Sosnowiec is an industrial city with county rights in the Dabrowa Basin of southern Poland, within the Silesian Voivodeship, and is also part of the Metropolis GZM municipal association. Located in the eastern part of the Upper Silesian Industrial Region, it is one of the cities of the Katowice urban area, a conurbation of about 2.7 million people, and lies within the wider Katowice-Ostrava metropolitan area of roughly 5.3 million. Its population was 189,178 as of December 2022.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Sources
1. Sosnowiec (Wikidata)
P571 (inception)
+1902-00-00T00:00:00Z
P1082 (population)
population 185,930 (2024)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 50.3, longitude 19.166667
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 250 m
P2046 (area)
area 91.06 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 185930 (2024)
View the SourceWikidata: Sosnowiec
Wikidata Q105060, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Sosnowiec (Wikipedia)
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