Klaipėda County
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| Klaipėda County Klaipėdos apskritis |
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| Country |  Lithuania |
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| Administrative centre | Klaipėda | ||
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| • Total | 5,209 km2 (2,011 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 | 73/km2 (190/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.
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[edit] Municipalities
Municipalities are:
- Klaipėda city municipality
- Klaipėda district municipality
- Kretinga district municipality
- Neringa municipality
- Palanga city municipality
- Skuodas district municipality
- Šilutė district municipality
[edit] 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%
[edit] References
- ^ "Counties within Lithuania - weather and maps", TravelsRadiate, accessed Feb 15, 2011.
- ^ "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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[edit] 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
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