The Gdańsk Voivodeship 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, and existed until 31 December 1998, when it was incorporated into then-established Pomeranian Voivodeship.
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. In 1997, the voivodeship had a population of 1 464 800 people, and had an area of 7 394 km<sup>2</sup>.
From 1990 to 1998, it was additionally divided into eight district offices, each comprising several municipalities.
Demographics
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Population
|-
|1975
|1 249 300
|-
|1980
|1 333 800
|-
|1985
|1 401 500
|-
|1990
|1 431 600
|-
|1995
|1 455 900
|-
|1997
- 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.