Klaipėda County

Klaipėda County (Lithuanian: Klaipėdos apskritis) is one of ten counties in Lithuania, bordering Tauragė County to the southeast, Telšiai County to the northeast, Kurzeme in Latvia to the north, and Kaliningrad Oblast in Russia to the south. To the west is the Baltic Sea. It lies in the west of the country and is the only county to have a coastline and not be landlocked. Its capital is Klaipėda. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished, and since that date, Klaipėda County remains as the territorial and statistical unit.

Klaipėda County
Klaipėdos apskritis
Klaipėda, largest city in county
Location of Klaipėda County
Country Lithuania
Administrative centreKlaipėda
Municipalities
List
Area
  Total5,222 km2 (2,016 sq mi)
 (8% of the area of Lithuania)
Population
 (2020-01-01)
  Total319,958
  Rank3rd of 10 (11.4% of the population of Lithuania)
  Density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
GDP
  Total€7.0 billion (2022)
  Per capita€21,300 (2022)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 codeLT-KL
HDI (2018)0.871
very high · 3rd
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