Wejherowo County ( Kashubian : Wejrowsczi kréz , Polish : powiat wejherowski ) is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( powiat ) in Pomeranian Voivodeship , northern Poland , on the Baltic coast. 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 Wejherowo , which lies 36 kilometres (22 mi) north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk . The county also contains the towns of Rumia , lying 11 km (7 mi) east of Wejherowo, and Reda , 7 km (4 mi) east of Wejherowo. Rumia, Reda and Wejherowo are contiguous, and are referred to as the Kashubian Tricity , an allusion to the larger Tricity area centred on Gdańsk.
6-406: The county covers an area of 1,279.84 square kilometres (494.1 sq mi). As of 2019, its total population is 216,764, out of which the population of Wejherowo is 49,652, that of Rumia is 49,160, that of Reda is 26,011, and the rural population is 91,941. Wejherowo County on a map of the counties of Pomeranian Voivodeship Wejherowo County is bordered by Puck County to the north-east,
12-635: A result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the town of Puck , which lies 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of the regional capital Gdańsk . The county contains three other towns: Władysławowo , 16 km (10 mi) north of Puck, Jastarnia , 18 km (11 mi) east of Puck, and Hel , 29 km (18 mi) east of Puck, at the tip of the Hel Peninsula . The county covers an area of 577.85 square kilometres (223.1 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population
18-447: Is 85,211, out of which the population of Puck is 11,213, that of Władysławowo is 9,930, that of Hel is 3,267, that of Jastarnia is 2,704, and the rural population is 58,097. Puck County on a map of the counties of Pomeranian Voivodeship Puck County is bordered by the city of Gdynia to the south and Wejherowo County to the south-west. It also borders the Bay of Puck to the east and
24-554: The Baltic Sea to the north. The county is subdivided into seven gminas (three urban, one urban-rural and three rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population. The railway network in the area of this county consists of two active railway lines, 213 and dismantled 263. The lines intersected in Swarzewo. The station in Puck was located closest to the sea on
30-437: The city of Gdynia to the east, Kartuzy County to the south and Lębork County to the west. It also borders the Baltic Sea to the north. According to data from January 1, 2012, the county's area was 1228.25 km The neighboring counties are: Kartuzy County , Lębork County , Puck County and city with county rights Gdynia . The county is subdivided into 10 gminas (three urban and seven rural). These are listed in
36-712: The following table, in descending order of population. Puck County Puck County ( Polish : powiat pucki , Kashubian : pùcczi pòwiat ) is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( powiat ) in Pomeranian Voivodeship , northern Poland , on the Baltic coast. The powiat of this name existed in the history of Poland , since the times of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth up to 1795, and then reintroduced in 1999. The modern Puck County came into being on January 1, 1999, as
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