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Trójmiasto

Tricity
Trójmiasto
Urban area
Długie Pobrzeże in Gdańsk (Motława).jpg
Muelle de Sopot, Polonia, 2013-05-22, DD 18.jpg Gdynia z lotu ptaka - 081.JPG
Gdansk filharmonia 2.jpg Danzig, European Solidarity Centre.jpg
Gdynia. Sea Towers. - panoramio.jpg Ayuntamiento Principal, Gdansk, Polonia, 2013-05-20, DD 07.jpg
Tricity is located in Poland
Tricity
Tricity
Map of the Tricity area
Coordinates: 54°26′N 18°33′E / 54.433°N 18.550°E / 54.433; 18.550
Country Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
Government
 • Mayor of Gdańsk Paweł Adamowicz
 • Mayor of Gdynia Wojciech Szczurek
 • Mayor of Sopot Jacek Karnowski
Area
 • Urban area 414.81 km2 (160.16 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Urban area 748,126
 • Density 1,804/km2 (4,670/sq mi)
 • Metro 1,098,379
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s) +48 058
Car Plates GA, GD, GSP

Tricity, or Tri-City (Polish: Trójmiasto [Polish pronunciation: [trujˈmʲastɔ]], Kashubian: Trzëgard, German: Dreistadt) is a metropolitan area in Poland consisting of three cities in Pomerania: Gdańsk, Gdynia and Sopot, as well as minor towns in their vicinity. They are situated adjacent to one other, in a row on the coast of Gdańsk Bay, Baltic Sea, in Pomerelia (Pomeranian Voivodeship), northern Poland. The Tricity metropolitan area has a population of over 1 million people.

The name Trójmiasto was used informally or semi-formally only, until 28 March 2007, when the "Tricity Charter" (in Polish Karta Trójmiasta) was signed as a declaration of the cities' cooperation.

Nearly 35% taxpayers from Tricity are in the middle and high taxable income groups (average for Poland 10%). Approximately 12% of Tricity taxpayers are in highest taxable income group (Polish average 3%).

The total population of the 3 cities comprising Tricity (Gdańsk + Gdynia + Sopot):

The Tricity metropolitan area also includes Wejherowo, Reda, Rumia, Pruszcz Gdański and several other communities. The total population in 2006 was 1,100,500, in an area of 1580.69 km².

The Tricity continuous urban area includes following cities:

According to official EU publication the population of Larger Urban Zone of Tricity is 1 098 379.


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