CITY INFORMATION BANK Krakow in Numbers KRAKOW MUNICIPAL OFFICE OF KRAKOW City Strategy and Development Department This brochure constitutes a collection of numerical data concerning every aspect of the functioning of the City of Krakow during the years 2002–2005. The most important information was selected from each domain – the full version may be found in the annual City Status Report (polish version), available in book form (from the City Strategy and Development Department of the Municipal Office of Krakow) and on the Official “Magic Krakow” website (http://www.krakow.pl/gospodarka/) We sincerely hope that the presented publication constitutes a valuable source of information on Krakow, and that it is helpful to its inhabitants as well as to anyone interested in our city. I.General Information on Krakow1 II.Urban Planning 1 III.Environmental Protection and Agriculture2 IV.Transport and Communication 3 V.Municipal Economy 4 VI.Tourism and the Economy5 VII.Science and Technological Development7 VIII.Culture and National Heritage8 IX.Education 9 X.Housing 10 XI.Health and Social Welfare12 XII.Public Safety 13 XIII.Sport, Physical Culture and Recreation14 XIV.Property and Budget of the City15 XV.Municipality Management 16 XVI.Social Communication 17 This publication includes data as of December 31st 2005, unless otherwise stated. I. General Information on Krakow • City Area ­ 327 sq km Population of Krakow by Sex, 2002-2005 Sex 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total 757 547 757 685 757 430 756 629 Women 402 637 402 889 402 977 402 561 Men 354 910 354 796 354 453 354 068 Source: Statistical Office, Krakow Structure of Population by Age Group, 2002-2005 Age 2002 2003 2004 2005 Pre-working Age 133 026 128 501 125 066 122 524 Working Age 498 905 502 036 502 975 502 612 Retirement Age 125 616 127 148 129 389 131 493 Source: Statistical Office, Krakow KRAKOW IN NUMBERS II. Urban Planning Approved Site Development Plans 2003 2004 2005 Area of Approved Site Development Plans (ha) 794.6 903.9 1843.1 Percentage of Total City Area (%) 2.4 2.8 5.6 Source: Department of Site Planning of the Municipal Office of Krakow Building Permits 2002 2003 2004 2005 Number of Delivered Permits 4 354 1 917 2 450 2 626 Source: Department of Architecture and Town Planning of the Municipal Office of Krakow The Monument of the Wawel Dragon 1 III. Environmental Protection Concentration of the average annual pollutions in Krakow District of Krakow Fugitive Dust PM10 Sulfur Dioxide SO2 Nitric Dioxide NO2 µg/m3 µg/m3 µg/m3 2002 2003 2004 2005 2002 2003 2004 2005 2002 2003 2004 2005 Krowodrza: ul. Prądnicka ­ 55 55 55 19 18 18 12 35 35 34 36 Śródmieście: al. Krasińskiego 89 80 69 86 22 20 19 16 66 66 66 63 Nowa Huta: ul. Bulwarowa 64 53 48 60 15 13 19 12 30 32 30 28 Standard for the City area ­ ­ 40 40 ­ ­ ­­­­4040 Source: Voivodship Environmental Protection Inspectorate Industrial Waste Total Waste (Thousands Mg/year) Produced Used as Material Deposited 2002 2003 2004 2005 2002 2003 2004 2005 2002 2003 2004 2005 1 989.51 2 115.73 2 031.35 1 671.46 935.91 1 552.75 1 884.02 1 579.02 219.21 196.08 146.14 92.54 Source: Department of Municipal Economy and Environmental Protection of the Municipal Office of Krakow Indicators Related To Municipal Waste Disposal Specification 2002 2003 2004 2005 Amount of Waste Produced (Thousands of Mg) 175 200 298.2 303.3 Households Subject to Regular Waste Disposal (%) 100 90 90 90 Households Subject to Sorting (%) 30 30 40 100 Amount of Collected Waste (Thousands of Mg) No data 1.060 0.976 1.354 Waste Recovery (%) 7.73 No data 2 3 Source: Department of Municipal Economy and Environmental Protection of the Municipal Office of Krakow Number and Structure of Expenditures of the District and Municipality Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management Type of Activity MFEPWM (Thousands of PLN) DFEPWM (Thousands of PLN.) 2002 2003 2004 2005 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total ­ Measures to be Disposed 19 608.5 14 843.8 19 494.3 19 898.5 2 564.8 3 081.4 4 509.4 6 685.4 Ecological Education 567.5 409.3 601.8 650.6 ­ ­ ­ ­ Planning and Development of 7 492.3 4 830.3 8 245.2 10 848.8 1 033.9 511.0 247.5 1 518.3 Green Areas including Public Parks Activities Related to Environmental 10 598.6 8 717.5 9 705.9 7 061.7 200.0 1 374.1 3 285.6 3 473.0 Protection and Water Management Execution of Actions Related to 563.2 671.2 ­ 103.3 1 123.7 1 196.3 976.3 1 694.1 Waste Disposal Other 386.9 215.5 941.4 1 234.2 207.2 ­ ­ ­ Source: Department of Municipal Economy and Environmental Protection of the Municipal Office of Krakow 2 Green Areas within the City Type of Green Area Area (ha) 2002 2003 2004 2005 Parks 318.5 363.2 399.0 399.0 Squares 335.1 314.0 191.0 170.0 Street Green Belts (in ZGK [Municipal Economy 412.1 452.0 458.0 458.0 Board] and ZDiK [Road and Transport Board] management) Other types of Green Areas 3 495.9 3 433.1 3 466.9 3 467.0 Total 4 561.6 4 562.3 4 514.9 4 494.0 Source: Municipal Economy Board Agricultural Land Specification Area (ha) 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total Area of Agricultural Land 13 138 12 710 7 520 8 380 including: • Arable Land 10 209 9 768 6 000 6 680 • Orchards 459 446 200 200 • Meadows 2 070 2 100 1 170 1 300 KRAKOW IN NUMBERS • Pastures 400 396 150 200 Source: Department of Municipal Economy and Environmental Protection of the Municipal Office of Krakow IV. Transport and Communication Road and Street Network of Krakow Components of the Road and Street Network 2002 2003 2004 2005 Basic Network including: • National Roads (km) 69 69.6 63.4 68 • Voivodship Roads (km) 25 25.4 25 25 • District Roads (km) 212 214.8 221 204 Service Network (municipal) (km) 760 761.8 768.6 756 Objects (Bridges, Overpasses, Tunnels) (items) 151 151 166 170 Source: Department of Municipal Economy and Environmental Protection of the Municipal Office of Krakow, Roads and Transport Board, Municipal Economy Board Index of Motorization 2002 2003 2004 2005 Index of Motorization ­ Total Vehicles /1000 Inhabitants 426 445 458 505 Dynamics of Increase (%) 104 104.5 103 110.3 Source: Department of Transport of the Municipal Office of Krakow, Department of Administration of the Municipal Office of Krakow Index of Accidents in Krakow 2002 2003 2004 2005 Number of Accidents Resulting in Fatal Injuries per 100 Accidents 2.66 2.16 2.12 2.84 Number of Accidents per 1000 Inhabitants 1.91 1.97 1.87 1.81 Source: Road and Transport Board Wita Stwosza Street 3 Parameters of Public Transport Network 2002 2003 2004 2005 Length of Tram Network (MPK, km) 286 286 282 325 Length of Bus Network (MPK + KPPU, km) 1 414 1 386 1 599 1 752 Number of Transported Passengers (MPK, millions of passengers) 331.17 314.30 302 297.52 Source: Department of Municipal Economy and Environmental Protection, MPK (Municipal Transport Company) and KKPU (Krakow Transport and Services Company) Rail Transport in Krakow 2002 2003 2004 2005 Passengers Transported (passengers/year) 8 466 150 8 516 150 8 900 000 9 400 000 Goods Transported (tons/year) 7 934 354 4 062 970 8 294 955 7 433 986 Source: Polskie Koleje Państwowe S.A. (Polish State Railways) Activity of Krakow-Balice airport 2002 2003 2004 2005 Number of Departures and Arrivals 15 290 17 029 26 171 34 313 Number of Serviced Passengers 500 852 593 214 841 123 1 586 838 Cargo Amount (tons) 2 104 2 969 3 289 3 255 Source: International Airport Krakow-Balice Water Transport – Use of the Vistula River in Passenger numbers and Local Freight Traffic 2002 2003 2004 2005 Passenger Navigation (Tourist Traffic Only) on the 12 000 13 251 49 126 51 156 Krakow–Tyniec Route (passengers) Shipping Navigation – Transport of Aggregates and 56 580 15 000 252 379 253 457 Coal on the Oświęcim – Krakow Route (tons) Source: Regional Board for Water Management, Krakow Cycle Paths Total Length of Sections of the Cycle Path Network as of the end of 2005 60.95 km Length of Sections of the Cycle Paths Developed or Planned in 2005 6.4 km Source: Department of Municipal Economy and Environmental Protection of the Municipal Office of Krakow V. Municipal Economy Selected Parameters of Water Supply 2002 2003 2004 2005 Water Consumption from Main Water Intakes in Krakow (thousands m3/year) 62 228 61 141 61 649 60 217 Household Water Consumption per 1 inhabitant (m3/month) 4.57 4.39 4.25 4.13 Average Daily Water Usage (thousands m3) 150 145 143 139 Unitary Water Price (PLN/m3) 1.92 2.13 2.02 2.26 Percentage of Inhabitants Using the City Water-line Network (%) 95.8 96.1 96.4 96.8 Source: Miejskie Przedsiębiorstwo Wodociągów i Kanalizacji S.A. (Municipal Water and Sewage Company) Sewage Treatment Plant, Płaszów 4 Percentage of Sewage Treatment 2002 2003 2004 2005 % of Treatment ­ central system 89.73 93.96 93.40 92.87 % of Treatment ­ local system 0.42 0.45 0.60 0.60 % of Treatment ­ Mechanical 67.62 71.38 70.80 69.42 % of Treatment ­ Mechanical-Biological 22.53 23.03 23.80 24.05 Source: Miejskie Przedsiębiorstwo Wodociągów i Kanalizacji S.A.