Nowy Dwór County, Pomeranian Voivodeship Explained

Nowy Dwór Gdański County
Native Name:Powiat nowodworski
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Pomeranian
Area Total Km2:652.75
Population Total:35,656
Population As Of:2019
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:11208
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:24448
Coor Pinpoint:Nowy Dwór Gdański
Coordinates:54.2167°N 26°W
Seat:Nowy Dwór Gdański
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 5 (incl. 1 urban)
P1:Krynica Morska
P2:Gmina Nowy Dwór Gdański
P3:Gmina Ostaszewo
P4:Gmina Stegna
P5:Gmina Sztutowo
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:GND
Website:http://www.nowydworgdanski.pl

Nowy Dwór Gdański County (Polish: powiat nowodworski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland, on the Baltic coast. It came into being on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Nowy Dwór Gdański, which lies 36km (22miles) south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk. The only other town in the county is Krynica Morska, lying 290NaN0 north-east of Nowy Dwór Gdański, on the Vistula Spit.

The county covers an area of 652.75km2. As of 2019 its total population is 35,656, out of which the population of Nowy Dwór Gdański is 9,905, that of Krynica Morska is 1,303, and the rural population is 24,448.[1]


Nowy Dwór Gdański County on a map of the counties of Pomeranian Voivodeship

Nowy Dwór Gdański County is bordered by the Vistula Lagoon to the east, Elbląg County to the south-east, Malbork County to the south, Gdańsk County and the city of Gdańsk to the west, and the Baltic Sea to the north. It also has a short land border with Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast) to the north-east, on the Vistula Spit.

Administrative division

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

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2019)
Seat
Gmina Nowy Dwór Gdańskiurban-rural213.017,745Nowy Dwór Gdański
Gmina Stegnarural169.69,745Stegna
Gmina Sztutoworural107.53,657Sztutowo
Gmina Ostaszeworural60.73,206Ostaszewo
Krynica Morskaurban102.01,303 

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.