Voïvodie de Poméranie

The Voïvodie de Poméranie (in Polish Województwo pomorskie ) is one of the 16 administrative areas (Voïvodie S) of the Poland. Gdańsk (in German, Dantzig ) is the chief town of the voïvodie.

The voïvodie was created on January 1st 1999 starting from old the voïvodie of Gdańsk, most of old the voïvodie of Słupsk, of the Western part of old the voïvodie of Elbląg and small pieces of old the voïvodie of Bydgoszcz, following a law of 1998 reorganizing the administrative cutting of the country. It is divided into 20 districts ( powiats ), including 4 cities having of the rights of district, and 123 communes. The name of the voïvodie, which occupies the territory of old the Pomerellie , refers to the historical area of Poméranie ( Pomorze ).

The voïvodie has a Superficie of 18.293 km ² and counts 2.189.000 inhabitants (at December 31st, 2003). It is located at the north of Poland, along the Baltique.

More big cities

(Population in 2003)

the Conurbation Gdańsk - Gdynia - Sopot (1 035.000 inhabitants)

Gdańsk (456 700 inhabitants)
Gdynia (259 900 inhabitants)
Sopot (41 300 inhabitants)

Słupsk (102 000 inhabitants)
Tczew (61 600 inhabitants)
Starogard Gdański (50 500 inhabitants)
Wejherowo (46 900 inhabitants)
Rumia (44 200 inhabitants)
Chojnice (40 900 inhabitants)
Kwidzyn (40 400 inhabitants)
Malbork (40 100 inhabitants)
Lębork (37 400 inhabitants)

Economy

Principal branches of industry:

shipyards
agro-alimentary textile industry
wood and derivative products
chemistry and petrochemistry
electromechanical paper
tourism
construction
environmental protection
telecommunications

Policy

The Parliament of the voïvodie of Poméranie is in the following way made up:

Civic platform, (liberal, EPP): 12
Alliance of the democratic Left, (social democrat, PSE): 7
Right and justice, (conservative, UEN): 5
Self-defense, (nationalist): 5
Radni niezrzeszeni, 4

The most frequent family names

1. Wiśniewski: 7.446
2. Kamiński: 6.752
3. Lewandowski: 6.687

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