Gdańsk Voivodship

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The name Gdańsk Voivodship has been used twice to designate local governments in Poland.

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Gdańsk Voivodship (1) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975-1998, superseded by Pomeranian Voivodship. Its capital city was Gdańsk.

Statistics (1 January 1992):

Area: 7.400 km²
Population: 1 431 600 inhabitants
Population density: 194 inhabitants/km²
Administrative division: 47 communes
Number of cities and towns (urban communes): 20

Governors:

Maciej Płażyński 1990-1997

Major cities and towns (population 1995):

Gdańsk (462 800);
Gdynia (251 400);
Tczew (60 600);
Starogard Gdański (50 600);
Wejherowo (47 300);
Sopot (43 700);
Rumia (40 000);
Kościerzyna (23 100);
Pruszcz Gdański (21 200),
Other towns (population 1980):
* Kartuzy (12 000);
* Puck (11 100);
*Władysławowo (10 600).

Gdansk Voivodship (2) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1945-1975, superseded by the voivodships of Gdansk (1), Elbląg and Słupsk (area of Lębork). It's capital was also Gdańsk.

List of counties in 1946-1975
English county name, Polish county name, capital city

Gdańsk City, miasto Gdańsk
Gdynia City, Miasto Gdynia
Elbląg County, powiat elbląski, Elbląg
Gdańsk County, powiat gdański, Gdańsk
Kartuzy County powiat kartuski, Kartuzy
Kościerzyna County, powiat kościerzyński, Kościerzyna
Kwidzyn County, powiat kwidzyński, Kwidzyn
Lębork County, powiat lęborski, Lębork
Malbork County, powiat malborski, Malbork
Sea County, powiat morski Puck
Starogard County, powiat starogardzki, Starogard Gdański
Sztum County, powiat sztumski, Sztum
Tczew County, powiat tczewski, Tczew

New counties established 1946-1975:

Sopot City, miasto Sopot, previously part of Gdańsk County
Elbląg City, miasto Elbląg, previously part of Elbląg County
Puck County, powiat puck, Puck, previously part of Sea County
Wejherowo County, powiat wejherowski, Wejherowo, previously part of Sea County
Nowy Dwór Gdański County, powiat nowodworski, Nowy Dwór Gdański, previously part of Gdańsk County