Klaipėda County
| Klaipėda County Klaipėdos apskritis | |||
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| County | |||
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 Location of Klaipėda County | |||
| Country |
 Lithuania | ||
| Administrative centre | Klaipėda | ||
| Municipalities |
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| Area | |||
| • Total | 5,209 km2 (2,011 sq mi) | ||
| (8% of the area of Lithuania) | |||
| Population (2012) | |||
| • Total | 333,000 () | ||
| • Rank | 3rd of 10 (11.4% of the population of Lithuania) | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | LT-KL | ||
| GDP (nominal) | 2012 | ||
| - Total | €4 billion () | ||
| - Per capita | €12,000 () | ||
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:
- Klaipėda City Municipality
- Klaipėda District Municipality
- Kretinga District Municipality
- Neringa Municipality
- Palanga City Municipality
- Skuodas District Municipality
- Šilutė District Municipality
Demographics
The ethnic composition in 2001 was:[3]
- Lithuanians 84.2%
- Russians 11.4%
- Ukrainians 1.3%
- Belarusians 1.0%
- Poles 0.3%
- Other 1.8%
References
- ↑ "Counties within Lithuania - weather and maps", TravelsRadiate, accessed Feb 15, 2011.
- ↑ "Dėl apskričių viršininkų administracijų likvidavimo". Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- ↑
External links
- Social and demographic characteristics of Klaipėda County
- Economy of Klaipėda County
- Environment of Klaipėda County
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Coordinates: 55°41′54″N 21°08′49″E / 55.69833°N 21.14694°E