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Gdańsk Voivodeship (1) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975–98, superseded by Pomeranian Voivodeship.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 1990–97

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Gdansk Voivodeship (2) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1945–1975, superseded by the voivodeships of Gdansk (1), Elbląg and Słupsk (area of Lębork). Its 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