Telšiai County
Telšiai County
Telšių apskritis | |
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Administrative centre | Telšiai |
Municipalities | hide
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Area | |
• Total | 4,349 km2 (1,679 sq mi) |
(6.7% of the area of Lithuania) | |
Population (2020-01-01) | |
• Total | 130,613 |
• Rank | 8th of 10 (5.1% of the population of Lithuania) |
• Density | 30/km2 (78/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
ISO 3166 code | LT-TE |
GDP (nominal) | 2018 |
- Total | €1.5 billion |
- Per capita | €11,600 [1] |
HDI (2018) | 0.842[2] very high · 4th |
Telšiai County (Lithuanian: Telšių apskritis) is one of ten counties in Lithuania. It is in the west of the country, and its capital is Telšiai. There are Lithuanians (98.7%), Latvians (0.1%), Russians (0.9%), and others (0.3%). On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished,[3] and since that date, Telšiai County remains as the territorial and statistical unit.
Municipalities[]
Municipalities are:
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Mažeikiai District Municipality |
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Plungė District Municipality |
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Rietavas Municipality |
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Telšiai District Municipality |
References[]
- ^ http://osp.stat.gov.lt/statistiniu-rodikliu-analize? id=8446&status=A
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ "Dėl apskričių viršininkų administracijų likvidavimo". Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
External links[]
- Social and demographic characteristics of Telšiai County
- Economy of Telšiai County
- Environment of Telšiai County
Coordinates: 55°59′18″N 22°14′35″E / 55.98833°N 22.24306°E
Categories:
- Telšiai County
- Counties of Lithuania
- Lithuania geography stubs