Klaipėda County
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Klaipėda County (Template:Langx)<ref>"Counties within Lithuania - weather and maps" Template:Webarchive, TravelsRadiate, accessed Feb 15, 2011.</ref> 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,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and since that date, Klaipėda County remains as a territorial and statistical unit only.<ref>Template:Cite report </ref>
Geography
The topography of Klaipėda County is divided into three regions, the highest in the east and lowest in the west: the Western Zemaičiai Plateau in the east, the Western Zemaičiai Plain in the center, and the Pajurys Lowland in the west and on the Baltic coast.
Klaipėda County borders Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, to the south via the Nemunas, which drains into the Curonian Lagoon. The Curonian Spit, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is split between Klaipėda County, Lithuania and Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. The Lithuanian side of the spit is separated from mainland Lithuania via a small opening between Klaipėda and Smiltynė where the Curonian Lagoon drains into the Baltic Sea.
Skuodas district is the source of the Šventoji, which flows north into Courland, Latvia, back down into Klaipeda County before draining into the Baltic Sea at the coastal settlement of Šventoji.
Climate
Being the only county on Lithuania's Baltic coast, Klaipėda County is distinguished by its maritime climate. There is little variation in mean daily temperature. On average, winters are relatively warmer and summers are relatively cooler than the rest of Lithuania. Storms and foggy spells are frequent in winter. In locations throughout the county, annual precipitation rates can reach as high as 876 mm per year.
Municipalities
Municipalities are:
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Cities
Demographics
As of 2020, Klaipėda County's population was 319,958. Approximately 69% is urban, while the remaining 30% are rural. It is the third most populous county in Lithuania.
Gender
As of 2020, approximately 52% of people are female and 47% are male.
Ethnic groups
The ethnic composition in 2001 was:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Lithuanians 84.2%
- Russians 11.4%
- Ukrainians 1.3%
- Belarusians 1.0%
- Poles 0.3%
- Other 1.8%
Gallery
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Klaipėda Drama Theatre
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Church of the Assumption in Salantai
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Mizgiris Amber Museum
References
External links
- Social and demographic characteristics of Klaipėda County Template:Webarchive
- Economy of Klaipėda County Template:Webarchive
- Environment of Klaipėda County Template:Webarchive
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