Map of Katowice, Poland

Katowice is the administrative centre of Silesia, Poland, with a population of about 286,960. It lies at 50.2584°N, 19.0275°E. Katowice is about 259 km (161 mi) southwest of Warsaw, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Sosnowiec, 6 km to the northeast.

Katowice at a glance

Where is Katowice?

• The 11th largest city in Poland by recorded population.
• The largest city in Silesia on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 02 min on the shortest day to 16 h 25 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Katowice

• Sosnowiec — 6 km northeast
• Chorzów — 6 km northwest
• Czeladź — 7 km northeast
• Siemianowice Śląskie — 8 km north
• Świętochłowice — 9 km northwest
• Będzin — 10 km northeast
• Mysłowice — 11 km southeast
• Bytom — 12 km northwest
• Ruda Śląska — 12 km west
• Mikołów — 13 km southwest

Largest cities in Silesia

• Częstochowa — 248,125
• Sosnowiec — 227,295
• Gliwice — 198,835
• Zabrze — 192,177
• Bytom — 189,186
• Bielsko-Biala — 176,515
• Ruda Śląska — 146,189
• Rybnik — 142,510
• Tychy — 130,000
• Dąbrowa Górnicza — 116,971

Largest cities in Poland

• Warsaw — 1,702,139
• Kraków — 816,614
• Wrocław — 672,545
• Łódź — 639,890
• Poznań — 536,151
• Gdańsk — 487,371
• Szczecin — 395,513
• Lublin — 336,339
• Bydgoszcz — 330,038
• Białystok — 295,683

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.