Gdańsk Voivodeship
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The name Gdańsk Voivodeship has been used twice to designate local governments in Poland.
Gdańsk Voivodeship (1) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975-1998, superseded by Pomeranian Voivodeship.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.
- 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).
Gdansk Voivodeship (2) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1945-1975, superseded by the voivodeships of Gdansk (1), Elbląg and Słupsk (area of Lębork).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
See also: Voivodeships of Poland
