Warsaw

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Warsaw

Total population

1,863,845

Air quality index

49Good

Coordinates52.23°, 21.01°

Demographic figures from Statistics Poland (GUS). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and most populous city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at 1.86 million residents within a greater metropolitan area of 3.27 million residents, which makes Warsaw the 6th most populous city in the European Union. The city area measures 517 square kilometres and comprises 18 districts, while the metropolitan area covers 6,100 square kilometres. Warsaw is classified as an alpha global city, a major political, economic and cultural hub, and the country's seat of government. It is also the capital of the Masovian Voivodeship.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Princess Maria Christina of Saxony

Princess of Saxony and an Abbess (1735-1782)

Beata Tyszkiewicz

Polish actress

Stanisław Krasiński

POlish judge

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Leo Borochowicz

politician (1900-1953)

Edward Detkens

Polish Catholic priest, blessed (1885–1942)

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Wojciech Albiński

Polish author (1935–2015)

Aleksander Stanisław Potocki

Polish noble and politician

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Edyta Witkowska

Polish sportsperson

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Léo Noël

French singer and singer-songwriter

Stanisław Barzykowski

Polish politician

Irena Klepfisz

lesbian Polish-American author, activist

Natalia Potocka

Polish noble

Stanisław Sołtyk

Polish noble

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Karol Butkiewicz

Polish officer

Józef Redo

Polish singer

Jan Rembowski

Polish painter (1879-1923)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Masovia

• Mościska
  6.9 mi away · pop. 500
• Laski
  7.9 mi away · pop. 2,100
• Palmiry
  13.4 mi away · pop. 220
• Szymanów
  13.9 mi away · pop. 330
• Suchocin
  15.5 mi away · pop. 260
• Wierzbica
  21.4 mi away · pop. 440
• Zabłocie
  22.2 mi away
• Żabiczyn
  23 mi away
• Teresin
  23.6 mi away
• Zaborze
  24.6 mi away
• Teresin
  25.1 mi away · pop. 2,500
• Targówka
  25.4 mi away

Browse all places in Masovia →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Warsaw

Search results from Open Library.

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Warsaw, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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