Chojnice County

Chojnice County Powiat chojnicki
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Coordinates (Chojnice): 53°42′N 17°33′E / 53.7°N 17.55°E / 53.7; 17.55Coordinates: 53°42′N 17°33′E / 53.7°N 17.55°E / 53.7; 17.55
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Pomeranian
Seat	Chojnice
Gminas	Total 5 (incl. 1 urban) Chojnice Gmina Brusy Gmina Chojnice Gmina Czersk Gmina Konarzyny
Area
- Total	1,364.25 km2 (526.7 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	91,585
- Density	67.1/km2 (173.9/sq mi)
- Urban	53,761
- Rural	37,824
Car plates	GCH
Website	http://powiat.chojnice.pl/

Chojnice County (Polish: powiat chojnicki) 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 Chojnice, which lies 103 kilometres (64 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. The county also contains the towns of Czersk, lying 30 km (19 mi) east of Chojnice, and Brusy, 24 km (15 mi) north-east of Chojnice.

The county covers an area of 1,364.25 square kilometres (526.7 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 91,585, out of which the population of Chojnice is 39,716, that of Czersk is 9,463, that of Brusy is 4,582, and the rural population is 37,824.

Kartuzy

Wejherowo

Puck

Gdynia

Sopot

Gdańsk

Gdańsk

N. Dwór Gd.

Lębork

Słupsk

Słupsk

Tczew

Malbork

Sztum

Kwidzyn

Kościerzyna

Człuchów

Chojnice

Bytów

Starogard
Gdański

Chojnice County on a map of the counties of Pomeranian Voivodeship

Chojnice County is bordered by Bytów County and Kościerzyna County to the north, Starogard County and Tuchola County to the east, Sępólno County to the south, and Człuchów County to the west.

Villages belonging to Landreis Konitz; Konitz (on top) and the Koschneiderei 1926

Administrative division

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

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Chojnice	urban	21.1	39,716
Gmina Czersk	urban-rural	379.9	20,548	Czersk
Gmina Chojnice	rural	458.3	16,014	Chojnice *
Gmina Brusy	urban-rural	400.7	13,129	Brusy
Gmina Konarzyny	rural	104.3	2,178	Konarzyny
* seat not part of the gmina

References

• Polish official population figures 2006