Gdańsk Voivodeship (1975–1998)

Template:Short description Template:For Template:Infobox Former subdivision The Gdańsk VoivodeshipTemplate:Efn 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,<ref name=start>Ustawa z dnia 28 maja 1975 r. o dwustopniowym podziale administracyjnym Państwa oraz o zmianie ustawy o radach narodowych. In: 1975 Journal of the Laws, no. 16, position, 91..</ref> and existed until 31 December 1998, when it was incorporated into then-established Pomeranian Voivodeship.<ref name=end>Ustawa z dnia 24 lipca 1998 r. o wprowadzeniu zasadniczego trójstopniowego podziału terytorialnego państwa (Dz.U. z 1998 r. nr 96, poz. 603).</ref>

History

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.<ref name=start/> In 1975, it had a population of 1 249 300 people.<ref name=r75/>

On 9 December 1989, the Polish People's Republic was replaced by the Third Republic of Poland.<ref name=NS>Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p. 1491. Template:ISBN</ref> In 1997, the voivodeship had a population of 1 464 800 people, and had an area of 7 394 km².<ref name=r1997/> It existed until 31 December 1998, when it was incorporated into then-established Pomeranian Voivodeship.<ref name=end/>

Subdivisions

The district offices and gminas (municipalities) of Poland in 1998, including the Gdańsk Voivodeship.

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.<ref name=r1997>Rocznik statystyczny województw 1998, Warsaw: Central Statistical Office, 1998, p. 40-41 (p. 41–42 of the PDF document).</ref>

From 1990 to 1998, it was additionally divided into eight district offices, each comprising several municipalities.<ref>Rozporządzenie Ministra - Szefa Urzędu Rady Ministrów z dnia 31 grudnia 1990 r. zmieniające rozporządzenie w sprawie określenia siedzib i terytorialnego zasięgu działania urzędów rejonowych.</ref><ref>Rozporządzenie Ministra Spraw Wewnętrznych i Administracji z dnia 8 czerwca 1998 r. zmieniające rozporządzenie w sprawie określenia siedzib i terytorialnego zasięgu działania urzędów rejonowych.</ref>

Demographics

Year	Population
1975<ref name=r75>Rocznik statystyczny 1976, Warsaw: Central Statistical Office, 1976, p. 50.</ref>	1 249 300
1980<ref>Rocznik statystyczny województw 1981 Template:Webarchive, Warsaw: Central Statistical Office, 1982, p. 5 (p. 54 of the PDF document).</ref>	1 333 800
1985<ref>Encyklopedia powszechna PWN, vol. 5, Warsaw: Polish Scientific Publishers PWN, 1988, p. 318</ref>	1 401 500
1990<ref>Rocznik statystyczny województw 1991 Template:Webarchive, Warsaw: Central Statistical Office, 1991, p. 15 (p. 76 of the PDF document).</ref>	1 431 600
1995<ref>Rocznik statystyczny województw 1996, Warsaw: Central Statistical Office, 1996, p. 25 (p. 94 of the PDF document).</ref>	1 455 900
1997<ref name=r1997/>	1 249 300

Leaders

The leader of the administrative division was the voivode. Those were:<ref name=poczet>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

• 1975–1979: Henryk Śliwowski;
• 1979–1981: Jerzy Kołodziejski;
• 1981–1987: Mieczysław Cygan;
• 1988–1990: Jerzy Jędykiewicz;
• 1990–1996: Maciej Płażyński;
• 1996–1997: Henryk Wojciechowski;
• 1998: Tomasz Sowiński.