Kwidzyn County

Kwidzyn County Powiat kwidzyński
County
Flag Coat of arms
Division into gminas
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Pomeranian
Seat	Kwidzyn
Gminas	Total 6 (incl. 1 urban) Kwidzyn Gmina Gardeja Gmina Kwidzyn Gmina Prabuty Gmina Ryjewo Gmina Sadlinki
Area
• Total	834.64 km2 (322.26 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	80,704
• Density	97/km2 (250/sq mi)
• Urban	46,302
• Rural	34,402
Car plates	GKW
Website	http://www.powiatkwidzynski.pl

Kwidzyn County (Polish: powiat kwidzyński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 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

Gdańsk

N. Dwór Gd.

Lębork

Słupsk

Słupsk

Tczew

Malbork

Sztum

Kwidzyn

Kościerzyna

Człuchów

Chojnice

Bytów

Starogard
Gdański

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.

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

References

• Polish official population figures 2006