Klaipėda District Municipality


Klaipėda District Municipality 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. It covers an area of 1336 km2. The municipality owns most of the Seaside Regional Park. It is home to the famous The Dutchman's Cap Hill, the highest cliff on the Lithuanian coast.
WWW klaipedos-r.ltFB savivaldybeYT klaipedosrajonosavivaldyb...IG klaipedos_rajono_savivaldybeIN klaipėdos-rajono-savivald...

History

Klaipėda District was formed by the occupying Soviet authorities on 20 June 1950 from the former pre-war Klaipėda County and part of Plungė County. Its administrative seat was the city of Klaipėda and from 25 May 1952 – the town of Gargždai.
In 1958 the town of Gargždai was redesignated into an urban-type settlement and in 1965 – into a town under the direct jurisdiction of the district government.
In 1959 the 8 sub-districts of the abolished Priekulė District and the town of Priekulė were incorporated into Klaipėda District and since 1962 the boundaries of the Klaipėda District have changed frequently.
Modern Klaipėda District Municipality was established in 1995. On 26 June 2009, by decision of the Municipal Council, 75 elderships were established.

Industry

The most important natural resource is oil; the largest deposits are found near Diegliai, South Šiūpariai, Vėžaičiai and Vilkyčiai.
The most important industries are oil extraction, building materials, furniture and other wood products manufacturing and peat mining industry in the Dauparai peat bog. Industrial enterprises are mainly concentrated in Gargždai.

Elderships

Klaipėda District Municipality is divided into 11 elderships:
EldershipAreaPopulation Density
per km2
Agluonėnai1,00118
Dauparai-Kvietiniai2,79730
Dovilai5,25043
Endriejavas1,3729
Gargždai15,0651,370
Judrėnai5889
Kretingalė5,00546
Priekulė8,47352
Sendvaris10,969152
Veiviržėnai2,45813
Vėžaičiai3,98625