Telšiai County
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Telšiai County
Telšių apskritis | |
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Country | Lithuania |
Administrative centre | Telšiai |
Municipalities | |
Area | |
• Total | 4,350 km2 (1,680 sq mi) |
(6.7% of the area of Lithuania) | |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 148,800 ([1]) |
• Rank | 8th of 10 (5.1% of the population of Lithuania) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
ISO 3166 code | LT-TE |
GDP (nominal) | 2013 |
- Total | €1,4 billion ([2]) |
- Per capita | €9,300 ([3]) |
Telšiai County (Lithuanian: Telšių apskritis; Samogitian: Telšiū apskrėtės) 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 % Others 0.3 % . On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished,[1] and since that date, Telšiai County remains as the territorial and statistical unit.
Municipalities
Municipalities are:
- Mažeikiai District Municipality
- Plungė District Municipality
- Rietavas Municipality
- Telšiai District Municipality
References
- ^ "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
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