Silesian
ProvinceProvince of Poland.
EuropeCapital: KatowiceLanguage: Polish
Population
4.3M
Metros tracked
5
4.2M in metros (98%)
Composite score
16.4
Sum across tracked metros
Type
Province
At a glance
- Endonym
- Województwo śląskie
- Established
- 1999
- Area
- 12,333 km²
- Population density
- 350 /km²
- Legislature
- Silesian Regional Assembly
- Human Development Index
- 0.910 (2023)
- Rank in Poland
- 2nd of 16 by composite score
- Area rank
- 14th of 16 by area
- Largest tracked metro
- Upper Silesian
Civic facts via Wikidata.
Silesian metro footprint
5 metrosLoading map…
Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal
Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.
5 tracked metros
#219Upper Silesian
12.93.0MRegional Hub
#868Częstochowa
2.0420KEmerging Metro
#1312Zawiercie
1.0112KEmerging Metro
#1946Bielsko-Biała
0.5655KLocal Metro
#3816Myszków
0.068KLocal Metro
| Rank | Metro | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #219 | Upper Silesian | 3.0M | 12.9 | Regional Hub |
| #868 | Częstochowa | 420K | 2.0 | Emerging Metro |
| #1312 | Zawiercie | 112K | 1.0 | Emerging Metro |
| #1946 | Bielsko-Biała | 655K | 0.5 | Local Metro |
| #3816 | Myszków | 68K | 0.0 | Local Metro |