Warsaw metropolitan area
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Warsaw metropolitan area
Aglomeracja warszawska or Miejski Obszar Funkcjonalny Warszawy | |
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| Country |  Poland |
| Region | Masovian Voivodeship |
| Largest city | Warsaw |
| Area | |
| • Metro | 6,100 km2 (2,355 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Metro | 3,053,104  |
| • Metro density | 500.5/km2 (1,296.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Website | omw |
The Warsaw metropolitan area (known in Polish as: aglomeracja warszawska or Miejski Obszar Funkcjonalny Warszawy) is the metropolitan area of Warsaw, the capital of Poland. The metropolitan area covers ten counties[1] in the Masovian Voivodeship, with an area of 6,100 km²[2] and a population of around 3.5 million in 2022.[3] The area constitutes a separate NUTS 2 unit, as well as a separate police region with a dedicated Capital Metropolitan Police Headquarters, both of them carved out from the Masovian Voivodeship as an exception, as Polish NUTS 2 areas and police regions are in general identical to the territories of voivodeships.
The largest cities or towns within the metropolitan area are Warsaw, Pruszków, Legionowo, Otwock, Mińsk Mazowiecki, Piaseczno and Wołomin.
Public transport in the metropolitan area is served by the Warsaw Transport Authority (Zarząd Transportu Miejskiego).
Economy
Warsaw metropolitan area Gross metropolitan product(GMP) was around US$105 billion in 2019.[4] By total Nominal GMP Warsaw metropolitan area is in top 200 worldwide.
See also
References
- ^ http://www.warsawvoice.pl/view/5475
- ^ "Warsaw". www.goeuro2012.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Wielka aglomeracja warszawska - Biznes w INTERIA.PL".
- ^ https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/2995521/10474907/1-05032020-AP-EN.pdf [bare URL PDF]