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Akmenė District Municipality

Local name: Akmenės rajono savivaldybė

Located in Šiauliai County, Lithuania Coordinates: 56°19′00″ N 22°54′00″ E

Akmenė District Municipality
Naujoji Akmenė · Vilensija · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
18,523
18.5K
Elevation
79 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Vilnius · UTC+02:00
Places inside
10
listed under Akmenė District Municipality
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
RIX Riga International Airport94 km
PLQ Palanga International Airport119 km

About Akmenė District Municipality

Akmenė District Municipality is a district. Location: Šiauliai County, Lithuania. Population: 18,523.

From Wikipedia

Akmenė District Municipality (Lithuanian: Akmenės rajono savivaldybė) is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania. It lies in the Northwest of the country, with the administrative center in Naujoji Akmenė and borders Latvia in the north, Joniškis District in the east, Šiauliai District in the southeast, Telšiai District in the southwest, and Mažeikiai District in the west. The area of the municipality covers ca. 844 km2 and is the 43rd largest municipality by total area in the country.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
844 km²
Official website
akmene.lt

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Akmenė District Municipality

  • Telšiai District Municipality
  • Šiauliai District Municipality

Population of Akmenė District Municipality over time

Population of Akmenė District Municipality over time
2012 22,796
2013 22,210
2014 21,677
2015 21,332
2016 20,824
2017 20,210
2018 19,606
2019 19,124
2020 18,772
2021 19,585
2022 19,259
2023 19,286

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Akmenė District Municipality

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night 0° · Rain 60 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -6°)
Wettest month
July (79 mm)
Driest month
February (28 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
Climate of Akmenė District Municipality
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-1°3°11°17°20°22°21°16°10°4°0°
Average low (°C)-6°-6°-3°1°6°10°12°11°8°4°0°-4°
Precipitation (mm)412833394362797562616049

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Akmenė District Municipality

The nearest airport is Riga International Airport (RIX), 94 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Riga, 102 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Riga International Airport (RIX) Riga 94 kmnortheast
  • Palanga International Airport (PLQ) Palanga 119 kmwest
  • Kaunas International Airport (KUN) Kaunas 168 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Riga Population: 742.6K 102 kmnortheast
  • Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 129 kmsouthwest
  • Kaunas Population: 289.4K 170 kmsouth
  • Vilnius Population: 542.4K 235 kmsoutheast
  • Tallinn Population: 394K 364 kmnorth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Akmenė District Municipality

Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 2 natural sites, 26 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km5 places

  • Agluona River 14 kmW
  • Virvyčia River 24 kmSW
  • Uogys River 21 kmSW
  • Dabikinė River 20 kmSW

25–60 km5 places

  • Šiauliai Ghetto Historic site 50 kmSE
  • Varduva River 44 kmW
  • Vadakste River River 44 kmW
  • Varduva River 47 kmW

60–100 km20 places

  • Gryžuva River 79 kmS
  • Medvėgalio Kalnas Mountain 85 kmSW
  • Kaņieris Lake 84 kmNE
  • Slocene River 85 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Akmenė District Municipality

10 places
  1. 7 Alkiškiai 269

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages1

Lakes, rivers & coasts2

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Dabikinė River, Lithuania
    20 km SW
  • Virvyčia River, Mažeikiai District Municipality
    24 km SW
  • Uogys River, Lithuania
    21 km SW

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources