Silesia, Poland
Facts and figures on Silesia at a glance
Region name: Silesia (Silesian Voivodeship)Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 4,524,091 people
Country: Poland
Continent: Europe
The regional headquarters of Silesia (Silesian Voivodeship) is located in the regional capital Katowice (Katowice) with a population of 317,316 people.
The distance as the crow flies from Silesia's regional capital Katowice to Poland's capital Warsaw (Warsaw) is approximately 260 km (161 mi).
Region | Population | Regional capital | Population |
Silesia Silesian Voivodeship | 4,524,091 people | Katowice Katowice | 317,316 people |
Compare with other regions in Poland.
Map of Silesia
Information on Silesia
Region name | Regional capital | Subregions | Country | Continent |
Silesia Silesian Voivodeship | Katowice Katowice | 36 | Poland | Europe |
Time in Silesia
Current time | Summer time (DST) | Standard time | Current timezone offset | Timezone |
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 - 7:14am (07:14h) | In effect (+1 hour) | Wed, 24 Apr 2024 - 6:14am (06:14h) | GMT UTC +2.0 | Europe/Warsaw |
Geographic coordinates of Silesia
Position | Latitude (width) | Longitude (length) |
Show on map | 50°19'60.0"N (50.3333300°) | 18°55'60.0"E (18.9333300°) |
Subregions in Silesia
There are 36 administrative subregions in Silesia.Region | No | Population | Regional capital | Capital population |
Bielsko-Biala Bielsko-Biała | 1. | 165,374 | - | - |
Bytom Bytom | 2. | 168,394 | - | - |
Chorzow Chorzów | 3. | 106,846 | - | - |
Czestochowa Częstochowa | 4. | 224,376 | - | - |
Dabrowa Gornicza Dąbrowa Górnicza | 5. | 121,121 | - | - |
Gliwice Gliwice | 6. | 181,309 | - | - |
Jastrzebie-Zdroj Jastrzębie-Zdrój | 7. | 89,590 | Jastrzebie Zdroj Jastrzębie Zdrój | 95,813 |
Jaworzno Jaworzno | 8. | 92,090 | Jaworzno Jaworzno | 96,541 |
Katowice Katowice | 9. | 296,262 | Katowice Katowice | 317,316 |
Myslowice Mysłowice | 10. | 74,586 | - | - |
Piekary Slaskie Piekary Śląskie | 11. | 55,088 | Piekary Slaskie Piekary Śląskie | 59,757 |
Powiat bedzinski Powiat będziński | 12. | 148,516 | Bedzin Będzin | 58,236 |
Powiat Bielski Powiat Bielski | 13. | 165,374 | - | - |
Powiat bierunsko-ledzinski Powiat bieruńsko-lędziński | 14. | 59,715 | Bierun Bieruń | 19,659 |
Powiat cieszynski Powiat cieszyński | 15. | 178,145 | - | - |
Powiat czestochowski Powiat częstochowski | 16. | 134,637 | - | - |
Powiat gliwicki Powiat gliwicki | 17. | 115,571 | - | - |
Powiat klobucki Powiat kłobucki | 18. | 84,762 | - | - |
Powiat lubliniecki Powiat lubliniecki | 19. | 76,470 | - | - |
Powiat mikolowski Powiat mikołowski | 20. | 98,689 | - | - |
Powiat myszkowski Powiat myszkowski | 21. | 70,959 | - | - |
Powiat pszczynski Powiat pszczyński | 22. | 111,324 | Pszczyna Pszczyna | 25,288 |
Powiat raciborski Powiat raciborski | 23. | 108,388 | Raciborz Racibórz | 58,464 |
Powiat rybnicki Powiat rybnicki | 24. | 78,148 | - | - |
Powiat tarnogorski Powiat tarnogórski | 25. | 140,022 | Tarnowskie Gory Tarnowskie Góry | 60,938 |
Powiat wodzislawski Powiat wodzisławski | 26. | 157,346 | Wodzislaw Slaski Wodzisław Śląski | 49,521 |
Powiat zawiercianski Powiat zawierciański | 27. | 118,020 | Zawiercie Zawiercie | 53,159 |
Powiat zywiecki Powiat żywiecki | 28. | 152,877 | - | - |
Ruda Slaska Ruda Śląska | 29. | 136,423 | - | - |
Rybnik Rybnik | 30. | 139,129 | Rybnik Rybnik | 142,510 |
Siemianowice Slaskie Siemianowice Śląskie | 31. | 66,963 | Siemianowice Slaskie Siemianowice Śląskie | 73,121 |
Sosnowiec Sosnowiec | 32. | 197,586 | - | - |
Swietochlowice Świętochłowice | 33. | 49,762 | Swietochlowice Świętochłowice | 55,600 |
Tychy Tychy | 34. | 128,211 | - | - |
Zabrze Zabrze | 35. | 170,924 | Zabrze Zabrze | 192,177 |
Zory Żory | 36. | 62,243 | Zory Żory | 63,174 |