__NOTOC__ Kartuzy County (; ) is a county in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with administrative seat and largest town being Kartuzy.
It came into being on 1 January 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. The only other town in the county is Żukowo. The county covers an area of . As of 2019 its total population is 137,942, out of which the population of Kartuzy is 14,536, that of Żukowo is 6,691, and the rural population is 116,715.
Kartuzy County is bordered by Wejherowo County to the north, the city of Gdynia to the north-east, the city of Gdańsk and Gdańsk County to the east, Kościerzyna County to the south, Bytów County to the west, and Lębork County to the north-west.
Administrative divisions The county is subdivided into eight gminas (two urban-rural and six rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
Gmina Type Area(km2) Population(2019) SeatGmina Żukowourban-rural164.039,899ŻukowoGmina Kartuzyurban-rural205.333,914KartuzyGmina Sierakowicerural182.419,940SierakowiceGmina Somoninorural112.310,771SomoninoGmina Stężycarural160.310,575StężycaGmina Przodkoworural85.49,556PrzodkowoGmina Chmielnorural79.27,767ChmielnoGmina Sulęczynorural131.35,520Sulęczyno
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