Klaipėda District Municipality
Local name: Klaipėdos rajono savivaldybė
Located in Klaipėda County, Lithuania Coordinates: 55°43′00″ N 21°24′00″ E
- Population
- 157,350
- 157.4K
- Elevation
- 36 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Vilnius · UTC+02:00
- Places inside
- 12
- listed under Klaipėda District Municipality
- Airports
- PLQ Palanga International Airport34 km
- KGD Khrabrovo Airport105 km
About Klaipėda District Municipality
Klaipėda District Municipality is a district. Location: Klaipėda County, Lithuania. Population: 157,350.
Klaipėda District Municipality (Lithuanian: Klaipėdos rajono savivaldybė) is a municipality in western Lithuania, east of the city of Klaipėda, by the Curonian Lagoon and the Baltic Sea. Its administrative centre is the town of Gargždai (unlike other Lithuanian municipalities, the name of this municipality does not correspond to its administrative centre). It covers an area of 1336 km2 (2% of the total area of Lithuania). The municipality owns most of the Seaside Regional Park.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Places bordering Klaipėda District Municipality
- Šilutė District Municipality
- Rietavas Municipality
- Plungė District Municipality
- Palanga City Municipality
- Klaipėda
Twin towns and sister cities of Klaipėda District Municipality
- Akhmeta Municipality· Georgia
Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.
Population of Klaipėda District Municipality over time
| 2012 | 51,405 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 51,614 | |
| 2014 | 52,110 | |
| 2015 | 52,831 | |
| 2016 | 53,459 | |
| 2017 | 54,635 | |
| 2018 | 56,131 | |
| 2019 | 58,439 | |
| 2020 | 60,124 | |
| 2021 | 56,964 | |
| 2022 | 59,419 | |
| 2023 | 63,862 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Klaipėda District Municipality
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 5° · Night 1° · Rain 93 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -5°)
- Wettest month
- November (93 mm)
- Driest month
- February (34 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -1° | 0° | 4° | 10° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 16° | 11° | 5° | 1° |
| Average low (°C) | -5° | -5° | -2° | 2° | 7° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 9° | 5° | 1° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 54 | 34 | 42 | 40 | 42 | 64 | 82 | 88 | 91 | 87 | 93 | 73 |
How to get to Klaipėda District Municipality
The nearest airport is Palanga International Airport (PLQ), 34 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Klaipėda, 16 km to the west.
Airports
- Palanga International Airport (PLQ) Palanga 34 kmnorthwest
- Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) Kaliningrad 105 kmsouthwest
- Kaunas International Airport (KUN) Kaunas 190 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 16 kmwest
- Kaunas Population: 289.4K 183 kmsoutheast
- Riga Population: 742.6K 216 kmnortheast
- Vilnius Population: 542.4K 272 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Klaipėda District Municipality
Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 2 natural sites, 19 lakes, rivers and coasts.
25–60 km8 places
- Papes Ezers Lake 54 kmNW
- Platelių Ežeras Lake 46 kmNE
- Zemaitija National Park Natural site 48 kmNE
- Neman River River 46 kmS
60–100 km14 places
- Varduva River 93 kmNE
- Vadakste River River 93 kmNE
- Jūra River 88 kmSE
- Šešuvis River 77 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Klaipėda District Municipality
12 places
Cities & villages6
- Judrėnai · Village
- Kretingalė · Village
- Plikiai · Village
- Svencelė · Village
- Veiviržėnai · Village
- Vėžaičiai · Village
Other regions in Klaipėda County
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Klaipėda City Municipality District, Klaipėda County18 km W -
Kretinga District Municipality District, Klaipėda County21 km NW
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Šilutė District Municipality District, Klaipėda County41 km S
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Palanga City Municipality District, Klaipėda County31 km NW -
Skuodas District Municipality District, Klaipėda County62 km N
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Neringa Municipality District, Klaipėda County44 km SW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources