Puck County

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Puck County
Powiat pucki

— County —

Flag

Coat of arms

Division into gminas

Coordinates (Puck): 54°42′N 18°24′E / 54.7, 18.4

Country

Poland

Seat

Total 7 (incl. 4 urban)

Area

- Total

577.85 km² (223.1 sq mi)

Population (2006)

- Total

74,196

- Density

128.4/km² (332.6/sq mi)

- Urban

34,152

- Rural

40,044

Car plates

GPU

Website: http://www.starostwo.puck.pl

Puck County (Polish: powiat pucki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland, on the Baltic coast. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat is the town of Puck, which lies 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of the regional capital Gdańsk. The county contains three other towns: Władysławowo, 16 km (10 mi) north of Puck, Jastarnia, 18 km (11 mi) east of Puck, and Hel, 29 km (18 mi) east of Puck, at the tip of the Hel Peninsula.

The county covers an area of 577.85 square kilometres (223.1 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 74,196, out of which the population of Władysławowo is 14,892, that of Puck is 11,329, that of Jastarnia is 4,033, that of Hel is 3,898, and the rural population is 40,044.

Kartuzy

Wejherowo

Puck

Gdynia

Sopot

Gdańsk

Słupsk

Puck County on a map of the counties of Pomeranian Voivodeship

Puck County is bordered by the city of Gdynia to the south and Wejherowo County to the south-west. It also borders the Bay of Puck to the east and the Baltic Sea to the north.

[edit] Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Puck	rural	243.3	21,868	Puck *
Władysławowo	urban	38.4	14,892
Puck	urban	4.9	11,329
Gmina Krokowa	rural	211.8	10,089	Krokowa
Gmina Kosakowo	rural	47.4	8,087	Kosakowo
Jastarnia	urban	8.0	4,033
Hel	urban	21.3	3,898
* seat not part of the gmina

[edit] References

Polish official population figures 2006

v • d • e Gminas of Puck County

Urban gminas: Puck (seat) • Hel • Jastarnia • Władysławowo Rural gminas: Gmina Kosakowo • Gmina Krokowa • Gmina Puck

v • d • e Counties of Pomeranian Voivodeship

City counties: Gdańsk (capital) • Gdynia • Słupsk • Sopot Land counties: Bytów • Chojnice • Człuchów • Gdańsk • Kartuzy • Kościerzyna • Kwidzyn • Lębork • Malbork • Nowy Dwór Gdański • Puck • Słupsk • Starogard • Sztum • Tczew • Wejherowo