Wejherowo County
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.
Wejherowo County on a map of the counties of Pomeranian Voivodeship
Wejherowo County is bordered by Puck County to the north-east, the city of Gdynia to the east, Kartuzy County to the south and Lębork County to the west. It also borders the Baltic Sea to the north.
Location
According to data from January 1, 2012, the county's area was 1228.25 km
The neighboring counties are: Kartuzy County, Lębork County, Puck County and city with county rights Gdynia.
Administrative division
The county is subdivided into 10 gminas (three urban and seven rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina | Type | Area (km) |
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 |
* seat not part of the gmina |
References
- ^ GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
- ^ "Area and population in territorial cross-section in 2013".