Silesian (Voivodeship)

Silesian Voivodeship (Polish: województwo śląskie or simply Śląskie) is a voivodeship, or province in southern Poland. Its capital city is Katowice.

Cities and towns

The voivodeship contains 72 cities and towns. Ten biggest of them are listed below in descending order of population (according to official figures for 2008):

1. Katowice (309,621)
2. Częstochowa (240,612)
3. Sosnowiec (221,259)
4. Gliwice (196,669)
5. Zabrze (188,401)
6. Bytom (183,829)
7. Bielsko-Biała (175,677)
8. Ruda Śląska (143,930)
9. Rybnik (141,177)
10. Tychy (129,475)

Voivodeships of Poland

Greater Poland (wielkopolskie) • Kuyavian-Pomeranian (kujawsko-pomorskie) • Lesser Poland (małopolskie) • Łódź (łódzkie) • Lower Silesian (dolnośląskie) • Lublin (lubelskie) • Lubusz (lubuskie) • Masovian (mazowieckie) • Opole (opolskie) • Podlaskie • Pomeranian (pomorskie) • Silesian (śląskie) • Subcarpathian (podkarpackie) • Świętokrzyskie • Warmian-Masurian (warmińsko-mazurskie) • West Pomeranian (zachodniopomorskie)