Skuodas District Municipality
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Skuodas District Municipality
Skuodo rajono savivaldybė | |
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Municipality | |
Administration of municipality | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Skuodas district municipality within Lithuania | |
Coordinates: 56°16′N 21°31′E / 56.267°N 21.517°ECoordinates: 56°16′N 21°31′E / 56.267°N 21.517°E | |
Country | Lithuania |
Ethnographic region | Samogitia |
County | Klaipėda County |
Capital | Skuodas |
Elderships | 9 |
Area | |
• Total | 911 km2 (352 sq mi) |
Area rank | 41st |
Population (2001 census)[1] | |
• Total | 25,600 |
• Rank | 47th |
• Density | 28/km2 (73/sq mi) |
• Density rank | 34-35th |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Telephone code | 440 |
Major settlements | |
Website | www |
Skuodas District Municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania.
It is the only territory whose Council is using the Samogitian language.[2]
References[]
- ^ http://www.skuodas.lt
- ^ "Żmudzki niedźwiedź się budzi (The Samogitian bear wakes up )" (in Polish). Kurier Wileński (Vilnius Courier). January 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
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