Map of Kraków, Poland

Kraków is the administrative centre of Lesser Poland, Poland, with a population of about 816,614. It lies at 50.0614°N, 19.9366°E. Kraków is about 252 km (157 mi) south of Warsaw, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Olkusz, 36 km to the northwest.

Kraków at a glance

Where is Kraków?

• The 2nd largest city in Poland by recorded population.
• The largest city in Lesser Poland on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 04 min on the shortest day to 16 h 23 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kraków

• Olkusz — 36 km northwest
• Chrzanów — 39 km west
• Jaworzno — 50 km west
• Oświęcim — 52 km west
• Mysłowice — 57 km west
• Zawiercie — 60 km northwest
• Dąbrowa Górnicza — 60 km northwest
• Sosnowiec — 64 km northwest
• Będzin — 65 km northwest
• Nowy Targ — 65 km south

Largest cities in Lesser Poland

• Tarnów — 117,799
• Nowy Sącz — 84,376
• Chrzanów — 39,973
• Olkusz — 37,744
• Oświęcim — 34,170
• Nowy Targ — 33,763

Largest cities in Poland

• Warsaw — 1,702,139
• Wrocław — 672,545
• Łódź — 639,890
• Poznań — 536,151
• Gdańsk — 487,371
• Szczecin — 395,513
• Lublin — 336,339
• Bydgoszcz — 330,038
• Białystok — 295,683
• Katowice — 286,960

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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.