Kwidzyn County

Kwidzyn County (Polish: powiat kwidzyński) 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 Kwidzyn, which lies 73 kilometres (45 mi) south of the regional capital Gdańsk. The only other town in the county is Prabuty, lying 18 km (11 mi) east of Kwidzyn.

The county covers an area of 834.64 square kilometres (322.3 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 80,704, out of which the population of Kwidzyn is 37,814, that of Prabuty is 8,488, and the rural population is 34,402.

Kartuzy

Wejherowo

Puck

Gdynia

Sopot

Gdańsk

Słupsk

Kwidzyn

Kwidzyn County on a map of the counties of Pomeranian Voivodeship

Kwidzyn County is bordered by Tczew County to the west, Sztum County to the north, Iława County to the east, Grudziądz County to the south and Świecie County to the south-west.

[edit] Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Kwidzyn	urban	21.8	37,814
Gmina Prabuty	urban-rural	197.1	13,091	Prabuty
Gmina Kwidzyn	rural	207.3	10,306	Kwidzyn *
Gmina Gardeja	rural	193.0	8,223	Gardeja
Gmina Ryjewo	rural	103.3	5,708	Ryjewo
Gmina Sadlinki	rural	112.2	5,562	Sadlinki
* seat not part of the gmina

[edit] References

Polish official population figures 2006

v • d • e Gminas of Kwidzyn County

Seat: Kwidzyn (urban gmina) Urban-rural gmina: Gmina Prabuty Rural gminas: Gmina Gardeja • Gmina Kwidzyn • Gmina Ryjewo • Gmina Sadlinki

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