A list of cities in Poland, preceded by a table of major Polish cities. The table ranks cities by population based on data from the Central Statistical Office of Poland. Note that in the Polish system of administration there is no difference between a city and a town. A gazetteer is available to locate any town or settlement on a detailed map.
As of 1 January 2019, there are 940 cities and towns in Poland. For metropolitan areas, see Metropolitan areas in Poland.
Polish cities belong to the following size ranges in terms of the number of inhabitants:
According to the law there are two main types of localities (Polish: miejscowość):[3]
a) independent localities(miejscowość samodzielna) called in register as basic localities (miejscowość podstawowa) - e.g. a city/town and a village, these are always independent localities, and
b) not independent localities(miejscowość niesamodzielna) integral parts of localities, each of which belongs to some basic locality - e.g. part of city/town, part of village, hamlet and housing estate, these are always not independent localities, however e.g. settlement and colony, these can be independent or not independent localities.
In 2015 there was 103,086 official names of localities and their parts, including (23 types):[4]
915 names of cities and towns(miasto),
6,710 names of parts of cities and towns (część miasta),
43,069 names of villages(wieś),
36,262 names of parts of villages (część wsi),
520 names of settlements of villages (osada wsi),
974 names of colonies of villages (kolonia wsi),
224 names of forest settlements of villages (osada leśna wsi),
5 names of housing estates of villages (osiedle wsi),
4,619 names of hamlets of villages (przysiółek wsi),
5,132 names of settlements(osada),
10 names of parts of settlements (część osady),
3 names of settlements of settlements (osada osady),
6 names of colonies of settlements (kolonia osady),
56 names of hamlets of settlements (przysiółek osady),
2,203 names of colonies(kolonia),
200 names of parts of colonies (część kolonii),
0 names of settlements of colonies (osada kolonii),
11 names of colonies of colonies (kolonia kolonii),
41 names of hamlets of colonies (przysiółek kolonii),
1,966 names of forest settlements(osada leśna),
5 names of housing estates(osiedle),
133 names of hamlets(przysiółek),
22 names of tourist refuges(schronisko turystyczne).
Thus, there are 53,445 of independent localities, called basic localities (8 types: "urban" - cities/towns, "rural" - villages, settlements, colonies, forest settlements, housing estates, hamlets and tourist refuges) and 49,641 of not independent localities, integral parts of basic localities (15 types: "urban" - parts of cities and towns, "rural" - parts of villages, settlements of villages, colonies of villages, forest settlements of villages, housing estates of villages, hamlets of villages, parts of settlements, settlements of settlements, colonies of settlements, hamlets of settlements, parts of colonies, settlements of colonies, colonies of colonies and hamlets of colonies).
A statistical locality (miejscowość statystyczna)[3] is a separated collection of several localities (out of all 23 types) for statistical purposes, for which statistical data are collected and compiled together. In a special case, the team may contain only one locality. There are two types of statistical localities:
I - city/town (miasto) including one "urban" basic locality and their integral parts, and
II - rural locality (miejscowość wiejska) including at least one "rural" basic locality and their integral parts.
In 2011 there was 42,490 of statistical localities.[5] Thus, a large number (approx. 11,000) of the "rural" basic localities is taken together under the statistical localities (however, this data do not stipulate how many of tham are fully uninhabited).
Poznań County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Poznań, although the city is not part of the county. The county's administrative offices are in the Jeżyce neighbourhood of Poznań.
Piaski
Piaski, formerly Piaski Luterskie, is a town in Poland at the Giełczew river. The town's population is about 2,660 (2004). Administratively it belongs to Powiat of Świdnik of the Lublin Voivodeship. It lies 16 km Southeast of Świdnik.
Białobrzegi
Białobrzegi is a town in Poland, in Masovian Voivodeship, about 60 kilometres south of Warsaw. Since 1998 it has been the capital of Białobrzegi County. From 1975 to 1998, the town administratively belonged to Radom Voivodeship. Prior to 1975, it belonged to Kielce Voivodeship. According to data from December 31, 2011, the city had 10,410 inhabitants. The city is located on the border of the Białobrzegi Valley and Radom Plain, about 30 miles northwest of Radom. The river Pilica flows through the town. Białobrzegi is placed on boundary of two major Polish historical regions - Lesser Poland and Mazovia, and was not administratively tied with Mazovia and Warsaw until 1999.
Sokołów Podlaski
Sokołów Podlaski is a town in Poland, in Masovian Voivodeship, about 80 kilometres east of Warsaw. The town lies on the Cetynia river, in the historical region of Podlachia and is the capital of Sokołów County. The first settlement was in the 6th century and the town received its charter in 1424. Population in 2004 was 18,434.
Jasień, Lubusz Voivodeship
Jasień is a town in Poland, in Lubusz Voivodeship, in Żary County. It has 4,569 inhabitants (2004).
Łomianki
Łomianki is a town in Warsaw West County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland. It had a population of 16,374 in 2008, and 24,328 in 2016.
Porajów
Porajów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bogatynia, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech and German borders. Prior to 1945 it was a part of Zittau, Germany.
Gmina Iłowo-Osada
Gmina Iłowo-Osada is a rural gmina in Działdowo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Iłowo-Osada, which lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Działdowo and 70 km (43 mi) south of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Mokre, Grudziądz County
Mokre is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Grudziądz, within Grudziądz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Grudziądz and 59 km (37 mi) north of Toruń.
Godlewo-Kolonia
Godlewo-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czyżew-Osada, within Wysokie Mazowieckie County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.
Wiązownica-Kolonia
Wiązownica-Kolonia is a colony in the administrative district of Gmina Staszów, within Staszów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) east of Staszów and 64 km (40 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kielce.
Kolonia Bogoria
Kolonia Bogoria is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bogoria, within Staszów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Bogoria, 9 km (6 mi) north-east of Staszów, and 52 km (32 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kielce.
Wólka Oleśnicka
Wólka Oleśnicka is a hamlet of village in the administrative district of Gmina Oleśnica, within Staszów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of Oleśnica, 16 km (10 mi) south of Staszów, and 60 km (37 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kielce.
Dąbrówka, Białobrzegi County
Dąbrówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Białobrzegi, within Białobrzegi County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Białobrzegi and 69 km (43 mi) south of Warsaw.