Starogard County

Not to be confused with Stargard County.

Starogard County (Polish: powiat starogardzki, Kashubian: Starogarda kréj) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. The name is a combination of two terms: stari which is Slavic for old and gard which is Pomeranian language stands for town, city, fortified settlement. In this meaning, the term gard (also spelled as gôrd) is still being used in the only surviving dialect of the Pomeranian, Kashubian language. The county 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 Starogard Gdański, which lies 45 kilometres (28 mi) south of the regional capital Gdańsk. The county contains three other towns: Skarszewy, 13 km (8 mi) north-west of Starogard Gdański, Skórcz, 19 km (12 mi) south of Starogard Gdański, and Czarna Woda, 33 km (21 mi) south-west of Starogard Gdański. Starogard County is part of the area traditionally inhabited by the Kociewiacy ethnic group.

Starogard County Powiat starogardzki
County
Flag Coat of arms
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Starogard Gdański): 53°58′N 18°32′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Pomeranian
Seat	Starogard Gdański
Gminas	Total 13 (incl. 3 urban) Czarna Woda Skórcz Starogard Gdański Gmina Bobowo Gmina Kaliska Gmina Lubichowo Gmina Osieczna Gmina Osiek Gmina Skarszewy Gmina Skórcz Gmina Smętowo Graniczne Gmina Starogard Gdański Gmina Zblewo
Area
• Total	1,345.28 km2 (519.42 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	127,676
• Density	95/km2 (250/sq mi)
• Urban	61,180
• Rural	66,496
Car plates	GST
Website	http://www.powiatstarogard.pl

The county covers an area of 1,345.28 square kilometres (519.4 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 127,676, out of which the population of Starogard Gdański is 47,775, that of Skarszewy is 6,994, that of Skórcz is 3,625, that of Czarna Woda is 2,786, and the rural population is 66,496.^[1]

Kartuzy

Wejherowo

Puck

Gdynia

Sopot

Gdańsk

Gdańsk

N. Dwór Gd.

Lębork

Słupsk

Słupsk

Tczew

Malbork

Sztum

Kwidzyn

Kościerzyna

Człuchów

Chojnice

Bytów

Starogard
Gdański

Starogard County on a map of the counties of Pomeranian Voivodeship

Starogard County is bordered by Gdańsk County to the north, Tczew County to the east, Świecie County to the south, Tuchola County to the south-west, and Chojnice County and Kościerzyna County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 13 gminas (three urban, one urban-rural and nine rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km2)	Population (2019)	Seat
Starogard Gdański	urban	25.3	47,775
Gmina Starogard Gdański	rural	196.2	16,614	Starogard Gdański *
Gmina Skarszewy	urban-rural	169.8	14,799	Skarszewy
Gmina Zblewo	rural	138.0	11,748	Zblewo
Gmina Lubichowo	rural	161.0	6,636	Lubichowo
Gmina Kaliska	rural	110.4	5,439	Kaliska
Gmina Smętowo Graniczne	rural	86.1	5,203	Smętowo Graniczne
Gmina Skórcz	rural	96.6	4,585	Skórcz *
Skórcz	urban	3.7	3,625
Gmina Bobowo	rural	51.7	3,188	Bobowo
Gmina Osieczna	rural	123.3	2,897	Osieczna
Czarna Woda	urban	27.8	2,786
Gmina Osiek	rural	155.6	2,381	Osiek
* seat not part of the gmina

References

1. GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-14.