Warsaw
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Warsaw (In Polish: Warszawa) is the capital of Poland in Masovian Voivodeship. It is also the biggest city in that country. There are about 2,000,000 people living there (1,726,581 as of 31 March 2014). People from Warsaw are called "Varsovians".
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Warszawa | |
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Capital city and county | |
Nickname(s): Paris of the North, Phoenix City | |
Motto: Semper invicta (Latin "Ever invincible") | |
Coordinates: 52°14′N 21°1′E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Masovia |
County | City county |
Founded | 13th century |
City rights | 1323 |
Districts | 18 boroughs |
Government | |
• Mayor | Rafał Trzaskowski (PO) |
Area | |
• Capital city and county | 517.24 km2 (199.71 sq mi) |
• Metro | 6,100.43 km2 (2,355.39 sq mi) |
Elevation | 78–116 m (328 ft) |
Population (30 June 2020) | |
• Capital city and county | 1,793,579 (1st) [1] |
• Rank | 1st in Poland (8th in EU) |
• Density | 3,460/km2 (9,000/sq mi) |
• Metro | 3,100,844[2] |
• Metro density | 509.1/km2 (1,319/sq mi) |
Demonym | Varsovian |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 00-001 to 04–999 |
Area code | +48 22 |
Website | um.warszawa.pl |
Official name | Historic Centre of Warsaw |
Type | Cultural |
Criteria | ii, vi |
Designated | 1980 (4th session) |
Reference no. | |
UNESCO region | Europe |
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There are other names for Warsaw. For example, Varsovia (Latin, Spanish) and Varsóvia (Portuguese), Varsovie (French), Varsavia (Italian), Warschau (German, Dutch), װאַרשע /Varshe (Yiddish), Varšuva (Lithuanian), Varsó (Hungarian) and Varšava (Czech)
For the name of Warsaw in various languages, see wikt:Warsaw.