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 | 5,209 km2 (2,011 sq mi) |
| (8% of the area of Lithuania) | |
| Population (2016-01-20) | |
• Total | 324,628 |
| • Rank | 3rd of 10 (11.4% of the population of Lithuania) |
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | LT-KL |
| GDP (nominal) | 2014 |
| - Total | €4.3($5.2) billion |
| - Per capita | €13,100($15,800) ([2]) |
Klaipėda County (Template:Lang-lt)[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.
- ^ [1]
External links
- Social and demographic characteristics of Klaipėda County
- Economy of Klaipėda County
- Environment of Klaipėda County
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