Gdańsk County

Gdańsk County Powiat gdański
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Coat of arms
Coordinates (Pruszcz Gdański): 54°16′N 18°38′E / 54.267°N 18.633°E / 54.267; 18.633Coordinates: 54°16′N 18°38′E / 54.267°N 18.633°E / 54.267; 18.633
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Pomeranian
Seat	Pruszcz Gdański
Gminas	Total 8 (incl. 1 urban) Pruszcz Gdański Gmina Cedry Wielkie Gmina Kolbudy Gmina Pruszcz Gdański Gmina Przywidz Gmina Pszczółki Gmina Suchy Dąb Gmina Trąbki Wielkie
Area
– Total	793.17 km2 (306.2 sq mi)
Population (2006)
– Total	85,566
– Density	107.9/km2 (279.4/sq mi)
– Urban	23,986
– Rural	61,580
Car plates	GDA
Website	http://www.powiat-gdanski.pl

Gdańsk County (Polish: powiat gdański) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. It includes areas to the east and south of the city of Gdańsk, from which the county takes its name, although the city is not part of its territory. The county seat and only town in Gdańsk County is Pruszcz Gdański, which lies 12 kilometres (7 mi) south of central Gdańsk.

The county covers an area of 793.17 square kilometres (306.2 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 85,566, out of which the population of Pruszcz Gdański is 23,986 and the rural population is 61,580.

Kartuzy

Wejherowo

Puck

Gdynia

Sopot

Gdańsk

Gdańsk

N. Dwór Gd.

Lębork

Słupsk

Słupsk

Tczew

Malbork

Sztum

Kwidzyn

Kościerzyna

Człuchów

Chojnice

Bytów

Starogard
Gdański

Gdańsk County on a map of the counties of Pomeranian Voivodeship

Gdańsk County is bordered by the city of Gdańsk to the north, Nowy Dwór Gdański County to the east, Malbork County to the south-east, Tczew County and Starogard County to the south, and Kościerzyna County and Kartuzy County to the west.

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Pruszcz Gdański	urban	16.5	23,986
Gmina Pruszcz Gdański	rural	142.6	16,992	Pruszcz Gdański *
Gmina Kolbudy	rural	82.8	12,042	Kolbudy
Gmina Trąbki Wielkie	rural	162.6	9,495	Trąbki Wielkie
Gmina Pszczółki	rural	49.8	7,912	Pszczółki
Gmina Cedry Wielkie	rural	124.3	6,156	Cedry Wielkie
Gmina Przywidz	rural	129.6	5,151	Przywidz
Gmina Suchy Dąb	rural	85.0	3,832	Suchy Dąb
* seat not part of the gmina

References

• Polish official population figures 2006