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Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Silesian Voivodeship is one of 16 primary administrative regions in Poland with a population of approximately 4,640,725 people.

Facts and figures on Silesian Voivodeship at a glance

Region name: Silesian Voivodeship (Województwo Śląskie)
Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 4,640,725 people
Country: Poland
Continent: Europe

The regional headquarters of Silesian Voivodeship (Województwo Śląskie) is located in the regional capital Katowice (Katowice) with a population of 317,316 people.

The distance as the crow flies from Silesian Voivodeship's regional capital Katowice to Poland's capital Warsaw (Warsaw) is approximately 260 km (161 mi).

Facts and figures about Silesian Voivodeship
RegionPopulationRegional capitalPopulation
Silesian Voivodeship Województwo Śląskie4,640,725 peopleKatowice Katowice317,316 people

Compare with other regions in Poland.

Map of Silesian Voivodeship

Map of Silesian Voivodeship

Information on Silesian Voivodeship

Information on Silesian Voivodeship
Region nameRegional capitalSubregionsCountryContinent
Silesian Voivodeship Województwo ŚląskieKatowice Katowice36PolandEurope

Time in Silesian Voivodeship

Time in Silesian Voivodeship
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Fri, 27 May 2022 - 2:13amIn effect (+1 hour)Fri, 27 May 2022 - 1:13amGMT UTC +2.0Europe/Warsaw

Geographic coordinates of Silesian Voivodeship

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

Subregions in Silesian Voivodeship

There are 36 administrative subregions in Silesian Voivodeship.
Subregions in Silesian Voivodeship
RegionNoPopulationRegional capitalCapital population
Bielsko-Biala Bielsko-Biała1.---
Bytom Bytom2.---
Chorzow Chorzów3.---
Czestochowa Częstochowa4.---
Dabrowa Gornicza Dąbrowa Górnicza5.---
Gliwice Gliwice6.---
Jastrzebie-Zdroj Jastrzębie-Zdrój7.-Jastrzebie Zdroj Jastrzębie Zdrój95,813
Jaworzno Jaworzno8.-Jaworzno Jaworzno96,541
Katowice Katowice9.-Katowice Katowice317,316
Myslowice Mysłowice10.---
Piekary Slaskie Piekary Śląskie11.-Piekary Slaskie Piekary Śląskie59,757
Powiat bedzinski Powiat będziński12.151,122Bedzin Będzin58,236
Powiat bielski Powiat bielski13.---
Powiat bierunsko-ledzinski Powiat bieruńsko-lędziński14.-Bierun Bieruń19,659
Powiat cieszynski Powiat cieszyński15.---
Powiat czestochowski Powiat częstochowski16.---
Powiat gliwicki Powiat gliwicki17.---
Powiat klobucki Powiat kłobucki18.---
Powiat lubliniecki Powiat lubliniecki19.---
Powiat mikolowski Powiat mikołowski20.---
Powiat myszkowski Powiat myszkowski21.---
Powiat pszczynski Powiat pszczyński22.-Pszczyna Pszczyna25,288
Powiat raciborski Powiat raciborski23.-Raciborz Racibórz58,464
Powiat rybnicki Powiat rybnicki24.---
Powiat tarnogorski Powiat tarnogórski25.-Tarnowskie Gory Tarnowskie Góry60,938
Powiat wodzislawski Powiat wodzisławski26.-Wodzislaw Slaski Wodzisław Śląski49,521
Powiat zawiercianski Powiat zawierciański27.-Zawiercie Zawiercie53,159
Powiat zywiecki Powiat żywiecki28.---
Ruda Slaska Ruda Śląska29.---
Rybnik Rybnik30.-Rybnik Rybnik142,510
Siemianowice Slaskie Siemianowice Śląskie31.-Siemianowice Slaskie Siemianowice Śląskie73,121
Sosnowiec Sosnowiec32.---
Swietochlowice Świętochłowice33.-Swietochlowice Świętochłowice55,600
Tychy Tychy34.---
Zabrze Zabrze35.-Zabrze Zabrze192,177
Zory Żory36.-Zory Żory63,174

External sources of information on Silesian Voivodeship

Silesian Voivodeship on Wikipedia