Kretinga District Municipality

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Kretinga District Municipality
Kretingos rajono savivaldybė
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Landscape near Rūdaičiai
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Location of Kretinga district municipality within Lithuania
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Map of Kretinga district municipality
Country Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Ethnographic region Samogitia
County LTU Klaipedos apskritis flag.svg Klaipėda County
Established1950
Capital Kretinga
Elderships 8
Government
  Mayor Antanas Kalnius (2019–)
Area
  Total989 km2 (382 sq mi)
  Rank39th
Population
 (2021) [1]
  Total37,639
  Rank22nd
  Density38/km2 (99/sq mi)
   Rank15th
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Telephone code445
Major settlements
Website www.kretinga.lt

Kretinga District Municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania.

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Locations in Kretinga District Municipality

Elderships

Kretinga District Municipality is divided into 9 elderships:

Eldership (Administrative Center)AreaPopulation (2021)
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Darbėnai (Darbėnai)
327 km2 (80,803.46 acres; 126.26 sq mi)3,863
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Imbarė (Salantai)
149.2 km2 (36,868.12 acres; 57.61 sq mi)1,689
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Kartena (Kartena)
85.4 km2 (21,102.80 acres; 32.97 sq mi)1,433
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Kretinga Town(Kretinga)
15.6 km2 (3,854.84 acres; 6.02 sq mi)17,249
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Kretinga (Kretinga)
144.7 km2 (35,756.15 acres; 55.87 sq mi)4,849
Kulupėnai (Kulupėnai)69 km2 (17,050.27 acres; 26.64 sq mi)1,407
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Salantai Town (Salantai)
3.2 km2 (790.74 acres; 1.24 sq mi)1,272
Vydmantai (Vydmantai)30.4 km2 (7,512.00 acres; 11.74 sq mi)2,239
Žalgiris (Raguviškiai)164.6 km2 (40,673.55 acres; 63.55 sq mi)3,638

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