Plungė District Municipality

Plungė District Municipality (Lithuanian: Plungės rajono savivaldybė, Samogitian: Plongės rajuona savivaldībė) is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania.

Plungė District Municipality
Plungės rajono savivaldybė
Landscape near Mikytai
Landscape near Mikytai
Coat of arms of Plungė District Municipality
Location of Plungė district municipality within Lithuania
Location of Plungė district municipality within Lithuania
Map of Plungė district municipality
Map of Plungė district municipality
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionSamogitia
CountyTelšiai County
CapitalPlungė
Elderships11
Area
  Total1,105 km2 (427 sq mi)
  Rank35th
Population
 (2021[1])[2]
  Total33,665
  Rank23-24th
  Density30/km2 (79/sq mi)
   Rank21st
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Telephone code448
Major settlements
  • Plungė (pop. 17,252)
  • Varkaliai (pop. 1,024)
Websitewww.plunge.lt

Tourism and pilgrimage

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.

Municipality council

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.

Mayors

  • 1995 – Antanas Lapukas
  • 1997 – Aleksandras Lukas
  • 2000 – Vytautas Jonutis
  • 2003 – Vigantas Danilavičius
  • 2004 – Algirdas Pečiulis
  • 2007 – Elvyra Valerija Lapukienė

Elderships

There are 11 elderships in Plungė district municipality:

References

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