Tczew County

Tczew County Powiat Tczewski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Tczew County Location in Poland
Coordinates (Tczew): 54°6′N 18°43′E / 54.100°N 18.717°E / 54.100; 18.717
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Pomeranian
Seat	Tczew
Gminas	Total 6 (incl. 1 urban) Tczew Gmina Gniew Gmina Morzeszczyn Gmina Pelplin Gmina Subkowy Gmina Tczew
Area
• Total	697.54 km2 (269.32 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	115,738
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
• Urban	74,611
• Rural	41,127
Car plates	GTC
Website	http://www.powiat.tczew.pl

Tczew County (Polish: Powiat Tczewski, Kashubian: Dërszewo kréj^{[citation needed]}) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. 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 Tczew, which lies 31 kilometres (19 mi) south of the regional capital Gdańsk. The county also contains the towns of Pelplin, lying 20 km (12 mi) south of Tczew, and Gniew, 31 km (19 mi) south of Tczew. The county is part of the area traditionally inhabited by the Kociewiacy ethnic group.

The county covers an area of 697.54 square kilometres (269.3 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 115,738, out of which the population of Tczew is 60,120, that of Pelplin is 7,784, that of Gniew is 6,707, and the rural population is 41,127.^[1]

Kartuzy

Wejherowo

Puck

Gdynia

Sopot

Gdańsk

Gdańsk

N. Dwór Gd.

Lębork

Słupsk

Słupsk

Tczew

Malbork

Sztum

Kwidzyn

Kościerzyna

Człuchów

Chojnice

Bytów

Starogard
Gdański

Tczew County on a map of the counties of Pomeranian Voivodeship

Tczew County is bordered by Gdańsk County to the north, Malbork County, Sztum County and Kwidzyn County to the east, Świecie County to the south, and Starogard County to the west.

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