Katowice Voivodeship

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

Katowice Voivodeship (1), initially "Silesian-Dabrowa Voivodeship" (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 It was superseded by Katowice Voivodeship (2), Częstochowa Voivodeship, Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship, and Opole Voivodeship.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Katowice Voivodeship (2) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975–1998, superseded by the Silesian Voivodeship.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).