Małopolska – potential for the region
27.10.2011
General information
Małopolska consists of 22 poviats which are divided into 182 communes over the area of 15,000 km2. The capital of the region is Kraków, with 755 thousand inhabitants.
Other large cities in Małopolska are Tarnów, Nowy Sącz, Zakopane, Oświęcim, Chrzanów, Olkusz, Nowy Targ, Gorlice and Zakopane.
The region has around 3.3 mln inhabitants – approximately 50% live in the urban areas (1.62 mln) and the other half (1.68 mln) in the rural territory. When it comes to the demographic structure, the southern society is a young and perspective population. The number of women (1.7 mln) slightly exceed number of men – 1.6 mln.
Additionaly, people who are of working age form around 64% of the regional population.
Dynamic development
Fast, wide and constant improvement of the region causes Małopolska to be a very attractive place for long-term investment. Multinational business environment provides competitive and dynamic conditions of companies’ development.
Attractive business surroundings are provided also by services and statutory activities of chambers of commerce, clusters, centres of technologies, agencies and institutions which cooperate with scientific and academic circles – table 2.1 contains the list of these main entities.
The article from How to do business in Małopolska? - the report prepared for Małopolska Regional Development Agency S.A. by Delloitte, Hays, Jones Lang LaSalle.