Plungė District Municipality

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| name = Plungė District Municipality

| native_name = Plungės rajono savivaldybė

| native_name_lang = lt

| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_skyline = Mikytu kaimo gamtovaizdis.2007-06-15.jpg

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| image_caption = Landscape near Mikytai

| image_shield = Plungė COA.svg

| image_flag = Plungės_vėliava.svg

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| map_caption = Location of Plungė district municipality within Lithuania

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| map_caption1 = Map of Plungė district municipality

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Lithuania}}

| subdivision_type1 = Ethnographic region

| subdivision_name1 = Samogitia

| subdivision_type2 = County

| subdivision_name2 = Telšiai County

| parts_style = para

| parts_type = Elderships

| p1 = 11

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| seat_type = Capital

| seat = Plungė

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| unit_pref = Metric

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| area_total_km2 = 1105

| area_rank = 35th

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| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=http://www.plunge.lt/ |title=Home |website=plunge.lt}}

| population_total = 33,665

| population_as_of = 2021{{Cite web |title=GYVENTOJAI GYVENAMOSIOSE VIETOVĖSE |url=https://osp.stat.gov.lt/documents/10180/9601028/Gyventojai_gyvenamosiose_vietovese.xlsx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407014354/https://osp.stat.gov.lt/documents/10180/9601028/Gyventojai_gyvenamosiose_vietovese.xlsx |archive-date=April 7, 2022}}

| population_rank = 23-24th

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_density_rank = 21st

| timezone1 = EET

| utc_offset1 = +2

| timezone1_DST = EEST

| utc_offset1_DST = +3

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| area_code_type = Telephone code

| area_code = 448

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|Plungė (pop. 17,252)

|Varkaliai (pop. 1,024)

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| website = {{URL|http://www.plunge.lt}}

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Plungė District Municipality ({{langx|lt|Plungės rajono savivaldybė}}, Samogitian: Plongės rajuona savivaldībė) is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania.

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 =

Elderships

References

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{{Telsiai County}}

{{Municipalities of Lithuania}}

{{Elderships in Plungė district municipality}}

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Category:Municipalities of Telšiai County

Category:Municipalities of Lithuania

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