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Former voivodeship of Poland from 1975 to 1998. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Gdańsk Voivodeship[lower-alpha 1] was a voivodeship (province) of the Polish People's Republic from 1975 to 1989, and the Third Republic of Poland from 1989 to 1998. Its capital was Gdańsk, and it was centered on the region of Pomerelia. It was established on 1 June 1975, from the parts of the voivodeships of Gdańsk, and Bydgoszcz,[1] and existed until 31 December 1998, when it was incorporated into then-established Pomeranian Voivodeship.[2]
Gdańsk Voivodeship | |||||||||||
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Voivodeship of the Polish People's Republic and Third Republic of Poland | |||||||||||
1975–1998 | |||||||||||
The administrative subdivisions of Poland from 1975 to 1998, including the Gdańsk Voivodeship. | |||||||||||
Capital | Gdańsk | ||||||||||
Area | |||||||||||
• 1997 | 7,394 km2 (2,855 sq mi) | ||||||||||
Population | |||||||||||
• 1975 | 1 249 300 | ||||||||||
• 1997 | 1 249 300 | ||||||||||
Government | |||||||||||
• Type | Voivodeship | ||||||||||
Voivode | |||||||||||
• 1975–1979 (first) | Henryk Śliwowski | ||||||||||
• 1998 (last) | Tomasz Sowiński | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
• Established | 1 June 1975 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 31 December 1998 | ||||||||||
Contained within | |||||||||||
• Country | Polish People's Republic (1975–1989) Third Republic of Poland (1989–1998) | ||||||||||
Political subdivisions | 63 gminas (1997) | ||||||||||
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The Gdańsk Voivodeship was established on 1 June 1975, as part of the administrative reform, and was one of the voivodeships (provinces) of the Polish People's Republic. It was formed from the part of the territory of the Gdańsk Voivodeship, and a one gmina (municipality) of the Chojnice County, Bydgoszcz Voivodeship. Its capital was located in the city of Gdańsk.[1] In 1975, it had a population of 1 249 300 people.[3]
On 9 December 1989, the Polish People's Republic was replaced by the Third Republic of Poland.[4] In 1997, the voivodeship had a population of 1 464 800 people, and had an area of 7 394 km2.[5] It existed until 31 December 1998, when it was incorporated into then-established Pomeranian Voivodeship.[2]
In 1997, the voivodeship was divided into 63 gminas (municipalities), including 16 urban municipalities, 5 urban-rural municipalities, and 42 rural municipalities. It had 21 cities and towns.[5]
From 1990 to 1998, it was additionally divided into eight district offices, each comprising several municipalities.[6][7]
The leader of the administrative division was the voivode. Those were:[12]
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