Wejherowo County

Wejherowo County Powiat wejherowski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Wejherowo): 54°36′N 18°15′E / 54.600°N 18.250°ECoordinates: 54°36′N 18°15′E / 54.600°N 18.250°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Pomeranian
Seat	Wejherowo
Gminas	Total 10 (incl. 3 urban) Reda Rumia Wejherowo Gmina Choczewo Gmina Gniewino Gmina Łęczyce Gmina Linia Gmina Luzino Gmina Szemud Gmina Wejherowo
Area
• Total	1,279.84 km^2 (494.15 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	181,834
• Density	140/km^2 (370/sq mi)
• Urban	108,176
• Rural	73,658
Car plates	GWE
Website	http://www.powiat.wejher.pl

Wejherowo County (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.

The county covers an area of 1,279.84 square kilometres (494.1 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 181,834, out of which the population of Wejherowo is 45,170, that of Rumia is 44,497, that of Reda is 18,509, and the rural population is 73,658.

Kartuzy

Wejherowo

Puck

Gdynia

Sopot

Gdańsk

Gdańsk

N. Dwór Gd.

Lębork

Słupsk

Słupsk

Tczew

Malbork

Sztum

Kwidzyn

Kościerzyna

Człuchów

Chojnice

Bytów

Starogard
Gdański

Wejherowo County on a map of the counties of Pomeranian Voivodeship

Wejherowo County is bordered by Puck County to the north-east, 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.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 10 gminas (three urban and seven rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Wejherowo	urban	25.7	45,170
Rumia	urban	32.9	44,497
Gmina Wejherowo	rural	194.1	18,688	Wejherowo *
Reda	urban	29.5	18,509
Gmina Luzino	rural	111.9	12,880	Luzino
Gmina Szemud	rural	176.6	12,757	Szemud
Gmina Łęczyce	rural	232.8	11,217	Łęczyce
Gmina Gniewino	rural	176.2	6,828	Gniewino
Gmina Linia	rural	119.8	5,785	Linia
Gmina Choczewo	rural	183.2	5,503	Choczewo
* seat not part of the gmina

References

• Polish official population figures 2006