Starogard County

Infobox Settlement
name = Starogard County
native_name = Powiat starogardzki
settlement_type = County
total_type = Total


image_shield = POL powiat starogardzki COA.svg
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Pomeranian
area_total_km2 = 1345.28
population_total = 121963
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban = 61654
population_blank1_title = Rural
population_blank1 = 60309
coor_type = Starogard Gdański
latd = 53
latm = 58
lats =
latNS = N
longd = 18
longm = 32
longs =
longEW = E
seat = Starogard Gdański
parts_type = Gminas
parts = Total 13 (incl. 3 urban)
p1 = Czarna Woda
p2 = Skórcz
p3 = Starogard Gdański
p4 = Gmina Bobowo
p5 = Gmina Kaliska
p6 = Gmina Lubichowo
p7 = Gmina Osieczna
p8 = Gmina Osiek
p9 = Gmina Skarszewy
p10 = Gmina Skórcz
p11 = Gmina Smętowo Graniczne
p12 = Gmina Starogard Gdański
p13 = Gmina Zblewo
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = GST
website = http://www.powiatstarogard.pl __NOTOC__Starogard County ( _pl. powiat starogardzki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Starogard Gdański, which lies convert|45|km|mi|0 south of the regional capital Gdańsk. The county contains three other towns: Skarszewy, convert|13|km|mi|0|abbr=on north-west of Starogard Gdański, Skórcz, convert|19|km|mi|0|abbr=on south of Starogard Gdański, and Czarna Woda, convert|33|km|mi|0|abbr=on south-west of Starogard Gdański. Starogard County is part of the area traditionally inhabited by the Kociewiacy ethnic group.

The county covers an area of convert|1345.28|km2|sqmi|1. As of 2006 its total population is 121,963, out of which the population of Starogard Gdański is 48,136, that of Skarszewy is 6,824, that of Skórcz is 3,512, that of Czarna Woda is 3,182, and the rural population is 60,309.

"Starogard County on a map of the counties of Pomeranian Voivodeship"

Starogard County is bordered by Gdańsk County to the north, Tczew County to the east, Świecie County to the south, Tuchola County to the south-west, and Chojnice County and Kościerzyna County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 13 gminas (three urban, one urban-rural and nine rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

References

* [http://www.stat.gov.pl/gus/45_655_PLK_HTML.htm Polish official population figures 2006]