Skuodas District Municipality

Skuodas District Municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania.

Skuodas District Municipality
Skuodo rajono savivaldybė
Administration of municipality
Location of Skuodas district municipality within Lithuania
Coordinates: 56°16′N 21°31′E
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionSamogitia
County Klaipėda County
CapitalSkuodas
Elderships9
Area
  Total911 km2 (352 sq mi)
  Rank41st
Population
 (2001 census)[1]
  Total25,600
  Rank47th
  Density28/km2 (73/sq mi)
   Rank34-35th
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Telephone code440
Major settlements
Websitewww.skuodas.lt

It is the only territory whose Council is using the Samogitian language.[2]

References

  1. http://www.skuodas.lt
  2. "Żmudzki niedźwiedź się budzi (The Samogitian bear wakes up )" (in Polish). Kurier Wileński (Vilnius Courier). January 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-15.


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