Kretinga District Municipality

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Kretinga District Municipality
Kretingos rajono savivaldybė
Landscape near Rūdaičiai
Landscape near Rūdaičiai
Coat of arms of Kretinga District Municipality
Location of Kretinga district municipality within Lithuania
Location of Kretinga district municipality within Lithuania
Map of Kretinga district municipality
Map of Kretinga district municipality
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionSamogitia
County Klaipėda County
Established1950
CapitalKretinga
Elderships8
Government
 • MayorAntanas Kalnius (2019–)
Area
 • Total989 km2 (382 sq mi)
 • Rank39th
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total37,639
 • Rank22nd
 • Density38/km2 (99/sq mi)
  • Rank15th
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Telephone code445
Major settlements
Websitewww.kretinga.lt

Kretinga District Municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania.

Locations in Kretinga District Municipality[edit]

Elderships[edit]

Kretinga District Municipality is divided into 9 elderships:

Eldership (Administrative Center) Area Population (2021)
Darbėnai (Darbėnai)
327 km2 (80,803.46 acres; 126.26 sq mi) 3,863
Imbarė (Salantai)
149.2 km2 (36,868.12 acres; 57.61 sq mi) 1,689
Kartena (Kartena)
85.4 km2 (21,102.80 acres; 32.97 sq mi) 1,433
Kretinga Town(Kretinga)
15.6 km2 (3,854.84 acres; 6.02 sq mi) 17,249
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
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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