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Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and most populous city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the river Vistula in east-central Poland, with a population of 1,866,729 as of 31 December 2025. 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
1,866,729 1
As of 31 December 2025, from Warsaw's own Wikipedia infobox.
Area (sq km)
517.24 1
Founding Year
1300 1
The infobox dates the settlement to the 13th century broadly but gives one clean single year, "City rights 1300," which is stored here as the founding year.
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
118 2
Latitude
52.23 degrees north 1
Longitude
21.01111 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 3
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Associated With

Masovian Voivodeship, States or Territories

warsaw is associated with masovian-voivodeship.

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Poland, Countries

Warsaw is the capital of Poland.

Source Warsaw (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Masovian Voivodeship, States or Territories

warsaw is the capital of masovian-voivodeship.

Source Masovian Voivodeship (Wikipedia)
Poland, Countries

Warsaw is the capital of Poland.

Source Warsaw (Wikipedia)
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Rejtan (painting)

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Royal Castle in Warsaw
11 bit studios

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Bank Pekao

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Budimex

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CD Projekt SA

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Central Photographic Agency (Poland)

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Erste Bank Polska

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Haberbusch i Schiele

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Informacyjna Agencja Radiowa

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LOT Polish Airlines

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mBank

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New Europe Film Sales

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PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna

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PKO Bank Polski

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PKP Cargo

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Polish Press Agency

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Powszechny Zakład Ubezpieczeń

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PZU

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Van Pur

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VGM Group

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VGM Group Spółka sp. z o.o. (Full name VGM Group Spółka spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością, Złota 61 / 100, 00-819 Warszawa, Polska) is a Polish real estate development and construction company headquartered in Warsaw, Poland.
Faustina Kowalska

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Jan Stachniuk

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Warsaw, Poland
Institute for Structural Research

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Ministry of Finance (Poland)

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CD Projekt Red

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is a Polish video game company based in Warsaw, founded in May 1994 by Marcin Iwiński and Michał Kiciński
Warsaw Pact

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Constitutional Tribunal of Poland

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Supreme Administrative Court of Poland

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The Supreme Administrative Court is located in Warsaw.
Supreme Court of Poland

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Supreme National Tribunal

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Trial took place in Warsaw from 17 December 1946 to 24 February 1947
Polish Olympic Committee (PKOl)

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Found There

Animal Husbandry (game)

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during the German occupation of Warsaw
Sources
1. Warsaw (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, population
    1,866,729 (31 December 2025)
  • Infobox, area
    517.24 km2 (199.71 sq mi)
  • Infobox, coordinates
    52°13′48″N 21°00′40″E
  • Article text
    The Prince of Płock, Bolesław II of Masovia, established the modern-day city in about 1300 and the first historical document attesting to the existence of a castellany dates to 1313.
  • Introduction
    Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and most populous city of Poland.
  • Introduction, river
    The metropolis stands on the river Vistula in east-central Poland
  • Capital Of: Poland, Lead section, capital fact
    Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and most populous city of Poland.
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Warsaw (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 118 m
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3. GeoNames: Warsaw - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 756135
    52.22977 21.01178 P PPLC PL 78 1465 146501 1702139 113 Europe/Warsaw
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 113 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 52.25, 21.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 52.25, 21.25
52.25 21.25 Cfb
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Masovian Voivodeship (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
Quote, Lead section
Masovian Voivodeship (Polish: województwo mazowieckie, pronounced [vɔjɛˈvut͡stfɔ mazɔˈvjɛt͡skʲɛ] ) is a voivodeship, or province, in east-central Poland, containing Poland's capital, Warsaw.
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Wikidata: Warsaw
Wikidata Q270, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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