Kwidzyn County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat

Powiat

A powiat is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture in other countries. The term powiat is most often translated into English as "county", although other terms are also sometimes used...

) in Pomeranian Voivodeship

Pomeranian Voivodeship

Pomeranian Voivodeship, or Pomerania Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in north-central Poland. It comprises most of Pomerelia , as well as an area east of the Vistula River...

, northern Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

. 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 Kwidzyn

Kwidzyn

Kwidzyn is a town in northern Poland on the Liwa river, with 40,008 inhabitants . It has been a part of the Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999, and was previously in the Elbląg Voivodeship . It is the capital of Kwidzyn County.-History:...

, which lies 73 kilometres (45 mi) south of the regional capital Gdańsk

Gdansk

Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...

. The only other town in the county is Prabuty

Prabuty

Prabuty is a town in Kwidzyn County within the Pomeranian Voivodeship of northern Poland. In the period between 1975–98 Prabuty were part of the Elbląg Voivodeship.Prabuty is an important rail junction on the Warszawa–Gdynia railway.-Early history:...

, lying 18 km (11 mi) east of Kwidzyn.

The county covers an area of 834.64 square kilometres (322.3 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 80,704, out of which the population of Kwidzyn is 37,814, that of Prabuty is 8,488, and the rural population is 34,402.



Kwidzyn County on a map of the counties of Pomeranian Voivodeship

Kwidzyn County is bordered by Tczew County

Tczew County

Tczew County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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 south of...

 to the west, Sztum County

Sztum County

Sztum County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. Its administrative seat and largest town is Sztum, which lies south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk. The only other town in the county is Dzierzgoń, lying east of Sztum.The...

 to the north, Iława County to the east, Grudziądz County

Grudziadz County

Grudziądz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Grudziądz,...

 to the south and Świecie County

Swiecie County

Świecie County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central 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 Świecie,...

 to the south-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into six gmina

Gmina

The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...

s (one urban, one urban-rural and four rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Kwidzyn Kwidzyn Kwidzyn is a town in northern Poland on the Liwa river, with 40,008 inhabitants . It has been a part of the Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999, and was previously in the Elbląg Voivodeship . It is the capital of Kwidzyn County.-History:...	urban	21.8	37,814
Gmina Prabuty Gmina Prabuty Gmina Prabuty is an urban-rural gmina in Kwidzyn County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Prabuty, which lies approximately east of Kwidzyn and south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk....	urban-rural	197.1	13,091	Prabuty Prabuty Prabuty is a town in Kwidzyn County within the Pomeranian Voivodeship of northern Poland. In the period between 1975–98 Prabuty were part of the Elbląg Voivodeship.Prabuty is an important rail junction on the Warszawa–Gdynia railway.-Early history:...
Gmina Kwidzyn Gmina Kwidzyn Gmina Kwidzyn is a rural gmina in Kwidzyn County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Kwidzyn, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....	rural	207.3	10,306	Kwidzyn Kwidzyn Kwidzyn is a town in northern Poland on the Liwa river, with 40,008 inhabitants . It has been a part of the Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999, and was previously in the Elbląg Voivodeship . It is the capital of Kwidzyn County.-History:...  *
Gmina Gardeja Gmina Gardeja Gmina Gardeja is a rural gmina in Kwidzyn County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Gardeja, which lies approximately south of Kwidzyn and south of the regional capital Gdańsk....	rural	193.0	8,223	Gardeja Gardeja Gardeja is a village in Kwidzyn County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Gardeja. It lies approximately south of Kwidzyn and south of the regional capital Gdańsk.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see...
Gmina Ryjewo Gmina Ryjewo Gmina Ryjewo is a rural gmina in Kwidzyn County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Ryjewo, which lies approximately north of Kwidzyn and south of the regional capital Gdańsk....	rural	103.3	5,708	Ryjewo Ryjewo Ryjewo is a village in Kwidzyn County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Ryjewo. It lies approximately north of Kwidzyn and south of the regional capital Gdańsk....
Gmina Sadlinki Gmina Sadlinki Gmina Sadlinki is a rural gmina in Kwidzyn County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Sadlinki, which lies approximately south-west of Kwidzyn and south of the regional capital Gdańsk....	rural	112.2	5,562	Sadlinki Sadlinki Sadlinki is a village in Kwidzyn County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Sadlinki. It lies approximately south-west of Kwidzyn and south of the regional capital Gdańsk....
* seat not part of the gmina