Gdańsk Voivodeship

The name Gdańsk Voivodeship has been used twice to designate local governments in Poland.

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Gdańsk Voivodeship (1) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975-1998, superseded by Pomeranian Voivodeship. Its capital city was Gdańsk.

Statistics (1 January 1992):
*Area: 7.400 km²
*Population: 1 431 600 inhabitants
*Population density: 194 inhabitants/km²
*Administrative division: 47 communes
*Number of cities and towns (urban communes): 20

Governors:
* Maciej Płażyński 1990-1997

Major cities and towns (population 1995):
* Gdańsk (462 800);
* Gdynia (251 400);
* Tczew (60 600);
* Starogard Gdański (50 600);
* Wejherowo (47 300);
* Sopot (43 700);
* Rumia (40 000);
* Kościerzyna (23 100);
* Pruszcz Gdański (21 200),
*Other towns (population 1980):
** Kartuzy (12 000);
** Puck (11 100);
**Władysławowo (10 600).

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Gdansk Voivodeship (2) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1945-1975, superseded by the voivodeships of Gdansk (1), Elbląg and Słupsk (area of Lębork). It's capital was also Gdańsk.

List of counties in 1946-1975
English county name, Polish county name, capital city

* Gdańsk City, miasto Gdańsk
* Gdynia City, Miasto Gdynia
* Elbląg County, powiat elbląski, Elbląg
* Gdańsk County, powiat gdański, Gdańsk
* Kartuzy County powiat kartuski, Kartuzy
* Kościerzyna County, powiat kościerzyński, Kościerzyna
* Kwidzyn County, powiat kwidzyński, Kwidzyn
* Lębork County, powiat lęborski, Lębork
* Malbork County, powiat malborski, Malbork
* Sea County, powiat morski Puck
* Starogard County, powiat starogardzki, Starogard Gdański
* Sztum County, powiat sztumski, Sztum
* Tczew County, powiat tczewski, Tczew

New counties established 1946-1975:
* Sopot City, miasto Sopot, previously part of Gdańsk County
* Elbląg City, miasto Elbląg, previously part of Elbląg County
* Puck County, powiat puck, Puck, previously part of Sea County
* Wejherowo County, powiat wejherowski, Wejherowo, previously part of Sea County
* Nowy Dwór Gdański County, powiat nowodworski, Nowy Dwór Gdański, previously part of Gdańsk County

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See also:
Voivodeships of Poland