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Sosnowiec
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For other places with the same name, see Sosnowiec (disambiguation).
Sosnowiec[lower-alpha 1] is an industrial city county in the Dąbrowa Basin of southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship, which is also part of the Metropolis GZM municipal association.[5] Located in the eastern part of the Upper Silesian Industrial Region, Sosnowiec is one of the cities of the Katowice urban area, which is a conurbation with the overall population of 2.7 million people; as well as the greater Katowice-Ostrava metropolitan area populated by about 5.3 million people.[6] The population of the city is 189,178 as of December 2022.[7]
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Coordinates: 50°17′N 19°08′E | |
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County | city county |
City rights | 1902 |
Government | |
• City mayor | Arkadiusz Chęciński (KO) |
Area | |
• City | 90.16 km2 (34.81 sq mi) |
Elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
Population (31 December 2022) | |
• City | 189,178 ![]() |
• Density | 2,075/km2 (5,370/sq mi) |
• Urban | 2,746,000 |
• Metro | 4,620,624 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 41-200 to 41-225 |
Area code | +48 32 |
Car plates | SO |
Primary airport | Katowice Airport |
Website | www |
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