Opole is a city on the Oder River in southern Poland and the historical capital of Upper Silesia. With a population of approximately 127,387 as of the 2021 census, it is the capital of Opole Voivodeship and the seat of Opole County, and the largest city in its province; its metropolitan area was home to 146,522 inhabitants.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude50.666667 degrees north 2 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Opole (Wikipedia)
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With a population of approximately 127,387 as of the 2021 census, it is the capital of Opole Voivodeship (province) and the seat of Opole County.
- In Group: Cities of Eastern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source 2. Opole (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 50.666667, longitude 17.924167
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 176 m
P2046 (area)
area 96.2 sq km
P571 (inception)
inception 1217
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population (2021)
View the Source3. GeoNames: Opole - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3090048
50.67119 17.92604 P PPLA PL 79 1661 166101 127676 173 Europe/Warsaw
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 173 m
View the Source 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 50.75, 17.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 50.75, 17.75
50.75 17.75 Cfb
Wikidata: Opole
Wikidata Q92212, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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