UPPER SILESIAN COAL BASIN

'Upper Silesian Coal Basin' (Polish: ''Górnośląskie Zagłębie Węglowe, GZW'') is a coal basin in Silesia, Poland, centered around Katowice in the Silesian Voivodeship.
The ''Upper Silesian Coal Basin'' lies in the historical regions of Upper Silesia and Zagłębie Dąbrowskie in southern Poland, in a basin located between the Vistula and the Oder rivers. The climate of the area is continental humid. The average temperature is 17 degrees Celsius (-5°C in January and up to 30°C in July). Yearly rainfall averages at 750 mm, the most rainy month being July.
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Town	Population	Area
Katowice	315 123	164,6 km²
Sosnowiec	228 192	91,26 km²
Gliwice	199 086	134,2 km²
Zabrze	190 150	80,47 km²
Bytom	189 500	69,32 km²
★ Powiat wodzisławski (Wodzisław Śląski)	155 124	286,92 km²
Powiat będziński (Będzin)	151 289	368,02 km²
Ruda Śląska	149 000	77,7 km²
★ Rybnik	141 755	148 km²
Powiat tarnogórski (Tarnowskie Góry)	138 577	642,63 km²
Tychy	131 547	82,63 km²
Dąbrowa Górnicza	129 800	188 km²
Powiat gliwicki	115 476	663,35 km²
Chorzów	114 035	33,5 km²
★ Powiat raciborski (Racibórz)	112 570	543,98 km²
Jaworzno	96 476	152,2 km²
★ Jastrzębie Zdrój	96 109	85,44 km²
Powiat mikołowski (Mikołów)	90 675	231,53 km²
Mysłowice	75 259	66 km²
Siemianowice Śląskie	73 439	25,5 km²
★ Żory	62 496	64,64 km²
Piekary Śląskie	59 984	39,6 km²
Powiat bieruńsko-lędziński (Bieruń)	55 822	156,68 km²
Świętochłowice	55 527	13,22 km²
Chrzanów	50 166	79,33 km²
Oświęcim	41 382	30,3 km²
★ ★ Czerwionka-Leszczyny	28 840	38,52km²
Trzebinia	20 373	31,3 km²
Libiąż	17 671	35,88 km²
Łazy	16 077	132,56 km²
Chełmek	12 877	27,24 km²
Bukowno	10 765	63,42 km²
Bolesław	7 842	41,42 km²
Sławków	6 943	36,60 km²
'Total'	~3.5 million	~6900 km²

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★ ' - part of the Rybnik region (population 642,000).
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★ ' - city between Rybnik Coal Region and Upper Silesian Industry Area

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See also

★ Upper Silesian Industry Area

★ Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union