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Poland
The largest metropolitan areas in Poland are the Upper Silesian Coal Basin centred on Katowice (3.5 million inhabitants); the capital, Warsaw (3 million); Łódź (1.3 million); Kraków (1.3 million); the “Tricity” of Gdańsk-Sopot-Gdynia in the Vistula delta (1.1 million); Poznań (0.9 million); Wrocław (0.9 million); and Szczecin (0.9 million). For an overview of Polish cities, see List of cities in Poland.
| Agglomeration or conurbation | Voivodeship | Inhabitants (Estimated, 2006) |
| 1 |
Katowice (USIA) |
Silesia |
2,784,200 |
| 2 |
Warsaw (Warszawa) |
Masovia |
2,680,000 |
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3
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Kraków |
Lesser Poland |
1,250,000 |
| 4 |
Łódź |
Łódź |
1,100,000 |
| 5 |
Tricity |
Pomerania |
1,100,000 |
| 6 |
Poznań |
Greater Poland |
1,000,000 |
| City | Voivodeship | Inhabitants 31.12.2006 |
| 1 |
Warsaw (Warszawa) |
Masovia |
1,702,139 |
| 2 |
Łódź |
Łódź |
760,251 |
| 3 |
Kraków |
Lesser Poland |
756,267 |
| 4 |
Wrocław |
Lower Silesia |
634,630 |
| 5 |
Poznań |
Greater Poland |
564,951 |
| 6 |
Gdańsk |
Pomerania |
456,658 |
| 7 |
Szczecin |
Western Pomerania |
409,068 |
| 8 |
Bydgoszcz |
Kuyavia-Pomerania |
363,468 |
| 9 |
Lublin |
Lublin |
353,483 |
| 10 |
Katowice |
Silesia |
314,500 |
| 11 |
Białystok |
Podlasie |
294,830 |
| 12 |
Gdynia |
Pomerania |
251,844 |
| 13 |
Częstochowa |
Silesia |
245,030 |
| 14 |
Radom |
Masovia |
225,810 |
| 15 |
Sosnowiec |
Silesia |
245,030 |
| 16 |
Toruń |
Kuyavia-Pomerania |
207,190 |
| 17 |
Kielce |
Świętokrzyskie |
207,188 |
| 18 |
Gliwice |
Silesia |
198,499 |
| 19 |
Zabrze |
Silesia |
190,110 |
| 20 |
Bytom |
Silesia |
186,540 |
| 21 |
Bielsko-Biała |
Silesia |
176,453 |
| 22 |
Olsztyn |
Warmia-Masuria |
174,941 |
| 23 |
Rzeszów |
Subcarpathia |
165,578 |
| 24 |
Ruda Śląska |
Silesia |
145,471 |
| 25 |
Rybnik |
Silesia |
141,388 |
| 26 |
Tychy |
Silesia |
130,492 |
| 27 |
Dąbrowa Górnicza |
Silesia |
129,559 |
| 28 |
Opole |
Opole |
127,602 |
| 29 |
Płock |
Masovia |
127,224 |
| 30 |
Elbląg |
Warmia-Masuria |
126,985 |
| 31 |
Gorzów Wielkopolski |
Lubusz |
125,504 |
| 32 |
Wałbrzych |
Lower Silesia |
124,988 |
| 33 |
Włocławek |
Kuyavia-Pomerania |
119,256 |
| 34 |
Zielona Góra |
Lubusz |
118,115 |
| 35 |
Tarnów |
Lesser Poland |
116,967 |
| 36 |
Chorzów |
Silesia |
113,978 |
| 37 |
Kalisz |
Greater Poland |
108,477 |
| 38 |
Koszalin |
Western Pomerania |
107,693 |
| 39 |
Legnica |
Lower Silesia |
105,186 |
| 40 |
Grudziądz |
Kuyavia-Pomerania |
99,244 |
| 41 |
Słupsk |
Pomerania |
98,092 |
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