The demographics of Poland describe the make-up of the country of Poland. A number of censuses have assessed this data, including a national census in 2002, and a survey by the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (HFHR), which confirmed there are numerous autochthonous ethnic groups in Poland. Estimates by INTEREG and Eurominority present a similar demographics picture of Poland but they provide estimates only for the most numerous of the autochthonous ethnic groups. angp9ej9pem8v9t8n v98nsadrghoiffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffdg 8aenmv-98nub 89-a5nu b9-5nb98nev8emvuangp9ej9pem8v9t8n v98nsadrghoiffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffdg 8aenmv-98nub 89-a5nu b9-5nb98nev8emvuangp9ej9pem8v9t8n v98nsadrghoiffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffdg 8aenmv-98nub 89-a5nu b9-5nb98nev8emvu8aenmv-98nub 89-a5nu b9-5nb98nev8emvuangp9ej9pem8v9t8n v98nsadrghoiffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffdg 8aenmv-98nub 89-a5nu b9-5nb98nev8emvuangp9ej9pem8v9t8n v98nsadrghoiffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffdg 8aenmv-98nub 89-a5nu b9-5nb98nev8emvuangp9ej9pem8v9t8n v98nsadrghoiffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffdg 8aenmv-98nub 89-a5nu b9-5nb98nev8emvuangp9ej9pem8v9t8n v98nsadrghoiffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffdg 8aenmv... Polish census of 2002 (Polish: ) was a census in Poland taken from 21 May to 8 June 2002. ... Indigenous peoples are: Peoples living in an area prior to colonization by a state Peoples living in an area within a nation-state, prior to the formation of a nation-state, but who do not identify with the dominant nation. ...

Historical demographics of Poland

Historical demographics of Poland differ in many important respects from the present ones. For details, see historical demographics of Poland. Before World War II the now Polish lands were noted for the richness and variety of their ethnic communities. ...

Nationalities

96.7% of the people of Poland claim Polish nationality, and 97.8% declare that they speak Polish at home (Census 2002). The population of Poland became one of the most ethnically homogeneous in the world as a result of the radically altered borders after World War II and the subsequent migrations. This homogeneity is a result of post-World War II deportations ordered by the Soviet authorities, who wished to remove the sizable Polish minorities from Lithuania, Belarus and Ukraine. Poles (Polish: ) are a western Slavic people inhabiting the country of Poland (in Eastern Europe) and a number of other states in the world, where they form a significant Polish diaspora. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Soviet Russia is sometimes used as a somewhat sloppy synonym to the Soviet Union — although the term Soviet Russia sometimes refers to Bolshevist Russia from the October Revolution in 1917 to 1922 (Although Russian communists officially formed RSFSR in 1918). ...

Other than the Poles, Poland is also inhabited by:

Ukrainians and Lemkos

Ukrainians and Lemkos are scattered in various eastern and northern districts. After the quashing of a Ukrainian insurrection at the end of World War II, most Ukrainians remaining in the country were forcibly moved to northern and western Poland in Operation Vistula (Akcja Wisła). Since 1989, there has been a new wave of Ukrainian immigration, mostly of jobseekers, which is concentrated in larger cities. The HFHR estimates there are 250,000 to 500,000 Ukrainians in Poland at present^{[citation needed]}, with the most numerous concentrations are in the north east (Olsztyn and Elbląg), north west (Słupsk and Koszalin) and south west of Poland (Legnica and Wrocław). The figure includes 50,000 to 60,000 Lemko-Rusyns. Lemkos (Ukrainian: ,) are one of four major ethnic groups who inhabit the Eastern Carpathian Mountains, and who speak the Lemko dialect. ... Tablet inscription in Polish (left) and Ukrainian: In memory of those expelled from Lemkivshchyna, on the 50th anniversary of Operation WisÅ‚a, 1947-1997. ... Tablet inscription in Polish (left) and Ukrainian: In memory of those expelled from Lemkivshchyna, on the 50th anniversary of Operation WisÅ‚a, 1947-1997. ... Olsztyn ( ; German: ; Old Prussian: Alnāsteini) is a city in northeast Poland, on the Łyna river. ... ElblÄ…g (IPA: ; until 1946:German: ) is a city in northern Poland with 130,000 inhabitants. ... SÅ‚upsk ( ; former German: , occasionally Stolpe; Kashubian and Pomeranian: Stolpsk; Latin: Stolpe) is a city with approximately 100,000 inhabitants in northwestern Poland. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Koszalin Koszalin[] (German: Köslin [], Kashubian and Pomeranian: Kòszalëno, Latin: Scurgum) is the biggest city of Middle Pomerania in north-western Poland. ... Legnica ( , formerly Lignica; German: ) is a town in Silesia in southwestern Poland. ... WrocÅ‚aw ( ; German: ; Czech: ; Latin: Wratislavia or Vratislavia) is the capital of Lower Silesia in southwestern Poland, situated on the Oder River (Odra). ... Lemko - one of four major groups of Ruthenian montagnards of the northwest Carpathian mountain chain, having a unique dialect and culture. ... Rusyns, also called Ruthenians, Ruthenes, Rusins, Carpatho-Rusins, and Russniaks, are a modern group of ethnic groups that speak the Rusyn language and are descended from the minority of Ruthenians who did not adopt a Ukrainian national identity and become Ukrainians in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. ...

Kashubians

INTEREG estimated there are up to 500,000 Kashubians in Poland. In the Polish census of 2002, however, only 5,100 people declared Kashubian nationality, although 51,000 declared Kashubian as their native language. Kashubians, Kassubians, or Cassubians (Kashubian: Kaszëbi) are a Slavic ethnic group living in modern-day northwestern Poland. ...

Belarussians

There are 200,000-250,000 Belarusians. They live in close concentrations on south and east area of Białystok, near and in areas adjoining Belarus and Lithuania. BiaÅ‚ystok (pronounced: , Belarusian: , Lithuanian: , Yiddish ביאַליסטאָק) is the largest city (pop. ...

Lithuanians

There are 5,000 - 15,000 Lithuanians in close concentrations, in Suwałki in the north-east of Poland, and in the territory of Puńsk commune where they constitute 80% of inhabitants. Lithuanian minority in Poland is composed of 5,639 people according to the Polish census of 2002. ... Motto: none Voivodship Podlaskie Municipal government Rada miejska w SuwaÅ‚kach Mayor Józef Gajewski Area 65. ... PuÅ„sk (Lithuanian: Punskas) is a village with 1,050 inhabitants in the Podlasie Voivodship, Poland. ...

Jews

The Jewish community, once numbering 3,474,000, has been almost entirely eradicated, due to the Holocaust, where the Nazis exterminated most of the Jewish population of Poland during WW2, and subsequent emigration. If not for the Holocaust, they would probably constitute Poland's largest minority group. See History of Jews in Poland. The current estimated Jewish population of Poland is 7,000-15,000 Jews. Its representatives live mainly in large cities like Warsaw, Wrocław and Kraków. Many Polish Jews often avoid referring to themselves as members of a "national minority", as they consider Jews in Poland to be a religious and cultural minority, not an ethnic one. For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ... ... National Socialism redirects here. ... Immigration of Jews to Poland, 1096. ... Motto: Contemnit procellas (It defies the storms) Semper invicta (Always invincible) Coordinates: Country Poland Voivodeship Masovia Powiat city county Gmina Warszawa Districts 18 boroughs City Rights turn of the 13th century Government  - Mayor Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz (PO) Area  - City 516. ... WrocÅ‚aw ( ; German: ; Czech: ; Latin: Wratislavia or Vratislavia) is the capital of Lower Silesia in southwestern Poland, situated on the Oder River (Odra). ... Wawel Hill, Old Town, Kraków. ... In sociology and in voting theory, a minority is a sub-group that forms less than half of the population. ...

Silesians

In Silesia, a significant segment of the population of mixed Polish and German ancestry variously declares itself as Polish or German. There is also a large minority of people who describe themselves as Silesians, an historical, related West Slavic ethnic group. Silesia (Czech: ; German: ; Latin: ; Polish: ; Silesian: Ślónsk) is a historical region in central Europe. ... This article is about the West Slavic language / Polish dialect. ...

Germans

Germans remain in Pomerania, Silesia, East Prussia and Lubusz Land. The current estimates gives 150,000 Germans living mainly in the region of Opole, Katowice and Częstochowa (south-west part of Poland). Germans are a notable national minority in Poland, consisting of almost 150,000 people. ... Duchy of Pomerania ruled by the slavic dynasty of Griffits (Polish: Gryfici, German: Greiffen) was a semi-independent state in the 17th century. ... East Prussia (German: Ostpreu en; Polish: Prusy Wschodnie; Russian: Восточная Пруссия — Vostochnaya Prussiya) was a province of Kingdom of Prussia, situated on the territory of former Ducal Prussia. ... Lubus Land, Lebus Land ( pol: Ziemia Lubuska ger: Land Lebus, czech: Lubušsko) on the Oder river. ... Opole ( ; German: ) is a city in southern Poland on the Oder River (Odra). ... Panorama of Katowice at night Katowice (pronunciation: [] (Czech: Katovice, German: Kattowitz) is an important city of the historical region of Upper Silesia in southern Poland on the KÅ‚odnica and Rawa rivers. ... CzÄ™stochowa ( , German: ) is a city in south Poland on the Warta River with 248,894 inhabitants (2004). ...

Roma

There are 50,000-60,000 Roma in Poland. They are dispersed and live on the area of the whole country, although their more numerous concentrations are in the south of Poland. Tzigane redirects here; for the composition by Maurice Ravel, see Tzigane (Ravel). ...

Tatars

Small populations of Polish Tatars still exist and still practice Islam. Some Polish towns, mainly in northeastern Poland have mosques. Tartars arrived as mercenary soldiers beginning in the late 1300s. The Tatar population reached approximately 100,000 in 1630 but was less than 5,000 in 2000. Historically, the term Tatar (or Tartar) has been ambiguously used by Europeans to refer to many different peoples of Inner Asia and Northern Asia. ... Islam (Arabic:  ) is a monotheistic religion based upon the teachings of Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure. ... The Masjid al-Haram in Mecca as it exists today A mosque is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith. ... Centuries: 13th century - 14th century - 15th century Decades: 1250s 1260s 1270s 1280s 1290s - 1300s - 1310s 1320s 1330s 1340s 1350s Years: 1300 1301 1302 1303 1304 1305 1306 1307 1308 1309 Events and Trends MARF Categories: 1300s ... Events February 22 - Native American Quadequine introduces Popcorn to English colonists. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Armenians

Armenian population is estimated at between 8,000 to 15,000, with tradition since 14th century. The remains of pre-war Armenian church organizations serve for the community. The Armenian-orthodox community converted to Catholicism in the 18th century. There is still an Armenian church in formerly Polish Lwow (now Lviv in Ukraine) with clergy that preach in the Armenian language. This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right). ... As a Christian ecclesiastical term, Catholic - from the Greek adjective , meaning general or universal[1] - is described in the Oxford English Dictionary as follows: ~Church, (originally) whole body of Christians; ~, belonging to or in accord with (a) this, (b) the church before separation into Greek or Eastern and Latin or... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... Lviv ( Львів in Ukrainian; Львов, Lvov in Russian; Lwów in Polish; Leopolis in Latin; Lemberg in German—see also cities alternative names) is a city in western Ukraine with 830,000 inhabitants (an additional 200,000 commute daily from... Motto: Semper fidelis Location Map of Ukraine with Lviv. ...

Russians

Russians are scattered around the territory of Poland but mostly reside in eastern Poland. The HFHR estimated around 13,000-15,000 Russians are in Poland. This society includes also Old Believers who are members of the Eastern Old Believers' Church and account for 2,000–3,000 persons living in the south-east of Poland. In the context of Russian Orthodox church history, the Old Believers (Russian: ) separated after 1666 - 1667 from the hierarchy of the Russian Orthodox Church as a protest against church reforms introduced by Patriarch Nikon. ...

Czechs

2,000 Czechs live in Zelów, and near the Czech border. Zelów is a town in BeÅ‚chatów County, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland, with 8,307 inhabitants (2005). ...

Slovaks

Slovaks live in some areas in southern Poland, to the number of between 15,000 and 25,000. Polish Slovaks inhabit two small frontier regions in the Spisz and Orawa (south of Poland, near Polish-Slovak border). Larger groups of Slovaks are in Kraków and Silesia region. Spiš (in Latin: Scepusium, in Polish: Spisz, in German: Zips, in Hungarian: Szepes) is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. ... Orava is the name of: A historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary: Orava (county) A river in Slovakia: Orava River A castle in Slovakia: Orava (castle) A reservoir in Slovakia: Orava (reservoir) A village in Estonia: Orava, Estonia An Estonian village in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia: Orava, Russia... Wawel Hill, Old Town, Kraków. ... Silesia (Czech: ; German: ; Latin: ; Polish: ; Silesian: Åšlónsk) is a historical region in central Europe. ...

Greeks

Some 4 - 5,000 Greeks live in central and southeast Poland.

Macedonians

There are 4,000 to 5,000 Macedonians in central and southern Poland.

Additional

There are also groups of Americans, Hungarians, French, Italians, Serbs, Bulgarians, Georgians, Africans, Palestinians, Kurds and Vietnamese, who constitute small ethnic communities within major cities such as Warsaw, Kraków, and Gdańsk. Languages Serbian Religions Predominantly Serbian Orthodox Christian Related ethnic groups Other Slavic peoples, especially South Slavs See Cognate peoples below Serbs (Serbian: Срби or Srbi) or christian turks are a South Slavic people who live mainly in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and, to a lesser extent, in Croatia. ... World map showing location of Africa A satellite composite image of Africa Africa is the worlds second_largest continent in both area and population, after Asia. ... The Palestinian flag, adopted in 1948, is a widely recognized modern symbol of the Palestinian people. ... Kurds are one of the Iranian peoples and speak Kurdish, a north-Western Iranian language related to Persian. ... Motto: Contemnit procellas (It defies the storms) Semper invicta (Always invincible) Coordinates: Country Poland Voivodeship Masovia Powiat city county Gmina Warszawa Districts 18 boroughs City Rights turn of the 13th century Government  - Mayor Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz (PO) Area  - City 516. ... Wawel Hill, Old Town, Kraków. ... GdaÅ„sk (IPA: ; German: , Kashubian: , Late Latin: ; older English Dantzig; also other languages) is Polands sixth-largest city, and also her principal seaport and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. ...

Declared nationality (Census 2002)

• 36,983,720 Polish
• 774,885 Not specified
• 471,475 Non-Polish, or multi-racial, including:
  • 173,153 Silesian
  • 152,897 German
  • 48,700 Belarusian
  • 31,000 Ukrainian
  • 12,900 Roma
  • 6,103 Russian
  • 5,863 Lemko
  • 5,846 Lithuanian
  • 5,062 Kashubian
  • 4,500 Other (including Africans)
  • 2,000 Slovak
  • 1,808 Vietnamese
  • 1,633 French
  • 1,541 American
  • 1,404 Greek
  • 1,367 Italian
  • 1,112 Bulgarian
  • 1,100 Israeli Jews
  • 1,082 Armenian
  • 831 Czech
  • 800 English
  • 500 Tatar
  • 45 Karaite

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Biggest cities

• Upper Silesian Industry Area : population(1999): 2,930,800 including
  • Katowice (345,934)
• Warsaw metropolitan area: population(1999): 2,100,000 including
  • Warsaw (1,618,468)
• Kraków metropolitan area: population(1999): 1,239,000 including
  • Kraków (740,666)
• Tricity metropolitan area: population(2001): 1,035,400; including
  • Gdańsk (458,988)
  • Gdynia (253,521)
  • Sopot (46,000)
• Łódź (806,728)
• Wrocław (650,000)
• Poznań (578,000)
• Bydgoszcz-Toruń metropolitan area: population(2001): 593,000;
  • Bydgoszcz (386,855)
  • Toruń (206,158)
• Szczecin (416,988)
• Lublin (355,953)
• Białystok (291,917)
• Radom (227,944)
• Kielce (209,962)
• Bielsko-Biała (177,219)
• Olsztyn (173,350)
• Rzeszów (158,987)

See also: List of cities in Poland Silesian Region Katowice in 1905 The Upper Silesian Industry Area or Upper Silesian Industry Region (polish: GórnoÅ›lÄ…skie ZagÅ‚Ä™bie WÄ™glowe, GZW) is an urban area in Silesia, Poland centering around Katowice in Silesian Voivodship (previously capital of Katowice Voivodship). ... Panorama of Katowice at night Katowice (pronunciation: [] (Czech: Katovice, German: Kattowitz) is an important city of the historical region of Upper Silesia in southern Poland on the KÅ‚odnica and Rawa rivers. ... Motto: Contemnit procellas (It defies the storms) Semper invicta (Always invincible) Coordinates: Country Poland Voivodeship Masovia Powiat city county Gmina Warszawa Districts 18 boroughs City Rights turn of the 13th century Government  - Mayor Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz (PO) Area  - City 516. ... Motto: Contemnit procellas (It defies the storms) Semper invicta (Always invincible) Coordinates: Country Poland Voivodeship Masovia Powiat city county Gmina Warszawa Districts 18 boroughs City Rights turn of the 13th century Government  - Mayor Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz (PO) Area  - City 516. ... Wawel Hill, Old Town, Kraków. ... Wawel Hill, Old Town, Kraków. ... Map of the Tricity area Tricity (also called Treble City, in Polish Trójmiasto) is the city area consisting of the three Polish district GdaÅ„sk, Gdynia and Sopot. ... GdaÅ„sk (IPA: ; German: , Kashubian: , Late Latin: ; older English Dantzig; also other languages) is Polands sixth-largest city, and also her principal seaport and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. ... Gdynia (IPA: , German: (until 1939 and after 1945) / Gotenhafen (1939-1945); Kashubian: ) is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important seaport at GdaÅ„sk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea. ... Sopot (pronounce: [sÉ”pÉ”t]; German: ; Kashubian: Sopòt) is a seaside town in Eastern Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Poland, with a population of approximately 40,000. ... Łódź ( ) is Polands second largest city (population 776,297 in 2004). ... WrocÅ‚aw ( ; German: ; Czech: ; Latin: Wratislavia or Vratislavia) is the capital of Lower Silesia in southwestern Poland, situated on the Oder River (Odra). ... PoznaÅ„ ( ; full official name: The Capital City of PoznaÅ„, Polish: StoÅ‚eczne Miasto PoznaÅ„ (Latin: , German: , Yiddish: פּױזן Poyzn) is a city in west-central Poland with over 578,900 inhabitants (2002). ... Bydgoszcz-ToruÅ„ is the name of the bipolar aglomeration on the middle Vistula river, created by 2 cities: Bydgoszcz and ToruÅ„, only 30 km away of each other. ... Bydgoszcz ( ; German: ; Latin: Bydgostia) is a city in northern Poland, on the Brda and Vistula rivers, with a population of 369,151 (2004). ... ToruÅ„ (?· i; German: ; Kashubian: , see also other names) is a city in northern Poland, on the Vistula river. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Lublin (disambiguation). ... BiaÅ‚ystok (pronounced: , Belarusian: , Lithuanian: , Yiddish ביאַליסטאָק) is the largest city (pop. ... Radom (pronounce: [radÉ”m]) is a city in central Poland with 227 309 inhabitants. ... Map of the centre of Kielce Monastery Exbud headquarters-symbol of todays Kielce City The monument to commemorate of tragedy in New York 11 September 2001 Bishops Palace Building of Stefan Å»eromski Theatre The new stadium in Kielce Bus Station in Kielce of characterisic shape of alien saucer Kielce... Bielsko-BiaÅ‚a (pronounce: [[Media:Bielsko-Biala. ... Olsztyn ( ; German: ; Old Prussian: Alnāsteini) is a city in northeast Poland, on the Łyna river. ... Rzeszów ( ) is a city in south-eastern Poland with a population of 164,000 (2005), granted a town charter in 1354, the capital of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously of Rzeszów Voivodeship (1945-1998). ... It has been suggested that List of cities in Poland over 20,000 population (2002 census) be merged into this article or section. ...

Statistical indicators

Demographics of Poland, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

Population: 38,635,144 (July 2005 est.) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Possible meanings: Faro Airport (Portugal) Federation of Astrobiology Organizations Financial Aid Office Food and Agriculture Organization This page expands a three-character combination which might be any or all of: an abbreviation, an acronym, an initialism, a word in English, or a word in another language. ...

Population growth rate: -0.05% (2007 est.)

Birth rate: 12.78 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death rate: 10.01 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Total immigration: +70,300 migrants (2006)

Total emigration: -322,200 migrants (2006)

Total net migration: -251,100 migrants (2006)

Net migration rate: -0.69 migrants/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Total asylum seekers admitted: 94,500 (2006)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 21.7%
15-64 years: 65.3%
65 years and over: 13.0% (2005 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.62 male(s)/female
total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 8.51 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
male: 70.3 years
female: 78.8 years (2004 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.39 children born/woman (2004 est.)

Ethnic groups: Polish 96.7%, German 0.4%, Byelorussian 0.1%, Ukrainian 0.1%, other 0.7%, not declared 2.0% (Census 2002)

Religions: Roman Catholic 95% (baptized), Eastern Orthodox 1.3%, Protestant 0.4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 0.3%, Greek Catholic 0.2% (2006)

• see Religion in Poland and Catholic Church in Poland

Languages: Polish 97.8% (Census 2002) Religion in Poland has changed throughout centuries of history of Poland. ... Ever since Poland officially adopted Latin Christianity in 966, the Roman Catholic Church has played a very important religious, cultural, social and political role. ...

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.7% (2004 est.)

Urban demographics

In the study of human settlements, an agglomeration is an extended city or town area comprising the built-up area of a central place (usually a municipality) and any suburbs or adjacent satellite towns. ... A conurbation is an urban area comprising a number of cities, towns and villages which, through population growth and expansion, have physically merged to form one continuous built up area. ... Panorama of Katowice at night Katowice (pronunciation: [] (Czech: Katovice, German: Kattowitz) is an important city of the historical region of Upper Silesia in southern Poland on the KÅ‚odnica and Rawa rivers. ... Silesian Region Katowice in 1905 The Upper Silesian Industry Area or Upper Silesian Industry Region (polish: GórnoÅ›lÄ…skie ZagÅ‚Ä™bie WÄ™glowe, GZW) is an urban area in Silesia, Poland centering around Katowice in Silesian Voivodship (previously capital of Katowice Voivodship). ... Capital city Katowice Area 12,294 km² Population (2004)  - Density 4,830,000 392. ... Motto: Contemnit procellas (It defies the storms) Semper invicta (Always invincible) Coordinates: Country Poland Voivodeship Masovia Powiat city county Gmina Warszawa Districts 18 boroughs City Rights turn of the 13th century Government  - Mayor Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz (PO) Area  - City 516. ... Geographical characteristics Area 35,579 km² Land km² Water km² Population Total (2003) 5,136,000 Density 144. ... Wawel Hill, Old Town, Kraków. ... Lesser Poland Voivodeship (Polish: województwo maÅ‚opolskie) is an administrative region or voivodeship in southern Poland. ... Łódź ( ) is Polands second largest city (population 776,297 in 2004). ... Łódź Voivodeship Coat of Arms of Łódź Voivodeship Flag of Łódź Voivodeship Łódź Voivodeship (1) (Polish: województwo łódzkie) is an administrative region of central Poland created January 1, 1999, out of the former Łódź (2), Sieradz, Piotrków Trybunalski, Skierniewice and part of PÅ‚ock voivodeships, pursuant to the... Map of the Tricity area Tricity (also called Treble City, in Polish Trójmiasto) is the city area consisting of the three Polish district GdaÅ„sk, Gdynia and Sopot. ... Capital city GdaÅ„sk Area 18,293 km² Population (2004)  - Density 2,192,000 120/km² Powiats  - Urban counties  - Land counties 4 16 Communes 123 Logo of Pomeranian Voivodeship Sea port in GdaÅ„sk The Sea Towers in Gdynia will be the tallest building (138 m) in Poland outside Warsaw... PoznaÅ„ ( ; full official name: The Capital City of PoznaÅ„, Polish: StoÅ‚eczne Miasto PoznaÅ„ (Latin: , German: , Yiddish: פּױזן Poyzn) is a city in west-central Poland with over 578,900 inhabitants (2002). ... Capital city PoznaÅ„ Area 29,826 km² Population (2005)  - Density 3,372,417 113. ... May 20 is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: Contemnit procellas (It defies the storms) Semper invicta (Always invincible) Coordinates: Country Poland Voivodeship Masovia Powiat city county Gmina Warszawa Districts 18 boroughs City Rights turn of the 13th century Government  - Mayor Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz (PO) Area  - City 516. ... Geographical characteristics Area 35,579 km² Land km² Water km² Population Total (2003) 5,136,000 Density 144. ... Łódź ( ) is Polands second largest city (population 776,297 in 2004). ... Łódź Voivodeship Coat of Arms of Łódź Voivodeship Flag of Łódź Voivodeship Łódź Voivodeship (1) (Polish: województwo łódzkie) is an administrative region of central Poland created January 1, 1999, out of the former Łódź (2), Sieradz, Piotrków Trybunalski, Skierniewice and part of PÅ‚ock voivodeships, pursuant to the... Wawel Hill, Old Town, Kraków. ... Lesser Poland Voivodeship (Polish: województwo maÅ‚opolskie) is an administrative region or voivodeship in southern Poland. ... WrocÅ‚aw ( ; German: ; Czech: ; Latin: Wratislavia or Vratislavia) is the capital of Lower Silesia in southwestern Poland, situated on the Oder River (Odra). ... Lower Silesian Voivodeship. ... PoznaÅ„ ( ; full official name: The Capital City of PoznaÅ„, Polish: StoÅ‚eczne Miasto PoznaÅ„ (Latin: , German: , Yiddish: פּױזן Poyzn) is a city in west-central Poland with over 578,900 inhabitants (2002). ... Capital city PoznaÅ„ Area 29,826 km² Population (2005)  - Density 3,372,417 113. ... GdaÅ„sk (IPA: ; German: , Kashubian: , Late Latin: ; older English Dantzig; also other languages) is Polands sixth-largest city, and also her principal seaport and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. ... Capital city GdaÅ„sk Area 18,293 km² Population (2004)  - Density 2,192,000 120/km² Powiats  - Urban counties  - Land counties 4 16 Communes 123 Logo of Pomeranian Voivodeship Sea port in GdaÅ„sk The Sea Towers in Gdynia will be the tallest building (138 m) in Poland outside Warsaw... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Capital city Szczecin Area 22,896 km² Population (2004)  - Density 1,694,865 74/km² Powiats  - Urban counties  - Land counties 3 18 Communes 114 Administrative divisions: West Pomeranian Voivodeship (also West Pomerania Province — Polish: województwo zachodniopomorskie) is a voivodeship, or province, in northwestern Poland. ... Bydgoszcz ( ; German: ; Latin: Bydgostia) is a city in northern Poland, on the Brda and Vistula rivers, with a population of 369,151 (2004). ... Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (in Polish Województwo Kujawsko-Pomorskie) is an administrative region, or voivodeship, in central-northern Poland. ... For other uses, see Lublin (disambiguation). ... Lublin Voivodeship Coat of Arms Potockis Palace in MiÄ™dzyrzec Podlaski Old chapel Krzna river Lublin Voivodeship (Polish: województwo lubelskie) is an administrative region, or voivodeship, of eastern Poland. ... Panorama of Katowice at night Katowice (pronunciation: [] (Czech: Katovice, German: Kattowitz) is an important city of the historical region of Upper Silesia in southern Poland on the KÅ‚odnica and Rawa rivers. ... Capital city Katowice Area 12,294 km² Population (2004)  - Density 4,830,000 392. ... BiaÅ‚ystok (pronounced: , Belarusian: , Lithuanian: , Yiddish ביאַליסטאָק) is the largest city (pop. ... Podlachia Voivodeship or Podlasie Voivodeship (Polish: województwo podlaskie) is an administrative region, or voivodeship, in northeastern Poland. ... Gdynia (IPA: , German: (until 1939 and after 1945) / Gotenhafen (1939-1945); Kashubian: ) is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important seaport at GdaÅ„sk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea. ... Capital city GdaÅ„sk Area 18,293 km² Population (2004)  - Density 2,192,000 120/km² Powiats  - Urban counties  - Land counties 4 16 Communes 123 Logo of Pomeranian Voivodeship Sea port in GdaÅ„sk The Sea Towers in Gdynia will be the tallest building (138 m) in Poland outside Warsaw... CzÄ™stochowa ( , German: ) is a city in south Poland on the Warta River with 248,894 inhabitants (2004). ... Capital city Katowice Area 12,294 km² Population (2004)  - Density 4,830,000 392. ... Sielecki Castle Sosnowiec (pronounced: [sÉ”s:nÉ”vȋεʦ]) is a city located in the south of Poland, in a tributary of the Wisla (Vistula) river. ... Capital city Katowice Area 12,294 km² Population (2004)  - Density 4,830,000 392. ... Radom (pronounce: [radÉ”m]) is a city in central Poland with 227 309 inhabitants. ... Geographical characteristics Area 35,579 km² Land km² Water km² Population Total (2003) 5,136,000 Density 144. ... Map of the centre of Kielce Monastery Exbud headquarters-symbol of todays Kielce City The monument to commemorate of tragedy in New York 11 September 2001 Bishops Palace Building of Stefan Å»eromski Theatre The new stadium in Kielce Bus Station in Kielce of characterisic shape of alien saucer Kielce... Capital city Kielce Area 11,672 km² Population (2006)  - Density 1,283,500 110/km² Powiats  - Urban counties  - Land counties 1 13 Communes 102 Administrative divisions: ÅšwiÄ™tokrzyskie Voivodeship (Polish: ) should preferably be translated as the ÅšwiÄ™tokrzyskie province, as it is an administrative region, or voivodeship, of central Poland. ... ToruÅ„ (?· i; German: ; Kashubian: , see also other names) is a city in northern Poland, on the Vistula river. ... Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (in Polish Województwo Kujawsko-Pomorskie) is an administrative region, or voivodeship, in central-northern Poland. ... Motto: none Voivodship Silesian Municipal government Rada Miejska Gliwic Mayor Zygmunt Frankiewicz Area 134,2 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 200,361 (December 31, 2004) - 1528/km² Founded City rights 1276 - Latitude Longitude 50°17 N 18°40 E Area code +48 32 Car plates SG Twin towns Bottrop, Dessau... Capital city Katowice Area 12,294 km² Population (2004)  - Density 4,830,000 392. ... Zabrze (pronounced: [zabʒε]; German: , from 1915-1945 Hindenburg) is a city in southern Poland with 194,041 inhabitants (2004). ... Capital city Katowice Area 12,294 km² Population (2004)  - Density 4,830,000 392. ... Bytom ( ; German: ) is a city in southern Poland with 205,560 inhabitants (1999). ... Capital city Katowice Area 12,294 km² Population (2004)  - Density 4,830,000 392. ... Bielsko-BiaÅ‚a (pronounce: [[Media:Bielsko-Biala. ... Capital city Katowice Area 12,294 km² Population (2004)  - Density 4,830,000 392. ... Olsztyn ( ; German: ; Old Prussian: Alnāsteini) is a city in northeast Poland, on the Łyna river. ... Capital city Olsztyn Area 24,191. ... Rzeszów ( ) is a city in south-eastern Poland with a population of 164,000 (2005), granted a town charter in 1354, the capital of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously of Rzeszów Voivodeship (1945-1998). ... Subcarpathia Voivodeship Subcarpathia Voivodeship (Polish: województwo podkarpackie) is an administrative region, or voivodeship, in southeastern Poland. ... Motto: none Voivodship Silesian Municipal government Rada Miejska Ruda ÅšlÄ…ska Mayor Andrzej Stania Area 77,7 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 149 000 - 1910/km² Founded City rights - - Latitude Longitude 50°16 N 18°42 E Area code +48 32 Car plates SRS Twin towns - Municipal Website Ruda Åšl... Capital city Katowice Area 12,294 km² Population (2004)  - Density 4,830,000 392. ... Rybnik (pronounced: [ribnik]) is a city in southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodship, close to the border with the Czech Republic, about 290 km south of the Polish capital Warsaw (Warszawa) and about 100 km west of Kraków, on the southern outskirts of the Upper Silesian industrial and metropolitan... Capital city Katowice Area 12,294 km² Population (2004)  - Density 4,830,000 392. ... Tychy (pronounce: [tixi], German: ) is a city in southern Poland with a population of 132,600. ... Capital city Katowice Area 12,294 km² Population (2004)  - Density 4,830,000 392. ... DÄ…browa Górnicza (pronounce: [dɔ̃brÉ”vagurniʧa]) is a city in southern Poland with 140,000 inhabitants (1999) and a territory of 177 km², in a region called ZagÅ‚Ä™bie DÄ…browskie. ... Capital city Katowice Area 12,294 km² Population (2004)  - Density 4,830,000 392. ... Opole ( ; German: ) is a city in southern Poland on the Oder River (Odra). ... Capital city Opole Area 9412. ... Bridge across the Vistula at PÅ‚ock. ... Geographical characteristics Area 35,579 km² Land km² Water km² Population Total (2003) 5,136,000 Density 144. ... ElblÄ…g (IPA: ; until 1946:German: ) is a city in northern Poland with 130,000 inhabitants. ... Capital city Olsztyn Area 24,191. ... WaÅ‚brzych (pronounce: [vawbÊ’ix], German Waldenburg) is a town in south-western Poland with 139,600 inhabitants (1995). ... Lower Silesian Voivodeship. ... Gorzów Wielkopolski (abbrev. ... Lubusz Voivodeship (Polish: województwo lubuskie) is an administrative region, or voivodeship, of western Poland. ... WÅ‚ocÅ‚awek (pronounce: [vÈ—oʦwavek]) is a town in central Poland on the Vistula river, with population of approximately 123 000. ... Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (in Polish Województwo Kujawsko-Pomorskie) is an administrative region, or voivodeship, in central-northern Poland. ... Tarnów is a city in south-eastern Poland with 121,500 inhabitants (1995). ... Lesser Poland Voivodeship (Polish: województwo maÅ‚opolskie) is an administrative region or voivodeship in southern Poland. ... Zielona Góra ( ; German: ) is a city in western Poland with 118,730 inhabitants (2004), situated in the Lubusz Voivodeship (since 1999), previously capital of Zielona Góra Voivodeship (1975-1998). ... Lubusz Voivodeship (Polish: województwo lubuskie) is an administrative region, or voivodeship, of western Poland. ... Motto: none Voivodship Silesian Municipal government UrzÄ…d Miasta Chorzów Mayor Marek Kopel Area 33,5 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 117 430 - 2856/km² Founded City rights - - Latitude Longitude 50°18 N 18°57 E Area code +48 32 Car plates SH Twin towns - Municipal Website Chorzów... Capital city Katowice Area 12,294 km² Population (2004)  - Density 4,830,000 392. ... Kalisz (pronounce: [kaliʃ]) is a city in central Poland with 109,800 inhabitants (1995). ... Capital city PoznaÅ„ Area 29,826 km² Population (2005)  - Density 3,372,417 113. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Koszalin Koszalin[] (German: Köslin [], Kashubian and Pomeranian: Kòszalëno, Latin: Scurgum) is the biggest city of Middle Pomerania in north-western Poland. ... Capital city Szczecin Area 22,896 km² Population (2004)  - Density 1,694,865 74/km² Powiats  - Urban counties  - Land counties 3 18 Communes 114 Administrative divisions: West Pomeranian Voivodeship (also West Pomerania Province — Polish: województwo zachodniopomorskie) is a voivodeship, or province, in northwestern Poland. ... Legnica ( , formerly Lignica; German: ) is a town in Silesia in southwestern Poland. ... Lower Silesian Voivodeship. ... SÅ‚upsk ( ; former German: , occasionally Stolpe; Kashubian and Pomeranian: Stolpsk; Latin: Stolpe) is a city with approximately 100,000 inhabitants in northwestern Poland. ... Capital city GdaÅ„sk Area 18,293 km² Population (2004)  - Density 2,192,000 120/km² Powiats  - Urban counties  - Land counties 4 16 Communes 123 Logo of Pomeranian Voivodeship Sea port in GdaÅ„sk The Sea Towers in Gdynia will be the tallest building (138 m) in Poland outside Warsaw... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (in Polish Województwo Kujawsko-Pomorskie) is an administrative region, or voivodeship, in central-northern Poland. ...

External links

• Central Statistical Office for the Republic of Poland
• CIA World Factbook 2004
• Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights
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