Klaipėda County

Klaipėda County Klaipėdos apskritis
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Klaipėda County
Country	Lithuania
Administrative centre	Klaipėda
Municipalities	List Klaipėda city municipality Klaipėda district municipality Kretinga district municipality Neringa municipality Palanga city municipality Skuodas district municipality Šilutė district municipality
Area
• Total	5,209 km^2 (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/km^2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
ISO 3166 code	LT-KL
GDP (nominal)	2014
- Total	€4.3($5.7) billion
- Per capita	€13,100($17,500) ()

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:

• 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

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.

External links

• Social and demographic characteristics of Klaipėda County
• Economy of Klaipėda County
• Environment of Klaipėda County

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