Klaipėda County

Klaipėda County
Klaipėdos apskritis
—  County  —

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Coat of arms
Location of Klaipėda County
Country  Lithuania
Administrative centre Klaipėda
Municipalities
Area
 • Total 5,209 km2 (2,011.2 sq mi)
  (8% of the area of Lithuania)
Population (2008)
 • Total 378,843
 • Rank 3rd of 10 (11.2% of the population of Lithuania)
 • Density 72.7/km2 (188.4/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
ISO 3166 code LT-KL

Klaipėda County (Lithuanian: Klaipėdos apskritis)[1] 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. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished[2], and since that date, Klaipėda County remains as the territorial and statistical unit.

Municipalities

Municipalities are:

References

  1. ^ "Counties within Lithuania - weather and maps", TravelsRadiate, accessed Feb 15, 2011.
  2. ^ "Dėl apskričių viršininkų administracijų likvidavimo". Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter3/dokpaieska.showdoc_l?p_id=392936. Retrieved 21 August 2011. 

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