Starogard County
Powiat starogardzki
County
Flag of Starogard County
Flag
Coat of arms of Starogard County
Coat of arms
Division into gminas
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Starogard Gdański): 53°58′N 18°32′E / 53.967°N 18.533°E / 53.967; 18.533
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
SeatStarogard Gdański
Gminas
Total 13 (incl. 3 urban)
Area
 • Total1,345.28 km2 (519.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total127,676
 • Density95/km2 (250/sq mi)
 • Urban
61,180
 • Rural
66,496
Car platesGST
Websitehttp://www.powiatstarogard.pl

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.

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]


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.
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