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 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.
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.
Gmina | Type | Area (km2) | Population (2019) | Seat |
Gmina Nowy Dwór Gdański | urban-rural | 213.0 | 17,745 | Nowy Dwór Gdański |
Gmina Stegna | rural | 169.6 | 9,745 | Stegna |
Gmina Sztutowo | rural | 107.5 | 3,657 | Sztutowo |
Gmina Ostaszewo | rural | 60.7 | 3,206 | Ostaszewo |
Krynica Morska | urban | 102.0 | 1,303 | |