Bydgoszcz–Toruń metropolitan area
Urban area in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bydgoszcz–Toruń metropolitan area (Polish: aglomeracja bydgosko-toruńska) is the name of the bi-polar agglomeration in the middle of the Vistula river centered on the cities of Bydgoszcz and Toruń in north-central Poland. The distance between the built-up areas of the cities is about 30 km. They are the administrative capitals and economic centers of Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship.
Bydgoszcz–Toruń metropolitan area
aglomeracja bydgosko-toruńska | |
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Urban area | |
Country | Poland |
Region | Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship |
Largest city | Bydgoszcz |
Area | |
• Metro | 2,917 km2 (1,126 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Metro | 752,655 |
• Metro density | 260/km2 (670/sq mi) |
GDP | |
• Metro | €11.904 billion (2021) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Primary airport | Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport |
Highways |
Despite the fact that these two cities are integrating gradually, they have been in a great competition through the centuries.[citation needed] In September 2004 the Medical Academy in Bydgoszcz joined Toruń University as Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz. Although not without some controversy[to whom?], this is usually considered as an important step in the integration process.[by what?][according to whom?]
Depending on the calculation method and on what is the exact area taken into consideration, the total population varies from between about 600,000 and 800,000 inhabitants.[citation needed]