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Katowice

Eastern Europe

Katowice is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Katowice urban area. 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
Population
286,960 1
Area (sq km)
164.64 1
Infobox elevation is given as a range (highest 352 m, lowest 266 m), not a single clean figure, so elevation-m is left an honest gap. Founding year is also ambiguous (1598 first official mention vs 1865 city rights) and is left an honest gap.
Founding Year
1598 2
Population Estimate Year
2021 1
Latitude
50.2625 degrees north 1
Longitude
19.02167 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 3
Connections

Associated With

Poland, Countries
Source Katowice (Wikipedia)
Silesian Voivodeship, States or Territories

Katowice is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship.

Source Katowice (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Silesian Voivodeship, States or Territories

Katowice is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship.

Source Katowice (Wikipedia)
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Tauron Polska Energia

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Source Wikipedia: Tauron Polska Energiatier 2
Sources
1. Katowice (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Katowice (/ˌkɑtəˈvitsə/, Polish: [katɔˈvit͡sɛ] ; Silesian: Katowice; German: Kattowitz) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Katowice urban area.
  • Infobox, Population figure
    286,960
  • Lead section
    As of 2021, Katowice has an official population of 286,960, and a resident population estimate of around 315,000.
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    164.64
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    50.26250N 19.02167E
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    50.26250N 19.02167E
  • Associated With: Poland, Infobox, Country
    Poland
  • Associated With: Silesian Voivodeship, Infobox, Voivodeship field
    Silesian
  • Capital Of: Silesian Voivodeship, Infobox, Voivodeship field (capital-of support)
    Silesian
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Wikidata: Katowice
Wikidata Q588, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
3. GeoNames: Katowice - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 3096472
    50.2597 19.02173 P PPLA PL 83 2469 246901 286960 276 Europe/Warsaw
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 276 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 50.25, 19.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 50.25, 19.25
50.25 19.25 Cfb
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