Klaipėda County

Klaipėda County is one of the ten counties in Lithuania. The capital city is also named Klaipėda. It is the only county to have a coastline.

Klaipėda County
Klaipėdos apskritis
Flag of Klaipėda County
Coat of arms of Klaipėda County
Location of Klaipėda County
Location of Klaipėda County
Country Lithuania
Administrative centreKlaipėda
Area
  Total5,209 km2 (2,011 sq mi)
 (8% of the area of Lithuania)
Population
 (2016-01-20)
  Total324,628
  Rank3rd of 10 (11.4% of the population of Lithuania)
  Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 codeLT-KL

On 1 July 2010, the county administration was ended.[1]

Municipalities

There are seven municipalities:

Klaipėda City Municipality
Klaipėda District Municipality
Kretinga District Municipality
Neringa Municipality
Palanga City Municipality
Skuodas District Municipality
Šilutė District Municipality

References

  1. "Dėl apskričių viršininkų administracijų likvidavimo". Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. Retrieved 21 August 2011.

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