Bydgoszcz–Toruń metropolitan area

Bydgoszcz–Toruń metropolitan area

*bydgosko-toruński obszar metropolitalny*
Bydgoszcz–Toruń metropolitan area bydgosko-toruński obszar metropolitalny
Metropolitan area
	From top, left to right: Aerial view of the Old Town in Bydgoszcz; Szeroka Street, Toruń; The Old Palace in Ostromecko; Aerial view of Old Fordon, Bydgoszcz; The train station in Solec Kujawski; The suburban area of Osielsko; The spa town of Ciechocinek;
	Bydgoszcz city and Toruń city (red); Bydgoszcz County and Toruń County (orange)
Country	Poland
Region	Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Largest city	Bydgoszcz
Area
• Metro	2,917 km2 (1,126 sq mi)
Population
• Metro	752,655
• Metro density	258.0/km2 (668.3/sq mi)
GDP
• Metro	€11.904 billion (2021)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Primary airport	Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport
Highways

Bydgoszcz–Toruń metropolitan area (Polish: bydgosko-toruński obszar metropolitalny) is the name of the bi-polar metropolitan area in the middle of the Vistula river centered on the cities of Bydgoszcz and Toruń in north-central Poland. The distance between the built-up areas of the cities is about 30 km. They are the administrative capitals and economic centers of Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship.

The cities have traditionally been competitors through the centuries. In September 2004, the Medical Academy in Bydgoszcz joined Toruń University as Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz. This has usually been considered an important step in the integration process.