Skuodas District Municipality
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Skuodas District Municipality
Skuodo rajono savivaldybė Skouda rajuona savėvaldībė | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Skuodas district municipality within Lithuania | |
 Map of Skuodas district municipality | |
| Coordinates: 56°16′N 21°31′E / 56.267°N 21.517°E / 56.267; 21.517 | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Samogitia |
| County |  Klaipėda County |
| Capital | Skuodas |
| Elderships | 9 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 911 km2 (352 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 41st |
| Population (2021[1]) | |
| • Total | 16,250 |
| • Rank | 47th |
| • Density | 18/km2 (46/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 34-35th |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Telephone code | 440 |
| Major settlements | |
| Website | www.skuodas.lt |
Skuodas District Municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania.
It is the only territory whose Council is using the Samogitian language.[2]
References
- ^ https://osp.stat.gov.lt/documents/10180/9601028/Gyventojai_gyvenamosiose_vietovese.xlsx [bare URL]
- ^ "Żmudzki niedźwiedź się budzi (The Samogitian bear wakes up )" (in Polish). Kurier Wileński (Vilnius Courier). January 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
