Katowice Voivodeship

Katowice Voivodeship ( _pl. województwo katowickie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975–1998, superseded by the Silesian Voivodeship.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).

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Katowice Voivodeship ( _pl. "województwo katowickie"), initially Silesian-Dabrowa Voivodeship ( _pl. "województwo śląsko-dąbrowskie") was also a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland from 1946 to 1975, superseded by the 1975-1998 Katowice, Częstochowa Voivodeship, Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship, and Opole Voivodeship. Its capital city was also Katowice.

ee also

* Voivodeships of Poland