Wrocław metropolitan area
Aglomeracja wrocławska Wrocław agglomeration | |
|---|---|
Urban area | |
 Skyline of Wrocław | |
 Location of Wrocław in Poland | |
 Wrocław metropolitan area in green | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| Area | |
| • Land | 3,627 km2 (1,400 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Metro | ~1,250,000 |
| • Metro density | 345/km2 (890/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Metro | €15.222 billion (2020) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | aglomeracja |
The Wrocław metropolitan area is a monocentric agglomeration in the south-western part of Poland, in the Lower Silesian Voivodship, consisting of the city of Wrocław (a global Gamma-level metropolis) and its satellite towns. The population living in the agglomeration is about 1,25 million people.
In the case of the Wrocław agglomeration, its area is not strongly urbanized in its entirety. The agglomeration is defined as an area that is economically and geographically linked to Wrocław.
Cities and towns
Data from GUS, with population included (30.06.2023)
Wrocław – 674,132
Oleśnica – 35,210
Oława – 33,183
Jelcz-Laskowice – 15,088
Trzebnica – 13,624
Brzeg Dolny – 12,565
Wołów – 12,043
Strzelin – 11,956
Siechnice – 10,797
Milicz 10,785- Kiełczów – 10,569
Syców – 9,928
Środa Śląska – 9,548
Oborniki Śląskie – 8,992
Kąty Wrocławskie – 7,171
Sobótka – 6,997
Twardogóra – 6,207
Żmigród – 6,205- Smolec – 5,384
- Bielany Wrocławskie – 4,495
Bierutów – 4,481- Długołęka – 4,127
Development Agency
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In 2005, the city of Wroclaw and seven municipalities set up a company called Agencja Rozwoju Aglomeracji Wrocławskiej SA (ARAW, Wroclaw Agglomeration Development Agency).[3][4] At present, its shareholders include 30 municipalities from the districts:
Economy
In 2021 Wrocław's gross metropolitan product was €15.2 billion. This puts Wrocław in 165th place among cities in European Union.[5]
Wrocław Agglomeration Association
In June 2013, Wroclaw Agglomeration Association was registered, which currently comprises 26 municipalities from the Wroclaw agglomeration area:[6]
See also
References
- ↑ Urban Audit: City Profiles, archived from the original on 2013-10-14
- ↑ "Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by metropolitan regions". ec.europa.eu.
- ↑ Buček, Ján; Ryder, Andrew (2015-04-15). Governance in Transition. Springer. ISBN 978-94-007-5503-1.
- ↑ "Wroclaw Agglomeration Development Agency | Invest in Wrocław". Retrieved 2021-03-31.
- ↑ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat".
- ↑ "O nas · Aglomeracja Wrocławska". aglomeracja.wroclaw.pl. Retrieved 2021-03-31.