Katowice Voivodeship




Katowice Voivodeship

Katowice Voivodeship (Polish: województwo katowickie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975–1998, superseded by the Silesian Voivodeship. Its capital city was Katowice.


Major cities and towns: (population in 1995):




  • Katowice (354,200);


  • Sosnowiec (249,000);


  • Bytom (227,600);


  • Gliwice (214,000);


  • Zabrze (201,600);


  • Ruda Śląska (166,300);


  • Rybnik (144,300);


  • Tychy (133,900);


  • Dąbrowa Górnicza (130,900);


  • Chorzów (125,800);


  • Jastrzębie Zdrój (103,500);


  • Jaworzno (98,500);


  • Mysłowice (80,000);


  • Siemianowice Śląskie (78,100);


  • Wodzisław Śląski (68,600);


  • Tarnowskie Góry (67,200);


  • Piekary Śląskie (67,200);


  • Żory (66,300);


  • Racibórz (65,100);


  • Będzin (63,100);


  • Świętochłowice (59,600);


  • Zawiercie (56,300);


  • Knurów (44,200);


  • Chrzanów (42,100);


  • Olkusz (40,500);


  • Mikołów (38,900);


  • Czeladź (36,600);


  • Czechowice-Dziedzice (35,600);


  • Pszczyna (34,600);


  • Czerwionka-Leszczyny (30,100);


  • Rydułtowy (24,100);


  • Łaziska Górne (23,000);


  • Bieruń (22,100);


  • Pyskowice (21,900);


  • Trzebinia (20,000);


  • Brzeszcze (12,441).




Katowice Voivodeship (województwo katowickie), initially Silesian-Dabrowa Voivodeship (województwo śląsko-dąbrowskie) was also a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland from 1946 to 1975, superseded by the 1975-1998 Katowice, Częstochowa Voivodeship, Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship, and Opole Voivodeship. Its capital city was also Katowice.



See also


  • Voivodeships of Poland


Coordinates: 50°15′20″N 19°01′14″E / 50.255583°N 19.020444°E / 50.255583; 19.020444








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