Gdańsk Voivodeship

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

Gdańsk Voivodeship (1) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975–98, superseded by Pomeranian Voivodeship. 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 1990–97

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Gdansk Voivodeship (2) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1945–1975, superseded by the voivodeships of Gdansk (1), Elbląg and Słupsk (area of Lębork). Its 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

See also:
Voivodeships of Poland

Category:Former voivodeships of Poland (1945–75)
Category:Former voivodeships of Poland (1975–98)