Silesia, Poland

Silesia is one of 16 primary administrative regions in Poland with a population of approximately 4,524,091 people.

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).

Facts and figures about Silesia
RegionPopulationRegional capitalPopulation
Silesia Silesian Voivodeship4,524,091 peopleKatowice Katowice317,316 people

Compare with other regions in Poland.

Map of Silesia

Map of Silesia

Information on Silesia

Information on Silesia
Region nameRegional capitalSubregionsCountryContinent
Silesia Silesian VoivodeshipKatowice Katowice36PolandEurope

Time in Silesia

Time in Silesia
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 - 7:14am (07:14h)In effect (+1 hour)Wed, 24 Apr 2024 - 6:14am (06:14h)GMT UTC +2.0Europe/Warsaw

Geographic coordinates of Silesia

Latitude & Longitude of Silesia
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map50°19'60.0"N (50.3333300°)18°55'60.0"E (18.9333300°)

Subregions in Silesia

There are 36 administrative subregions in Silesia.
Subregions in Silesia
RegionNoPopulationRegional capitalCapital population
Bielsko-Biala Bielsko-Biała1.165,374--
Bytom Bytom2.168,394--
Chorzow Chorzów3.106,846--
Czestochowa Częstochowa4.224,376--
Dabrowa Gornicza Dąbrowa Górnicza5.121,121--
Gliwice Gliwice6.181,309--
Jastrzebie-Zdroj Jastrzębie-Zdrój7.89,590Jastrzebie Zdroj Jastrzębie Zdrój95,813
Jaworzno Jaworzno8.92,090Jaworzno Jaworzno96,541
Katowice Katowice9.296,262Katowice Katowice317,316
Myslowice Mysłowice10.74,586--
Piekary Slaskie Piekary Śląskie11.55,088Piekary Slaskie Piekary Śląskie59,757
Powiat bedzinski Powiat będziński12.148,516Bedzin Będzin58,236
Powiat Bielski Powiat Bielski13.165,374--
Powiat bierunsko-ledzinski Powiat bieruńsko-lędziński14.59,715Bierun Bieruń19,659
Powiat cieszynski Powiat cieszyński15.178,145--
Powiat czestochowski Powiat częstochowski16.134,637--
Powiat gliwicki Powiat gliwicki17.115,571--
Powiat klobucki Powiat kłobucki18.84,762--
Powiat lubliniecki Powiat lubliniecki19.76,470--
Powiat mikolowski Powiat mikołowski20.98,689--
Powiat myszkowski Powiat myszkowski21.70,959--
Powiat pszczynski Powiat pszczyński22.111,324Pszczyna Pszczyna25,288
Powiat raciborski Powiat raciborski23.108,388Raciborz Racibórz58,464
Powiat rybnicki Powiat rybnicki24.78,148--
Powiat tarnogorski Powiat tarnogórski25.140,022Tarnowskie Gory Tarnowskie Góry60,938
Powiat wodzislawski Powiat wodzisławski26.157,346Wodzislaw Slaski Wodzisław Śląski49,521
Powiat zawiercianski Powiat zawierciański27.118,020Zawiercie Zawiercie53,159
Powiat zywiecki Powiat żywiecki28.152,877--
Ruda Slaska Ruda Śląska29.136,423--
Rybnik Rybnik30.139,129Rybnik Rybnik142,510
Siemianowice Slaskie Siemianowice Śląskie31.66,963Siemianowice Slaskie Siemianowice Śląskie73,121
Sosnowiec Sosnowiec32.197,586--
Swietochlowice Świętochłowice33.49,762Swietochlowice Świętochłowice55,600
Tychy Tychy34.128,211--
Zabrze Zabrze35.170,924Zabrze Zabrze192,177
Zory Żory36.62,243Zory Żory63,174

External sources of information on Silesia

Silesia on Wikipedia