Gdańsk Voivodship (1) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975-1998, superseded by Pomeranian Voivodship.

Capital city: Gdańsk (German:Danzig)
Statistics (1 January 1992):
Area: 7.400 sq.km
Population: 1.431.600 inhabitants
Population density: 194 inhabitants/sq.km
Administrative division: 47 communes
Number of cities and towns (urban communes): 20

Governors:

• Maciej Plazynski 1990-1997

Major cities and towns (population 1995):

• Gdańsk (462,800);
• Gdynia (251,400);
• Tczew (60,600);
• Starogard Gdanski (50,600);
• Wejherowo (47.300);
• Sopot (43,700);
• Rumia (40,000);
• Koscierzyna (23.100);
• Pruszcz Gdanski (21.200),

Other towns (population 1980):

• Kartuzy (12,000);
• Puck (11,100);
• Wladyslawowo (10,600).

Gdansk Voivodship (2) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1945-1975, superseded by the voivodships of Gdansk (1), Elblag and Slupsk (area of Lebork).

Capital city: Gdansk

List of counties in 1946-1975
English county name, Polish county name, capital city

• Gdansk City, miasto Gdańsk
• Gdynia City, Miasto Gdynia
• Elblag County , powiat elbląski, Elblag
• Gdansk County, powiat gdański, Gdansk
• Kartuzy County powiat kartuski, Kartuzy
• Koscierzyna County, powiat kościerzyński, Koscierzyna
• Kwidzyn County, powiat kwidzyński, Kwidzyn
• Lebork County , powiat leborski, Lebork
• Malbork County, powiat malborski, Malbork
• Sea County , powiat morski Puck
• Starogard County, powiat starogardzki, Starogard Gdański
• Sztum County , powiat sztumski, Sztum
• Tczew County , powiat tczewski, Tczew

New counties established 1946-1975:

• Sopot City, miasto Sopot, previously part of Gdansk County
• Elblag City, miasto Elbląg, previously part of Elblag County
• Puck County, powiat puck, Puck, previously part of Sea County
• Wejherowo County, powiat wejherowski, Wejherowo, previously part of Sea County
• Nowy Dwor Gdanski County , powiat nowodworski, Nowy Dwor Gdanski, previously part of Gdansk County

See also: Voivodships of Poland