Starogard County Powiat starogardzki | |
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| Coordinates (Starogard Gdański):53°58′N18°32′E / 53.967°N 18.533°E /53.967; 18.533 | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| Seat | Starogard Gdański |
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| Area | |
• Total | 1,345.28 km2 (519.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 127,676 |
| • Density | 94.9066/km2 (245.807/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 61,180 |
| • Rural | 66,496 |
| Car plates | GST |
| Website | http://www.powiatstarogard.pl |
Starogard County (Polish:powiat starogardzki,Kashubian:Starogarda kréj) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) inPomeranian Voivodeship, northernPoland. The name is a combination of two terms:stari which is Slavic forold andgard which isPomeranian language stands fortown,city,fortified settlement. In this meaning, the termgard (also spelled asgôrd) 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 thePolish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town isStarogard Gdański, which lies 45 kilometres (28 mi) south of the regional capitalGdańsk. 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, andCzarna Woda, 33 km (21 mi) south-west of Starogard Gdański. Starogard County is part of the area traditionally inhabited by theKociewiacy 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 byGdańsk County to the north,Tczew County to the east,Świecie County to the south,Tuchola County to the south-west, andChojnice County andKościerzyna County to the west.
The county is subdivided into 13gminas (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 |
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