Telšiai County
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| Telšiai County Telšių apskritis |
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| Country |  Lithuania |
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| Administrative centre | Telšiai | ||
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| Area | |||
| • Total | 4,350 km2 (1,679.5 sq mi) | ||
| (6.7% of the area of Lithuania) | |||
| Population (2008) | |||
| • Total | 173,383 | ||
| • Rank | 8th of 10 (5.1% of the population of Lithuania) | ||
| • Density | 39.9/km2 (103.2/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | LT-TE | ||
Telšiai County (Lithuanian: Telšių apskritis; Samogitian: Telšiū apskrėtės) is one of ten counties in Lithuania. It is in the west of the country, and its capital is Telšiai. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished[1], and since that date, Telšiai County remains as the territorial and statistical unit.
[edit] Municipalities
Municipalities are:
- Mažeikiai district municipality
- Plungė district municipality
- Rietavas municipality
- Telšiai district municipality
[edit] References
- ^ "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.
[edit] External links
- Social and demographic characteristics of Telšiai County
- Economy of Telšiai County
- Environment of Telšiai County
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Coordinates: 55°59′18″N 22°14′35″E / 55.98833°N 22.24306°E
