Wejherowo County Powiat wejherowski | |
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.svg) Division into gminas | |
| Coordinates (Wejherowo):54°36′N18°15′E / 54.600°N 18.250°E /54.600; 18.250 | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| Seat | Wejherowo |
| Gminas | |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,279.84 km2 (494.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 216,764 |
| • Density | 169.368/km2 (438.661/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 124,823 |
| • Rural | 91,941 |
| Car plates | GWE |
| Website | https://www.powiatwejherowski.pl/ |
Wejherowo County (Kashubian:Wejrowsczi kréz,Polish:powiat wejherowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) inPomeranian Voivodeship, northernPoland, on theBaltic coast. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of thePolish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town isWejherowo, which lies 36 kilometres (22 mi) north-west of the regional capitalGdańsk. The county also contains the towns ofRumia, lying 11 km (7 mi) east of Wejherowo, andReda, 7 km (4 mi) east of Wejherowo. Rumia, Reda and Wejherowo are contiguous, and are referred to as theKashubian Tricity, an allusion to the largerTricity area centred on Gdańsk.
The county covers an area of 1,279.84 square kilometres (494.1 sq mi). As of 2019, its total population is 216,764, out of which the population of Wejherowo is 49,652, that of Rumia is 49,160, that of Reda is 26,011, and the rural population is 91,941.[1]
Wejherowo County on a map of the counties of Pomeranian Voivodeship
Wejherowo County is bordered byPuck County to the north-east, the city ofGdynia to the east,Kartuzy County to the south andLębork County to the west. It also borders theBaltic Sea to the north.
According to data from January 1, 2012, the county's area was 1228.25 km2[2]
The neighboring counties are:Kartuzy County,Lębork County,Puck County and city with county rightsGdynia.
The county is subdivided into 10gminas (three urban and seven rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km2) | Population (2019) | Seat |
| Wejherowo | urban | 25.7 | 49,652 | |
| Rumia | urban | 32.9 | 49,160 | |
| Gmina Wejherowo | rural | 194.1 | 26,129 | Wejherowo * |
| Reda | urban | 29.5 | 26,011 | |
| Gmina Luzino | rural | 111.9 | 16,391 | Luzino |
| Gmina Szemud | rural | 176.6 | 18,074 | Szemud |
| Gmina Łęczyce | rural | 232.8 | 12,024 | Łęczyce |
| Gmina Gniewino | rural | 176.2 | 7,437 | Gniewino |
| Gmina Linia | rural | 119.8 | 6,389 | Linia |
| Gmina Choczewo | rural | 183.2 | 5,497 | Choczewo |
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