Urban Areas of Poland map & data
Poland has 37 urban areas in this layer, spread over 16 regions. The most are in Silesian Voivodeship (8), Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (4) and Lower Silesian Voivodeship (3). The largest include Warsaw, Poznan and Katowice.
Urban Areas by region
| Region | Areas | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Silesian Voivodeship | 8 | 22% |
| Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship | 4 | 11% |
| Lower Silesian Voivodeship | 3 | 8.1% |
| Masovian Voivodeship | 3 | 8.1% |
| Pomeranian Voivodeship | 3 | 8.1% |
| Greater Poland Voivodeship | 2 | 5.4% |
| Lesser Poland Voivodeship | 2 | 5.4% |
| Lubusz Voivodeship | 2 | 5.4% |
| West Pomeranian Voivodeship | 2 | 5.4% |
| Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship | 2 | 5.4% |
| Subcarpathian Voivodeship | 1 | 2.7% |
| Podlaskie Voivodeship | 1 | 2.7% |
| ?ód? Voivodeship | 1 | 2.7% |
| Opole Voivodeship | 1 | 2.7% |
| ?wi?tokrzyskie Voivodeship | 1 | 2.7% |
| Lublin Voivodeship | 1 | 2.7% |
Largest urban areas in Poland
- WarsawMasovian Voivodeship · 338.5 km²
- PoznanGreater Poland Voivodeship · 182.1 km²
- KatowiceSilesian Voivodeship · 175.7 km²
- WroclawLower Silesian Voivodeship · 157.4 km²
- Lodz?ód? Voivodeship · 144.9 km²
- KrakowLesser Poland Voivodeship · 116.2 km²
- BydgoszczKuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship · 93.2 km²
- SosnowiecSilesian Voivodeship · 82.4 km²
- GdanskPomeranian Voivodeship · 73.8 km²
- GliwiceSilesian Voivodeship · 69.8 km²
- GdyniaPomeranian Voivodeship · 61.6 km²
- SzczecinWest Pomeranian Voivodeship · 58 km²
- LublinLublin Voivodeship · 52.9 km²
- BialystokPodlaskie Voivodeship · 50.1 km²
- CzestochowaSilesian Voivodeship · 47.4 km²
- RadomMasovian Voivodeship · 39.4 km²
- TorunKuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship · 38.7 km²
- Kielce?wi?tokrzyskie Voivodeship · 36.2 km²
- OpoleOpole Voivodeship · 34.5 km²
- OlsztynWarmian-Masurian Voivodeship · 31.7 km²
- WalbrzychLower Silesian Voivodeship · 29.1 km²
- TarnowLesser Poland Voivodeship · 26.5 km²
- Gorzów WielkopolskiLubusz Voivodeship · 25.7 km²
- Zielona GóraLubusz Voivodeship · 24.4 km²
- KaliszGreater Poland Voivodeship · 23 km²
- GrudziadzKuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship · 21.5 km²
- RzeszówSubcarpathian Voivodeship · 21.4 km²
- TychySilesian Voivodeship · 21.1 km²
- KoszalinWest Pomeranian Voivodeship · 20.4 km²
- ElblagWarmian-Masurian Voivodeship · 19.1 km²
- SlupskPomeranian Voivodeship · 18.6 km²
- Bielsko-BialaSilesian Voivodeship · 17.6 km²
- LegnicaLower Silesian Voivodeship · 16.1 km²
- BytomSilesian Voivodeship · 15.5 km²
- RybnikSilesian Voivodeship · 13.7 km²
- WloclawekKuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship · 13.7 km²
- PlockMasovian Voivodeship · 12.5 km²
What's in this layer
Every urban area in the layer comes with its name, outline (polygon), area in km², the region it belongs to and a source ID. The built-up extent of major cities and metropolitan areas.
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How many urban areas are there in Poland?
This layer holds 37 urban areas in Poland, the most of them in Silesian Voivodeship. The data is refreshed every 6 months; this release is from November 2026.
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The name, outline (polygon), area in km², the region it belongs to and a source ID.
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