Silesian
ProvinceData as of · Metro Power Rankings
Province of Poland.
EuropeCapital: KatowiceLanguage: Polish
Population
4.3M
Metros tracked
5
4.2M in metros (98%)
Composite score
17.2
Sum across tracked metros
Type
Province
At a glance
- Endonym
- Województwo śląskie
- Established
- 1999
- Area
- 12,333 km² (4,762 mi²)
- Population density
- 350/km² (907/mi²)
- 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
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5 tracked metros
#218Upper Silesian
3.0M · Regional Hub
13.2
#902Częstochowa
420K · Emerging Metro
2.0
#1336Zawiercie
112K · Emerging Metro
1.0
#1398Bielsko-Biała
655K · Emerging Metro
1.0
#3813Myszków
68K · Local Metro
0.0