This page contains a list of cities and towns in Poland , preceded by a table of major Polish cities. The table ranks cities by population based on data from the Central Statistical Office of Poland . Note that in the Polish system of administration there is no difference between a city and a town . A gazetteer is available to locate any town or settlement on a detailed map.
As of 1 January 2011 there are 908 towns in Poland. For lists of places which obtained or regained town status in the years since 1900, see Nowe miasta w Polsce
Largest cities by size [ edit ] Voivodeship capitals (seats of either a voivode or a voivodeship legislature ) are marked in bold .
Rank 2007
Chng +/-1999
Name
Voivodeship
Pop. Dec. 2007
Pop. 1999
Pop. 1900
1
Warszawa Masovian 1,706,624
1,618,468
756,400
2
+1
Kraków Lesser Poland 766,583
740,666
120,300
3
-1
L|o|dz| Łódź Łódź 753,192
806,728
351,600
4
Wrocław Lower Silesia 632,930
643,877
422,700
5
Poznań Greater Poland 567,932
578,235
126,000
6
Gdańsk Pomeranian 458,717
458,988
140,600
7
Szczecin West Pomeranian 410,811
416,988
210,700
8
Bydgoszcz Kuyavian Pomeranian 361,222
386,855
52,200
9
Lublin Lublin 351,806
356,251
53,600
10
Katowice (admin centre of Silesian Metropolis SM)
Silesian 317,220
(2,062,200)
345,934
31,700
11
Białystok Podlaskie 294,143
285,000
66,000
12
+1
Gdynia Pomeranian 250,242
253,521
900
13
-1
Częstochowa Silesian 242,300
257,812
53,700
14
+1
Radom Masovian 224,857
232,262
30,100
15
-1
Sosnowiec (incl in SM)Silesian 222,586
244,102
86,700
16
+2
Toruń Kuyavian-Pomeranian 206,619
206,158
29,600
17
-1
Kielce Swietokrzyskie 205,902
212,383
23,200
18
-1
Gliwice (incl in SM)Silesian 197,393
212,164
52,400
19
+1
Zabrze (incl in SM)Silesian 189,062
200,177
26,000
20
-1
Bytom (incl in SM)Silesian 184,765
205,560
51,400
21
+1
Olsztyn Warmian-Mazurian 175,710
170,904
24,300
22
-1
Bielsko-Biała Silesian 175,690
180,307
17,400
23
Rzeszów Subcarpathian 166,454
162,049
18,300
24
Ruda Śląska (incl in SM)Silesian 144,584
159,665
14,800
25
Rybnik Silesian 141,080
144,582
7,200
26
+1
Tychy (incl in SM)Silesian 129,776
133,178
4,900
27
+1
Dąbrowa Górnicza (incl in SM)Silesian 128,795
131,037
3,000
28
+1
Płock Masovian 126,968
131,011
27,000
29
+2
Opole Opole 126,748
129,553
30,100
30
Elbląg Warmian-Mazurian 126,710
129,782
52,500
31
+1
Gorzów Wielkopolski Lubusz 125,411
126,019
33,600
32
-6
Wałbrzych Lower Silesian 123,635
136,923
16,400
33
Włocławek Kuyavian-Pomeranian 118,432
123,373
23,000
34
+2
Zielona Góra Lubusz 117,523
118,182
21,000
35
Tarnów Subcarpathian 116,118
118,297
31,700
36
-2
Chorzów (incl in SM)Silesian 113,678
121,708
57,900
37
+2
Kalisz Greater Poland 108,031
106,641
22,000
38
-1
Koszalin West Pomeranian 107,376
112,375
20,400
39
-1
Legnica Lower Silesian 104,754
109,335
54,900
40
Grudziądz Pomeranian 99,090
102,434
32,700
41
Słupsk Pomeranian 97,419
102,370
27,300
42
Jaworzno (incl in SM)Silesian 96,600
99,800
17,500
43
Jastrzębie Zdrój Silesian 93,939
102,294
1,700
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