Rietavas Municipality | |
Native Name: | Rietavo savivaldybė |
Native Name Lang: | lt |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Image Map1: | RietavoRajonoSeniunijos.png |
Map Caption1: | Map of Rietavas municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | Ethnographic region |
Subdivision Name1: | Samogitia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Telšiai County |
Parts Style: | para |
Parts Type: | Elderships |
P1: | 5 |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Rietavas |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 586 |
Area Rank: | 45th |
Population Total: | 7,381 |
Population As Of: | 2021[1] |
Population Rank: | 58th |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Density Rank: | 57th |
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 |
Blank Info Sec1: | Rietavas (pop. 3,234) |
Rietavas Municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania.
According to the 2021 Lithuanian census, Rietavas Municipality had the highest fertility rate in Lithuania - with an average of 2.019 children per woman, compared to the national average of just 1.506 children per woman.[2]