Plungė District Municipality | |
Native Name: | Plungės rajono savivaldybė |
Native Name Lang: | lt |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Image Map1: | PlungesRajonoSeniunijos.png |
Map Caption1: | Map of Plungė district municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Lithuania |
Subdivision Type1: | Ethnographic region |
Subdivision Name1: | Samogitia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Telšiai County |
Parts Style: | para |
Parts Type: | Elderships |
P1: | 11 |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Plungė |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 1105 |
Area Rank: | 35th |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 33,665 |
Population As Of: | 2021[2] |
Population Rank: | 23-24th |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Density Rank: | 21st |
Timezone1: | EET |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Timezone1 Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +3 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 448 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Major settlements |
Plungė District Municipality (Lithuanian: Plungės rajono savivaldybė, Samogitian: Plongės rajuona savivaldībė) is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania.
Major tourist attraction is Lake Plateliai and nearby town Plateliai. All year round and especially in summer, this municipality attracts many pilgrims from all over the world to its annual Christian celebrations in Žemaičių Kalvarija.
Plungė District Municipality Council is the governing body of the Plungė District Municipality. it is responsible for municipality laws. The council is composed of 25 member elected for four-year terms.
The council is the member of The Association of Local Authorities in Lithuania.
There are 11 elderships in Plungė district municipality: