Kartuzy County Explained

Kartuzy County
Native Name:Powiat kartuski
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Pomeranian
Area Total Km2:1120.04
Population Total:137,942
Population As Of:2019
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:21227
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:116715
Coor Pinpoint:Kartuzy
Coordinates:54.3333°N 30°W
Seat:Kartuzy
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 8
P1:Gmina Chmielno
P2:Gmina Kartuzy
P3:Gmina Przodkowo
P4:Gmina Sierakowice
P5:Gmina Somonino
P6:Gmina Stężyca
P7:Gmina Sulęczyno
P8:Gmina Żukowo
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:GKA
Website:http://www.kartuskipowiat.com.pl

Kartuzy County (Polish: powiat kartuski; Kashubian: kartësczi pòwiat) is a county in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with administrative seat and largest town being Kartuzy.

It came into being on 1 January 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. The only other town in the county is Żukowo. The county covers an area of 1120.04km2. As of 2019 its total population is 137,942, out of which the population of Kartuzy is 14,536, that of Żukowo is 6,691, and the rural population is 116,715.[1]


Kartuzy County on a map of the counties of Pomeranian Voivodeship

Kartuzy County is bordered by Wejherowo County to the north, the city of Gdynia to the north-east, the city of Gdańsk and Gdańsk County to the east, Kościerzyna County to the south, Bytów County to the west, and Lębork County to the north-west.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Żukowourban-rural164.039,899Żukowo
Gmina Kartuzyurban-rural205.333,914Kartuzy
Gmina Sierakowicerural182.419,940Sierakowice
Gmina Somoninorural112.310,771Somonino
Gmina Stężycarural160.310,575Stężyca
Gmina Przodkoworural85.49,556Przodkowo
Gmina Chmielnorural79.27,767Chmielno
Gmina Sulęczynorural131.35,520Sulęczyno

References


Notes and References

  1. Web site: GUS. Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June. 2020-09-14. stat.gov.pl. en.