Katowice urban area

Katowice urban area Konurbacja katowicka
Urban area
KTW buildings in Katowice, the largest city in the urban area
Map of Katowice urban area and its metropolitan area (parts of Rybnik metropolitan area also visible in the bottom-left corner)
Katowice urban area Location in Poland
Coordinates: 50°15′N 19°00′E / 50.250°N 19.000°E / 50.250; 19.000
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Silesian Voivodeship
Largest city	Katowice
Government
• Body	Metropolis GZM
Area
• Urban [1]	1,468 km2 (567 sq mi)
• Metro [2]	2,949 km2 (1,139 sq mi)
Population  (2023)
• Urban [3]	1,903,000
• Urban density	1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
• Metro [4]	2,535,354
• Metro density	860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
GDP [5]
• Metro	€44.570 billion (2021)

The Katowice urban area (Polish: Konurbacja katowicka, pronounced [kɔnurˈbat͡sja katɔˈvit͡ska]), also known as the Upper Silesian urban area (Konurbacja górnośląska, [kɔnurˈbat͡sja ɡurnɔˈɕlɔ̃ska]), is an urban area/conurbation in southern Poland, centered on Katowice. It is located in the Silesian Voivodeship. The Katowice urban area is the largest urban area in Poland and 21st largest urban area in the European Union. According to Demographia, its population is 1,903,000 (August 2023).^[3]