Kościerzyna County
Kościerzyna County (Kashubian: Kòscérsczi kréz, Polish: powiat kościerski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Kościerzyna, which lies 51 kilometres (32 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. Its borders equal approximately the borders of the old Marquessate of Berent in the German Empire.
Kościerzyna County
Powiat kościerski | |
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County | |
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| Coordinates (Kościerzyna): 54°7′N 17°59′E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| Seat | Kościerzyna |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 1,165.85 km2 (450.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 72,589 |
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 23,776 |
| • Rural | 48,813 |
| Car plates | GKS |
| Website | https://www.powiatkoscierski.pl/ |
The county covers an area of 1,165.85 square kilometres (450.1 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 72,589, out of which the population of Kościerzyna is 23,776, and the rural population is 48,813.
Gdański
Kościerzyna County on a map of the counties of Pomeranian Voivodeship
Kościerzyna County is bordered by Kartuzy County to the north, Gdańsk County and Starogard County to the east, Chojnice County to the south, and Bytów County to the west.