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Silesian Voivodeship

Voivodeship

Silesian Voivodeship is an administrative province in southern Poland. With over 4.2 million residents and an area of about 12,300 square kilometers, it is the second most populous, and the most densely populated and most urbanized region of Poland. Its capital is Katowice; a 2019 count recorded its population at 4,524,091 across an area of 12,333.09 square kilometers. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Katowice 1
Population
4,524,091 1
2019-06-30 count from the Silesian Voivodeship's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2019 1
Area (sq km)
12,333.09 1
Admission Year
1999 1
Latitude
50.33333 degrees north 1
Longitude
19.00028 degrees east 1
Silesian Voivodeship
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Katowice

Silesian Voivodeship
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Katowice, Cities

Katowice is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship.

Source Katowice (Wikipedia)
Poland, Countries

Silesian Voivodeship is a voivodeship of Poland.

Source Silesian Voivodeship (Wikipedia)

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Katowice, Cities

Katowice is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship.

Source Katowice (Wikipedia)
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1. Silesian Voivodeship (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Introduction
    Silesian Voivodeship...is an administrative province in southern Poland. With over 4.2 million residents and an area of 12,300 square kilometers, it is the second-most populous, and the most-densely populated and most-urbanized region of Poland.
  • Infobox, capital
    Capital Katowice
  • Infobox, population
    Population (2019-06-30) Total 4524091
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    12333.09
  • Infobox, coordinates
    50.33333 N 19.00028 E
  • Infobox, country
    Country Poland
  • Article text
    In 1975, a new administrative reform introduced 49 new voivodeships. As such, in 1999, a new administrative division was introduced, reducing the number of voivodeships from 49 to 16.
  • Part Of: Poland, Lead paragraph
    ˈɕlɔ̃skʲɛ] ) is an administrative province in southern Poland.
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Wikidata: Silesian Voivodeship
Wikidata Q54181, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Katowice (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Associated With: Katowice, Infobox, Voivodeship field
    Silesian
  • Has Capital: Katowice, Infobox, Voivodeship field (capital-of support)
    Silesian
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