Katowice Voivodeship

Katowice Voivodeship

Katowice Voivodeship (Polish: województwo katowickie) can refer to one of two political entities in Poland:

Katowice Voivodeship (1), initially "Silesian-Dabrowa Voivodeship" (Polish: województwo śląsko-dąbrowskie), was a unit of administrative division and local government in the years 1946–1975. It was superseded by Katowice Voivodeship (2), Częstochowa Voivodeship, Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship, and Opole Voivodeship. Its capital city was Katowice.

Katowice Voivodeship (2) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975–1998, superseded by the Silesian Voivodeship.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.

Coat of Arms of the Katowice Voivodeship

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).

See also

• Voivodeships of Poland