Pomeranian Voivodeship

Pomeranian Voivodeship is a voivodeship, or province, in northwestern Poland. The provincial capital is Gdańsk.

Województwo pomorskie
Voivodeship
Flag Coat of arms
Location within Poland
Coordinates (Gdańsk): 54°22′N 18°38′E
Country	Poland
Capital	Gdańsk
Counties	4 cities, 16 land counties * Gdańsk Gdynia Słupsk Sopot Bytów County Chojnice County Człuchów County Gdańsk County Kartuzy County Kościerzyna County Kwidzyn County Lębork County Malbork County Nowy Dwór Gdański County Puck County Słupsk County Starogard County Sztum County Tczew County Wejherowo County
Area
• Total	18,293 km2 (7,063 sq mi)
Population  (31-12-2017)
• Total	2,324,251
• Density	127.057/km2 (329.076/sq mi)
• Urban	1,478,802
ISO 3166 code	PL-22
Vehicle registration	G
Website	http://www.woj-pomorskie.pl
further divided into 123 gminas

The voivodeship was made on January 1, 1999, out of the former voivodeships of Gdańsk, Elbląg and Słupsk.

There are two national parks in Pomerania: Słowiński National Park and Tuchola Forest National Park.

Pomeranian Voivodeship Media

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  Gdańsk, principal seaport of Poland since the Middle Ages and the capital of Pomeranian Voivodeship

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  Słupsk, the largest city in the west of the voivodeship

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  Tczew, the largest city in the ethnocultural region of Kociewie

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  Wejherowo, one of the main centres of the ethnocultural region of Kashubia

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  Starogard Gdański, the capital of Kociewie

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  Sopot, a resort and one of the three cities of the Tricity

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