Tczew 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 Tczew

Tczew

Tczew is a town on the Vistula River in Eastern Pomerania, Kociewie, northern Poland with 60,279 inhabitants . It is an important railway junction with a classification yard dating to the Prussian Eastern Railway...

, which lies 31 kilometres (19 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 county also contains the towns of Pelplin

Pelplin

Pelplin is a small town in Tczew County, Pomeranian Voivodship, Poland. Population: 9,993 . The former Pelplin Abbey is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pelplin, and the abbey church is now Pelpin Cathedral.It is located at around ....

, lying 20 km (12 mi) south of Tczew, and Gniew

Gniew

Gniew is a town situated on the left bank of the Vistula River, in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. It is located at around .-History:The first recorded mentions of Gniew appear in written documents from the first half of the 13th century, one of which refers to the region as Terra Gymeu...

, 31 km (19 mi) south of Tczew. The county is part of the area traditionally inhabited by the Kociewiacy

Kociewiacy

The Kociewiacy are a small Polish ethnic group. They live in Pomerania south of Gdansk. The region they inhabit is called Kociewie and has well-developed industry and agriculture. The capital city of Kociewie is Starogard Gdański, while their biggest city is Tczew...

 ethnic group.

The county covers an area of 697.54 square kilometres (269.3 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 112,614, out of which the population of Tczew is 60,263, that of Pelplin is 8,486, that of Gniew is 6,787, and the rural population is 37,078.



Tczew County on a map of the counties of Pomeranian Voivodeship

Tczew County is bordered by Gdańsk County

Gdansk County

Gdańsk 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. It includes areas to the east and south of the city of Gdańsk, from...

 to the north, Malbork County

Malbork County

Malbork 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 Malbork , south-east of...

, 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...

 and Kwidzyn County

Kwidzyn County

Kwidzyn 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 Kwidzyn, which lies south...

 to the east, 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, and Starogard County

Starogard County

Starogard 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 Starogard Gdański, which...

 to the 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, two urban-rural and three rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Tczew Tczew Tczew is a town on the Vistula River in Eastern Pomerania, Kociewie, northern Poland with 60,279 inhabitants . It is an important railway junction with a classification yard dating to the Prussian Eastern Railway...	urban	22.3	60,263
Gmina Pelplin Gmina Pelplin Gmina Pelplin is an urban-rural gmina in Tczew County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Pelplin, which lies approximately south of Tczew and south of the regional capital Gdańsk....	urban-rural	140.5	16,547	Pelplin Pelplin Pelplin is a small town in Tczew County, Pomeranian Voivodship, Poland. Population: 9,993 . The former Pelplin Abbey is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pelplin, and the abbey church is now Pelpin Cathedral.It is located at around ....
Gmina Gniew Gmina Gniew Gmina Gniew is an urban-rural gmina in Tczew County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Gniew, which lies approximately south of Tczew and south of the regional capital Gdańsk....	urban-rural	194.8	15,534	Gniew Gniew Gniew is a town situated on the left bank of the Vistula River, in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. It is located at around .-History:The first recorded mentions of Gniew appear in written documents from the first half of the 13th century, one of which refers to the region as Terra Gymeu...
Gmina Tczew Gmina Tczew Gmina Tczew is a rural gmina in Tczew County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Tczew, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....	rural	170.6	11,233	Tczew Tczew Tczew is a town on the Vistula River in Eastern Pomerania, Kociewie, northern Poland with 60,279 inhabitants . It is an important railway junction with a classification yard dating to the Prussian Eastern Railway...  *
Gmina Subkowy Gmina Subkowy Gmina Subkowy is a rural gmina in Tczew County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Subkowy, which lies approximately south of Tczew and south of the regional capital Gdańsk....	rural	78.2	5,236	Subkowy Subkowy Subkowy is a village in Tczew County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Subkowy. It lies approximately south of Tczew and south of the regional capital Gdańsk....
Gmina Morzeszczyn Gmina Morzeszczyn Gmina Morzeszczyn is a rural gmina in Tczew County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Morzeszczyn, which lies approximately south of Tczew and south of the regional capital Gdańsk....	rural	91.2	3,801	Morzeszczyn Morzeszczyn Morzeszczyn is a village in Tczew County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Morzeszczyn. It lies approximately south of Tczew and south of the regional capital Gdańsk....
* seat not part of the gmina