Śródmieście, Warsaw

Śródmieście
Śródmieście
Warsaw district
	The skyline of the Downtown district, as seen from the Independence Avenue.
	Location of Śródmieście within Warsaw
	Neighbourhoods of Śródmieście
	Coordinates: 52°14′N 21°01′E / 52.233°N 21.017°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Masovian
City county	Warsaw
Government
• Mayor	Aleksander Ferens (KO)
Area
• Total	15.57 km2 (6.01 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2023)
• Total	99,950
• Density	6,419/km2 (16,630/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	00-xxx
Area code	+48 22
Website	srodmiescie.um.warszawa.pl

Śródmieście (pronounced [ɕrudˈmjɛɕt͡ɕɛ]), also anglicised as Downtown, is the central district of Warsaw, the capital city of Poland. It encompasses the Old Town, the city's historic core, and is the centre of cultural, commercial and political life of the capital.^[3]

Geography

Located in the heart of Warsaw, it encompasses an area of approximately 15.57 km² (6 sq mi). The district is characterized by its diverse landscape, which includes the Vistula River to the east, forming its natural border, and the historic Old Town at its core.

Śródmieście shares borders with four other districts: Żoliborz to the north, Wola to the west, Ochota to the south-west, and Mokotów to the south, making it a vital hub of urban activity in the capital city.

Subdivisions

Śródmieście is subdivided into nine municipal neighbourhoods, each governed by the neighbourhood council. The current subdivision had been established on 10 March 2016.^[4]^[5]

Municipal neighbourhoods of Śródmieście
No.	Name	Council seat	City Information System areas
1	Muranów	9/11 Nowolipie Street	Muranów
2	Staromiejskie	17 Świętojańska Steet, suite no. 9	New Town, Old Town, Muranów, North Downtown, Powiśle
3	Żelazna Brama		North Downtown
4	Centrum	19 Widok Steet, suite no. 201	North Downtown
5	Powiśle-Skarpa	9 Ordynacka Steet, suite no. 36	North Downtown, Powiśle
6	Koszyki	47 Jerusalem Avenue	South Downtown
7	Krucza	27 Jerusalem Avenue	South Downtown
8	Powiśle-Solec	12 Okrąg Steet	Powiśle, Solec, South Downtown, Ujazdów
9	Oleandrów	1 Marszałkowska Street, suite no. 7	South Downtown, Ujazdów