Upper Silesian Industry Area
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Upper Silesian Industry Area (Polish: Górnośląski Okręg Przemysłowy, GOP) is a conurbation in Silesia, Poland, centered around Katowice in the Silesian Voivodeship.
Upper Silesian Industry Area with its 2.8 million population and Rybnik Coal Area (Polish: Rybnicki Okręg Węglowy, ROW) with its 0.7 million population both lie within the Upper Silesian Coal Basin, a home of altogether 3,487,000 people.
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Upper Silesian Industry Area is located in the historical region of Upper Silesia and Zagłębie Dąbrowskie in southern Poland in a basin between the Vistula and Oder rivers.
| City | Population | Area in km² |
|---|---|---|
| Katowice | 334 200 | 164.6 |
| Sosnowiec | 236 300 | 91.26 |
| Gliwice | 199 086 | 134.2 |
| Bytom | 198 200 | 69.32 |
| Zabrze | 195 400 | 80.47 |
| Ruda Śląska | 149 000 | 77.7 |
| Tychy | 130 700 | 82.63 |
| Dąbrowa Górnicza | 129 800 | 188 |
| Chorzów | 119 400 | 33.5 |
| Jaworzno | 96 000 | 152.2 |
| Mysłowice | 78 300 | 66 |
| Siemianowice Śląskie | 75 700 | 25.5 |
| Piekary Śląskie | 64 600 | 39.6 |
| Będzin | 58 600 | 37.2 |
| Świętochłowice | 55 527 | 13.22 |
| Knurów | 42 000 | 34.2 |
| Czeladź | 35 200 | 17 |
| Total | 2 143 000 | 1304 |
| Suburbs | Population | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Tarnowskie Góry | 61 642 | 82,47 km² |
| Czerwionka-Leszczyny | 41 068 | 115,65 km² |
| Mikołów | 28 460 | 18,07 km² |
| Łaziska Górne | 21 768 | 20,2 km² |
| Bieruń | 19 724 | 40,31 km² |
| Pyskowice | 18 717 | 31,14 km² |
| Orzesze | 18 667 | 85 km² |
| Radzionków | 17 300 | 13,14 km² |
| Lędziny | 15 946 | 31,04 km² |
| Toszek | 10 547 | 98,53 km² |
| Wojkowice | 9 670 | 12,78 km² |
| Imielin | 7 650 | 28,04 km² |
| Miasteczko Śląskie | 7 585 | 68,3 km² |
| Sławków | 6 770 | 36,6 km² |
| Total | 285 464 | 681,27 km² |