Skuodas District Municipality Explained

Skuodas District Municipality
Native Name:Skuodo rajono savivaldybė
Native Name Lang:lt
Other Name:Skouda rajuona savėvaldībė
Settlement Type:Municipality
Image Map1:SkuodoRajSen.png
Map Caption1:Map of Skuodas district municipality
Coordinates:56.2667°N 52°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Lithuania
Subdivision Type1:Ethnographic region
Subdivision Name1:Samogitia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2: Klaipėda County
Parts Style:para
Parts Type:Elderships
P1:9
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Skuodas
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:911
Area Rank:41st
Population Total:16,250
Population As Of:2021[1]
Population Rank:47th
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Rank:34-35th
Timezone1:EET
Utc Offset1:+2
Timezone1 Dst:EEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+3
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:440
Blank Name Sec1:Major settlements

Skuodas District Municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania.

It is the only territory whose Council is using the Samogitian language.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://osp.stat.gov.lt/documents/10180/9601028/Gyventojai_gyvenamosiose_vietovese.xlsx
  2. News: Żmudzki niedźwiedź się budzi (The Samogitian bear wakes up). January 2009. Kurier Wileński (Vilnius Courier). Polish. 2009-11-15.