Klaipėda County

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Klaipėdos Apskritis
Map Coat of Arms
(Location) (Coat of arms)
Administrative divisions
ISO_3166-2 code LT-KL
Number of municipalities 7
Number of elderates 43
General information
Capital Klaipėda
Major cities Klaipėda (pop. 192,954)
Šilutė (pop. 21,476)
Kretinga (pop. 21,423)
Area (rank) 5,209 km² (7th)
Population (rank) 386,100 (3rd)
Pop. density (rank) 74.1/km² (3rd)
County governor Virginija Lukošienė
Official website http://www.klaipeda.aps.lt
Population sizes are given according to the 2001 census data
Map of Klaipėda County
Image:Klaipeda County map.png

Klaipėda County (Lithuanian: Klaipėdos apskritis) is one of ten counties in Lithuania. It lies in the west of the country and is the only county to have a coastline. Its capital is Klaipėda.

Municipalities are:


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