Katowice Voivodship

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Katowice Voivodship (Polish: województwo katowickie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975-1998, superseded by Silesian Voivodship.

Related Topics:
Polish - Poland - 1975 - 1998 - Silesian Voivodship

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Capital city: Katowice

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Major cities and towns: (population in 1995):

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• Katowice (354,200);
• Sosnowiec (249,000);
• Bytom (227,600);
• Gliwice (214,000);
• Zabrze (201,600);
• Ruda Slaska (166,300);
• Rybnik (144,300);
• Tychy (133,900);
• Dabrowa Gornicza (130,900);
• Chorzow (125,800);
• Jastrzebie-Zdroj (103,500);
• Jaworzno (98,500);
• Myslowice (80,000);
• Siemianowice Slaskie (78,100);
• Wodzislaw Slaski (68,600);
• Tarnowskie Gory (67,200);
• Piekary Slaskie (67,200);
• Zory (66,300);
• Raciborz (65,100);
• Bedzin (63,100);
• Swietochlowice (59,600);
• Zawiercie (56,300);
• Knurow (44,200);
• Chrzanow (42,100);
• Olkusz (40,500);
• Mikolow (38,900);
• Czelad? (36,600);
• Czechowice-Dziedzice (35,600);
• Pszczyna (34,600);
• Czerwionka-Leszczyny (30,100);
• Rydultowy (24,100);
• Laziska Gorne (23,000);
• Bierun (22,100);
• Pyskowice (21,900);
• Trzebinia (20,000).