| Starogard County | |
| Native Name: | Powiat starogardzki |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Total Type: | Total |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pomeranian |
| Area Total Km2: | 1345.28 |
| Population Total: | 127,676 |
| Population As Of: | 2019 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 61180 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Rural |
| Population Blank1: | 66496 |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Starogard Gdański |
| Coordinates: | 53.9667°N 50°W |
| Seat: | Starogard Gdański |
| Parts Type: | Gminas |
| Parts: | Total 13 (incl. 3 urban) |
| P1: | Czarna Woda |
| P2: | Skórcz |
| P3: | Starogard Gdański |
| P4: | Gmina Bobowo |
| P5: | Gmina Kaliska |
| P6: | Gmina Lubichowo |
| P7: | Gmina Osieczna |
| P8: | Gmina Osiek |
| P9: | Gmina Skarszewy |
| P10: | Gmina Skórcz |
| P11: | Gmina Smętowo Graniczne |
| P12: | Gmina Starogard Gdański |
| P13: | Gmina Zblewo |
| Blank Name: | Car plates |
| Blank Info: | GST |
| Website: | http://www.powiatstarogard.pl |
Starogard County (Polish: powiat starogardzki, Kashubian: Starogarda kréj) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. The name is a combination of two terms: stari which is Slavic for old and gard which is Pomeranian language stands for town, city, fortified settlement. In this meaning, the term gard (also spelled as gôrd) is still being used in the only surviving dialect of the Pomeranian, Kashubian language. The county 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 Starogard Gdański, which lies 45km (28miles) south of the regional capital Gdańsk. The county contains three other towns: Skarszewy, 130NaN0 north-west of Starogard Gdański, Skórcz, 190NaN0 south of Starogard Gdański, and Czarna Woda, 330NaN0 south-west of Starogard Gdański. Starogard County is part of the area traditionally inhabited by the Kociewiacy ethnic group.
The county covers an area of 1345.28km2. As of 2019 its total population is 127,676, out of which the population of Starogard Gdański is 47,775, that of Skarszewy is 6,994, that of Skórcz is 3,625, that of Czarna Woda is 2,786, and the rural population is 66,496.[1]
Starogard County is bordered by Gdańsk County to the north, Tczew County to the east, Świecie County to the south, Tuchola County to the south-west, and Chojnice County and Kościerzyna County to the west.
The county is subdivided into 13 gminas (three urban, one urban-rural and nine rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km2) | Population (2019) | Seat |
| Starogard Gdański | urban | 25.3 | 47,775 | |
| Gmina Starogard Gdański | rural | 196.2 | 16,614 | Starogard Gdański * |
| Gmina Skarszewy | urban-rural | 169.8 | 14,799 | Skarszewy |
| Gmina Zblewo | rural | 138.0 | 11,748 | Zblewo |
| Gmina Lubichowo | rural | 161.0 | 6,636 | Lubichowo |
| Gmina Kaliska | rural | 110.4 | 5,439 | Kaliska |
| Gmina Smętowo Graniczne | rural | 86.1 | 5,203 | Smętowo Graniczne |
| Gmina Skórcz | rural | 96.6 | 4,585 | Skórcz * |
| Skórcz | urban | 3.7 | 3,625 | |
| Gmina Bobowo | rural | 51.7 | 3,188 | Bobowo |
| Gmina Osieczna | rural | 123.3 | 2,897 | Osieczna |
| Czarna Woda | urban | 27.8 | 2,786 | |
| Gmina Osiek | rural | 155.6 | 2,381 | Osiek |
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