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.

Klaipėdos apskritis
Quite summer evening in the port city Klaipeda.jpg
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)
 • Density62.321/km2 (161.410/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

Klaipėda County Media

References

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

Coordinates: 55°41′54″N 21°08′49″E / 55.69833°N 21.14694°E / 55.69833; 21.14694