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The region of MalopoIska is bounded by the Swietokrzyskie (Holy Cross) Mountains on the north, the broad range of hills stretching down from Czestochowa to Krakow (Jura Krakowsko-Czestochowska) on the west, and the Tatra, Pieniny and Beskidy Mountains on the south.The most visible feature of the region's economy is its great diversity. All significant branches of economy are represented here - from high technologies and banking to chemical and metallurgical industries, coal, ore, food processing, spirit and tobacco industries. The most industrialised city of the voivodship is Krakow. The largest regional enterprise is operating here the Tadeusz Sendzimir Steelworks employing 17,000 people. Another major industrial centre is located in the west, in the neighbourhood of Chrzanow (production of railway engines) and Oswiecim (chemical works). Krakowski Park Technologiczny, a special economic zone, has been established within the voivodship.
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Capital
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Krakow
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Area
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15,144 sq. km
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Population
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3,260,900
49.7%
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Special Economic Zone
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| Investor Assistance Centre | Krakow |
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International airport
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Main sectors: IT, banking, food processing, spirits, tobacco, chemical, coal, steel
According to the official data of the Central Statistical Office (GUS) from August 2005, there were 290,687 business entities in the region. Roughly 2,609 of these enterprises had a share of foreign capital.
Selected foreign investors with investments of over $1 million in Poland, present in the voivodship:
Total number of employees in the voivodship, according to the official data provided by the Central Statistical Office in August 2005, is 2,031,000.
Numbers employed in selected sectors:
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Industry (total): 173,051
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Construction: 28,104
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Trade and repair: 87,113
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Hotels and restaurants: 8,323
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Business services including real estate: 31,759
Average private sector monthly gross salaries:
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industry: 2,355 PLN
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construction: 1,940 PLN
Unemployment rate in the voivodship: 14.0%
Total unemployed persons registered:180,900
Total unemployed persons registered:180,900
Governor’s Office (Malopolski Urzad Wojewodzki)
ul. Basztowa 22
31-156 Kraków
Tel.: (+48 12) 616 01 04
Fax: (+48 12) 616 09 99
www.malopolska.uw.gov.pl
ul. Basztowa 22
31-156 Kraków
Tel.: (+48 12) 616 01 04
Fax: (+48 12) 616 09 99
www.malopolska.uw.gov.pl
Marshal’s Office (Urzad Marszalkowski Wojewodztwa Malopolskiego)
ul. Basztowa 22
31-156 Kraków
Tel.: (+48 12) 616 01 24, 616 01 44
Fax: (+48 12) 430 03 94
www.malopolskie.pl
ul. Basztowa 22
31-156 Kraków
Tel.: (+48 12) 616 01 24, 616 01 44
Fax: (+48 12) 430 03 94
www.malopolskie.pl
Mayor of Krakow
Mr Jacek Majchrowski
Krakow Town Hall
Pl. Wszystkich Swietych 3/4
31- 004 Krakow
Tel.: (+48 12) 616 12 00
Fax: (+48 12) 616 17 06
www.krakow.pl
Mr Jacek Majchrowski
Krakow Town Hall
Pl. Wszystkich Swietych 3/4
31- 004 Krakow
Tel.: (+48 12) 616 12 00
Fax: (+48 12) 616 17 06
www.krakow.pl
Special Economic Zone Krakow Technology Park
ul. J. Pawla II 37
31-864 Krakow
Tel.: (+48 12) 640 19 40
Fax: (+48 12) 640 19 45
www.sse.krakow.pl
ul. J. Pawla II 37
31-864 Krakow
Tel.: (+48 12) 640 19 40
Fax: (+48 12) 640 19 45
www.sse.krakow.pl
Regional Investor Assistance Center
(within the structures of the Malopolska Development Agency S.A.)
31-542 Krakow
ul. Kordylewskiego 11
Tel.: (+48 12) 413 89 13, 413 85 51, 412 07 63
Fax: (+48 12) 412 43 79
www.marr.pl/cob.shtml
(within the structures of the Malopolska Development Agency S.A.)
31-542 Krakow
ul. Kordylewskiego 11
Tel.: (+48 12) 413 89 13, 413 85 51, 412 07 63
Fax: (+48 12) 412 43 79
www.marr.pl/cob.shtml
Source: Central Statistical Office (GUS)
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