Plungė District Municipality
Local name: Plungės rajono savivaldybė
Located in Telšiai County, Lithuania Coordinates: 55°55′00″ N 21°51′00″ E
- Population
- 36,524
- 36.5K
- Elevation
- 112 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Vilnius · UTC+02:00
- Places inside
- 8
- listed under Plungė District Municipality
- Airports
- PLQ Palanga International Airport48 km
- KGD Khrabrovo Airport139 km
About Plungė District Municipality
Plungė District Municipality is a district. Location: Telšiai County, Lithuania. Population: 36,524.
Plungė District Municipality (Lithuanian: Plungės rajono savivaldybė, Samogitian: Plongės rajuona savivaldībė) is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania.
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Photos of Plungė District Municipality
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Platelių Ežeras Wojsyl · CC BY-SA 3.0
Places bordering Plungė District Municipality
- Klaipėda District Municipality
- Rietavas Municipality
- Telšiai District Municipality
Population of Plungė District Municipality over time
| 2012 | 37,576 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 37,082 | |
| 2014 | 36,498 | |
| 2015 | 36,052 | |
| 2016 | 35,514 | |
| 2017 | 34,737 | |
| 2018 | 33,707 | |
| 2019 | 33,284 | |
| 2020 | 32,991 | |
| 2021 | 33,665 | |
| 2022 | 33,251 | |
| 2023 | 33,207 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Plungė District Municipality
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 4° · Night 0° · Rain 92 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -6°)
- Wettest month
- August (92 mm)
- Driest month
- February (35 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) | -2° | -1° | 3° | 9° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 20° | 16° | 10° | 4° | 0° |
| Average low (°C) | -6° | -6° | -3° | 1° | 6° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 8° | 4° | 0° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 55 | 35 | 45 | 43 | 45 | 70 | 88 | 92 | 85 | 85 | 92 | 73 |
How to get to Plungė District Municipality
The nearest airport is Palanga International Airport (PLQ), 48 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Klaipėda, 50 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Palanga International Airport (PLQ) Palanga 48 kmwest
- Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) Kaliningrad 139 kmsouthwest
- Riga International Airport (RIX) Riga 172 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Klaipėda Population: 172.3K 50 kmsouthwest
- Kaunas Population: 289.4K 173 kmsoutheast
- Riga Population: 742.6K 180 kmnortheast
- Vilnius Population: 542.4K 257 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Plungė District Municipality
Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 2 natural sites, 21 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km2 places
- Platelių Ežeras Lake 14 kmN
- Zemaitija National Park Natural site 14 kmN
25–60 km10 places
- Vadakste River River 60 kmN
- Papes Ezers Lake 57 kmNW
- Varduva River 50 kmN
- Bartuva River 47 kmNW
60–100 km13 places
- Jūra River 98 kmS
- Šešuvis River 82 kmS
- Šešupė River 98 kmS
- Gryžuva River 84 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Plungė District Municipality
8 places
Cities & villages1
- Žemaičių Kalvarija · Village
Lakes, rivers & coasts1
- Platelių Ežeras · Lake
Other regions in Telšiai County
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Telšiai District Municipality District, Telšiai County26 km E
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Rietavas Municipality District, Telšiai County22 km S -
Mažeikiai District Municipality District, Telšiai County54 km NE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources