The Łódź metropolitan area (known in
Polish as: ''Łódźki Obszar Metropolitalny'') is the
metropolitan area
A metropolitan area or metro is a region consisting of a densely populated urban area, urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories which share Industry (economics), industries, commercial areas, Transport infrastructure, transport network ...
of
Łódź
Łódź is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is located south-west of Warsaw. Łódź has a population of 655,279, making it the country's List of cities and towns in Polan ...
. The metropolitan area covers ten
counties
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in the
Łódź Voivodeship
Łódź Voivodeship ( ) is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship (province) of Poland. The province is named after its capital and largest city, Łódź, pronounced .
Łódź Voivodeship is bordered by six other voivodeships: Masovian Voivodeship ...
, with an area of 2,496 km
2.
The largest cities or towns within the metropolitan area are Łódź,
Pabianice
Pabianice is a city in central Poland with 63,023 inhabitants (2021). Situated in the Łódź Voivodeship, it is the capital of Pabianice County. It lies about southwest of Łódź and belongs to the metropolitan area of that city. It is the thi ...
,
Zgierz and
Aleksandrów Łódzki.
Economy
In 2020 Łódź's
gross metropolitan product was €16.8 billion. This puts Łódź in
150th place among cities in
European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are Geography of the European Union, located primarily in Europe. The u ...
.
See also
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Metropolitan areas in Poland
References
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Metropolitan areas of Poland