Klaipėda County
Klaipėda County
Klaipėdos apskritis | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Klaipėda County | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| Administrative centre | Klaipėda |
| Municipalities | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,222 km2 (2,016 sq mi) |
| (8% of the area of Lithuania) | |
| Population (2020-01-01) | |
| • Total | 319,958 |
| • Rank | 3rd of 10 (11.4% of the population of Lithuania) |
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | LT-KL |
| GDP (nominal) | 2017 |
| - Total | €4.8 billion (US$5.4 billion) |
| - Per capita | €15,100 (US$16,800) ([1]) |
| HDI (2018) | 0.871[1] very high · 3rd |
Klaipėda County (Lithuanian: Klaipėdos apskritis)[2] 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,[3] and since that date, Klaipėda County remains as the territorial and statistical unit.
Municipalities
Municipalities are:
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Klaipėda City Municipality |
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Klaipėda District Municipality |
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Kretinga District Municipality |
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Neringa Municipality |
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Palanga City Municipality |
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Skuodas District Municipality |
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Šilutė District Municipality |
Demographics
The ethnic composition in 2001 was:[4]
- Lithuanians 84.2%
- Russians 11.4%
- Ukrainians 1.3%
- Belarusians 1.0%
- Poles 0.3%
- Other 1.8%
References
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-05. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
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External links
- Social and demographic characteristics of Klaipėda County
- Economy of Klaipėda County
- Environment of Klaipėda County
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