Kraków metropolitan area

Urban area in Lesser Poland, Poland

Kraków metropolitan area

Metropolia Krakowska

Urban area

* From top, left to right: Aerial view of the Wawel Castle and Old Town in Kraków
* Aerial view of Podgórze, Kraków
* Wieliczka Salt Mine
* Market Square in Bochnia
* Niepołomice Royal Castle

Dark red - Kraków city, red - surrounding gminas

Country| Poland
Voivodship| Lesser Poland
Largest city| Kraków
Area

• Metro

| 4,065.11 km2 (1,569.55 sq mi)
Population

• Metro

| 1,498,499
• Metro density| 370/km2 (950/sq mi)
GDP

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• Metro| €28.742 billion (2021)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Primary airport| Kraków John Paul II International Airport
Website| metropoliakrakowska.pl

Kraków Metropolitan Area (pl. Metropolia Krakowska) is a peculiar functional region including a big city - Kraków and neighbouring complex of settling units, connected with the metropolis by different interactive relations. Area including the city of Kraków and neighbouring gminas.

## Economy

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In 2020 Kraków's gross metropolitan product was €25.5 billion. This puts Kraków in 95th place among cities in European Union.[2]

## Participating municipalities

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The Małopolskie Voivodship Spatial Development Plan admitted by the resolution No. XV/174/03 of the Małopolskie Voivodship Regional Council, dated 22 December 2003, determined the extent of the metropolitan area, consisting of:[3]

* Kraków – largest city
* powiat bocheński – gminas:
* urban – Bochnia,
* urban-rural – Nowy Wiśnicz,
* rural – Bochnia, Drwinia, Łapanów, Rzezawa, Trzciana, Żegocina,
* powiat krakowski – gminas:
* urban-rural – Krzeszowice, Skała, Skawina, Słomniki, Świątniki Górne,
* rural – Czernichów, Igołomia-Wawrzeńczyce, Iwanowice, Jerzmanowice-Przeginia, Kocmyrzów-Luborzyca, Liszki, Michałowice, Mogilany, Sułoszowa, Wielka Wieś, Zabierzów, Zielonki,
* powiat miechowski – gminas:
* rural – Gołcza,
* powiat myślenicki – gminas:
* urban-rural – Dobczyce, Myślenice, Sułkowice,
* rural – Lubień, Pcim, Raciechowice, Siepraw, Tokarnia, Wiśniowa,
* powiat olkuski – gminas:
* rural – Trzyciąż,
* powiat proszowicki – gminas:
* urban-rural – Proszowice,
* rural – Koniusza, Koszyce, Nowe Brzesko,
* powiat wadowicki \- gminas:
* urban-rural – Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, Wadowice,
* rural – Brzeźnica, Lanckorona, Stryszów,
* powiat wielicki – gminas:
* urban-rural – Niepołomice, Wieliczka,
* rural – Biskupice, Gdów, Kłaj.

## See also

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* Metropolitan areas in Poland

## References

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1. ^ "Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by metropolitan regions". ec.europa.eu.
2. ^ "Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by metropolitan regions".
3. ^ "Krakowski Obszar Metropolitalny (KOM)" (PDF). Stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2015-09-21.

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