Urban area in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
Divisions of police garrisons in Warsaw metropolitan area
GDP distribution in Warsaw metropolitan area [ 3] Warsaw City (€77.957 billion) Warsaw West (€13.706 billion) Warsaw East (€8.085 billion)
The Warsaw metropolitan area (known in Polish as: aglomeracja warszawska or Miejski Obszar Funkcjonalny Warszawy ) is the metropolitan area of Warsaw , the capital of Poland . The metropolitan area covers ten counties in the Masovian Voivodeship , with an area of 6,100 km2 (2,400 sq mi)[ 4] [ 5] and a population of around 3.5 million in 2022.[ 6] The area constitutes a separate NUTS 2 unit, as well as a separate police region with a dedicated Capital Metropolitan Police Headquarters , both of them carved out from the Masovian Voivodeship as an exception, as Polish NUTS 2 areas and police regions are in general identical to the territories of voivodeships .
The largest cities or towns within the metropolitan area are Warsaw, Pruszków , Legionowo , Otwock , Mińsk Mazowiecki , Piaseczno and Wołomin .
Public transport in the metropolitan area is served by the Warsaw Public Transport Authority (Zarząd Transportu Miejskiego ).
Demographics
County
Area km2
Population (2021)[ 7]
Percentage of total population
Warsaw
517
1,860,281
58%
Wołomin
955
268,443
8%
Piaseczno
621
207,514
6%
Pruszków
246
176,623
5%
Mińsk Mazowiecki
1164
158,750
5%
Warsaw West
533
130,344
4%
Legionowo
390
127,617
4%
Otwock
615
126,694
4%
Grodzisk
367
102,011
3%
Nowy Dwór
692
79,925
2%
Warsaw metropolitan area
6100
3,238,202
100%
Economy
In 2021 Warsaw's gross metropolitan product was €100 billion. This puts Warsaw in 20th place among cities in European Union .[ 8]
See also
References
^ "Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region" , www.ec.europa.eu , archived from the original on 25 December 2023, retrieved 4 March 2023
^ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat" . www.ec.europa.eu . Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023 .
^ "Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by NUTS 3 regions" . ec.europa.eu . Archived from the original on 1 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024 .
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^ "Warsaw" . www.goeuro2012.com . Archived from the original on 3 June 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2022 .
^ "Wielka aglomeracja warszawska - Biznes w INTERIA.PL" . Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022 .
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^ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat" . Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023 .
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