Klaipėda County

Klaipėda County
Klaipėdos apskritis
County

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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) 2016
 - Total €4.3 billion (US$5.4 billion)
 - Per capita €13,300 (US$16,600) ()

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.

Municipalities

Municipalities are:

Demographics

The ethnic composition in 2001 was:[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Counties within Lithuania - weather and maps", TravelsRadiate, accessed Feb 15, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Dėl apskričių viršininkų administracijų likvidavimo". Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-05. Retrieved 2012-01-12.

Coordinates: 55°41′54″N 21°08′49″E / 55.69833°N 21.14694°E / 55.69833; 21.14694


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