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. It borders Latvia.
Telšiai County
Telšių apskritis | |
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![]() Windmill in Telšiai County | |
![]() Location of Telšiai County | |
Land | ![]() |
Administrative centre | Telšiai |
Municipalities | |
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) |
GDP | |
• Total | €2.2 billion (2022) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
ISO 3166 code | LT-TE |
HDI (2021) | 0.847[2] very high · 4th |
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Municipalities
editMunicipalities are:
Mažeikiai District Municipality | |
Plungė District Municipality | |
Rietavas Municipality | |
Telšiai District Municipality |
References
edit- ^ "BENDRASIS VIDAUS PRODUKTAS PAGAL APSKRITIS 2022 M." osp.stat.gov.lt.
- ^ "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
edit- Social and demographic characteristics of Telšiai County
- Economy of Telšiai County
- Environment of Telšiai County
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