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Territory of Katowice 2021
In 2021, Katowice county ranked 14 nationally among Poland's 380 counties by area, in the bottom 20% of smallest counties. Covered 165 km² (16,464 ha). Within Silesian voivodeship, ranked 1 of 36 counties. Contained 1 municipality.
Official territorial division statistics from Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank (BDL), 1998–2025. Covers Katowice (a city with county rights — miasto na prawach powiatu) in Silesian Voivodeship.
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