Katowice Voivodeship

Katowice Voivodeship (Polish: województwo katowickie) can refer to one of two political entities in Poland:

Katowice Voivodeship (1), initially "Silesian-Dabrowa Voivodeship" (Polish: województwo śląsko-dąbrowskie), was a unit of administrative division and local government in the years 1946–1975. It was superseded by Katowice Voivodeship (2), Częstochowa Voivodeship, Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship, and Opole Voivodeship. Its capital city was Katowice.

Katowice Voivodeship (2) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975–1998, superseded by the Silesian Voivodeship. Its capital city was Katowice.

Major cities and towns: (population in 1995)

Katowice (354,200);
Sosnowiec (249,000);
Bytom (227,600);
Gliwice (214,000);
Zabrze (201,600);
Ruda Śląska (166,300);
Rybnik (144,300);
Tychy (133,900);
Dąbrowa Górnicza (130,900);
Chorzów (125,800);
Jastrzębie Zdrój (103,500);
Jaworzno (98,500);
Mysłowice (80,000);
Siemianowice Śląskie (78,100);
Wodzisław Śląski (68,600);
Tarnowskie Góry (67,200);
Piekary Śląskie (67,200);
Żory (66,300);
Racibórz (65,100);
Będzin (63,100);
Świętochłowice (59,600);
Zawiercie (56,300);
Knurów (44,200);
Chrzanów (42,100);
Olkusz (40,500);
Mikołów (38,900);
Czeladź (36,600);
Czechowice-Dziedzice (35,600);
Pszczyna (34,600);
Czerwionka-Leszczyny (30,100);
Rydułtowy (24,100);
Łaziska Górne (23,000);
Bieruń (22,100);
Pyskowice (21,900);
Trzebinia (20,000);
Brzeszcze (12,441).

Major cities and towns: (population in 1995)

See also