Klaipėda County
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Klaipėdos Apskritis | |||||
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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) |
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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:
- Klaipėda city municipality
- Klaipėda district municipality
- Kretinga district municipality
- Neringa municipality
- Palanga city municipality
- Skuodas district municipality
- Šilutė district municipality
Counties in Lithuania | |
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Alytus | Kaunas | Klaipėda | Marijampolė | Panevėžys | Šiauliai | Tauragė | Telšiai | Utena | Vilnius |