090
- Wikidata
- Q588
SIMC place ID via Wikidata P4046
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • GUS — Statistics Poland — SIMC place ID via Wikidata P4046