The Warsaw metropolitan area (known in Polish as: or ) is the metropolitan area of Warsaw, the capital of Poland. The metropolitan area covers ten counties in the Masovian Voivodeship, with an area of and a population of around 3.5 million in 2022. The area constitutes a separate NUTS 2 unit, as well as a separate police region with a dedicated Capital Metropolitan Police Headquarters, both of them carved out from the Masovian Voivodeship as an exception, as Polish NUTS 2 areas and police regions are in general identical to the territories of voivodeships.
The largest cities or towns within the metropolitan area are Warsaw, Pruszków, Legionowo, Otwock, Mińsk Mazowiecki, Piaseczno and Wołomin.
Public transport in the metropolitan area is served by the Warsaw Public Transport Authority ().
Demographics County Area km2 Population (2021) Percentage of total population 517 1,930.520 58% Wołomin 955 268,443 8% Piaseczno 621 207,514 6% Pruszków 246 176,623 5% Mińsk Mazowiecki 1164 158,750 5% Warsaw West 533 130,344 4% Legionowo 390 127,617 4% Otwock 615 126,694 4% Grodzisk 367 102,011 3% Nowy Dwór 692 79,925 2% Warsaw metropolitan area 6100 3,305,100 100%
Economy In 2021 Warsaw's gross metropolitan product was €100 billion. This puts Warsaw in 20th place among cities in European Union.
See also Metropolitan areas in Poland
References
External links Spatial Development Plan for the Masovian Voivodeship 2018