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Klaipėda County

Klaipėdos apskritis
County
Quite summer evening in the port city Klaipeda.jpg
Flag of Klaipėda County
Flag
 Coat of arms of Klaipėda County
Coat of arms
Location of Klaipėda County
Location of Klaipėda County
Country  Lithuania
Administrative centre Klaipėda
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 62.321/km2 (161.410/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 code LT-KL

Klaipėda County is one of the ten main regions, or counties, in Lithuania. Its main city is also called Klaipėda. This county is special because it is the only one in Lithuania that has a coastline along the Baltic Sea.

The way the county was run changed on July 1, 2010. After this date, the county's administration officially ended.

Areas within Klaipėda County

Klaipėda County is made up of seven smaller areas called municipalities:

Klaipeda City Arms.svg Klaipėda City Municipality
Gargždai COA.svg Klaipėda District Municipality
Kretinga COA.svg Kretinga District Municipality
Coat of arms of Neringa (Lithuania).svg Neringa Municipality
Coat of arms of Palanga (Lithuania).svg Palanga City Municipality
Skuodas COA.svg Skuodas District Municipality
Coat of arms of Silute (Lithuania).svg Šilutė District Municipality


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  • Palanga, Baltic Sea 2007 - panoramio

    This picture shows Palanga, a town in Klaipėda County, next to the Baltic Sea.

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