Kartuzy County




Country in Pomeranian, Poland






















































Kartuzy Country
Powiat kartuski

Country


Coat of arms of Kartuzy Country
Coat of arms


Division into gminas
Division into gminas

Coordinates (Kartuzy): 54°20′N 18°12′E / 54.333°N 18.200°E / 54.333; 18.200Coordinates: 54°20′N 18°12′E / 54.333°N 18.200°E / 54.333; 18.200
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship
Pomeranian
Seat
Kartuzy
Gminas

Area
 • Total
1,120.04 km2 (432.45 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total
109,311
 • Density
98/km2 (250/sq mi)
 • Urban

21,565
 • Rural

87,746
Car plates
GKA
Website
http://www.kartuskipowiat.com.pl

Kartuzy County (Kashubian: kartësczi pòwiat, Polish: powiat kartuski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It 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 Kartuzy, which lies 29 kilometres (18 mi) west of the regional capital Gdańsk. The only other town in the county is Żukowo, lying 11 km (7 mi) east of Kartuzy.


The county covers an area of 1,120.04 square kilometres (432.4 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 109,311, out of which the population of Kartuzy is 15,263, that of Żukowo is 6,302, and the rural population is 87,746.






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.



































































Gmina

Type

Area
(km²)


Population
(2006)


Seat

Gmina Kartuzy
urban-rural
205.3
31,100

Kartuzy

Gmina Żukowo
urban-rural
164.0
25,405

Żukowo

Gmina Sierakowice
rural
182.4
16,570

Sierakowice

Gmina Somonino
rural
112.3
9,214

Somonino

Gmina Stężyca
rural
160.3
8,695

Stężyca

Gmina Przodkowo
rural
85.4
6,950

Przodkowo

Gmina Chmielno
rural
79.2
6,491

Chmielno

Gmina Sulęczyno
rural
131.3
4,886

Sulęczyno



Kashubian jamboree in Łeba in 2005 – banner showing the Kashubian name of Kartuzy County



References


  • Polish official population figures 2006











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