Tczew County

Infobox Settlement
name = Tczew County
native_name = Powiat tczewski
settlement_type =

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image_shield = POL powiat tczewski COA.svg
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Pomeranian
area_total_km2 = 697.54
population_total = 112614
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = auto
population_urban = 75536
population_blank1_title = Rural
population_blank1 = 37078
coor_type = Tczew
latd = 54
latm = 6
lats =
latNS = N
longd = 18
longm = 43
longs =
longEW = E
seat = Tczew
parts_type = Gminas
parts = Total 6 (incl. 1 urban)
p1 = Tczew
p2 = Gmina Gniew
p3 = Gmina Morzeszczyn
p4 = Gmina Pelplin
p5 = Gmina Subkowy
p6 = Gmina Tczew
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = GTC
website = http://www.powiat.tczew.pl __NOTOC__Tczew County ( _pl. powiat tczewski) 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 Tczew, which lies convert|31|km|mi|0 south of the regional capital Gdańsk. The county also contains the towns of Pelplin, lying convert|20|km|mi|0|abbr=on south of Tczew, and Gniew, convert|31|km|mi|0|abbr=on south of Tczew. The county is part of the area traditionally inhabited by the Kociewiacy ethnic group.

The county covers an area of convert|697.54|km2|sqmi|1. As of 2006 its total population is 112,614, out of which the population of Tczew is 60,263, that of Pelplin is 8,486, that of Gniew is 6,787, and the rural population is 37,078.

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

Tczew County is bordered by Gdańsk County to the north, Malbork County, Sztum County and Kwidzyn County to the east, Świecie County to the south, and Starogard County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into six gminas (one urban, two urban-rural and three 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]