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Kretinga District Municipality
Kretingos rajono savivaldybė
Landscape near Rūdaičiai
Landscape near Rūdaičiai
Coat of arms of Kretinga District Municipality
Location of Kretinga district municipality within Lithuania
Location of Kretinga district municipality within Lithuania
Map of Kretinga district municipality
Map of Kretinga district municipality
Country  Lithuania
Ethnographic region Samogitia
County Klaipėda County
Established1950
Capital Kretinga
Elderships8
Government
 • Mayor Antanas Kalnius (2019–)
Area
 • Total989 km2 (382 sq mi)
 • Rank39th
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total37,639
 • Rank22nd
 • Density38/km2 (99/sq mi)
  • Rank15th
Time zone UTC+2 ( EET)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC+3 ( EEST)
Telephone code445
Major settlements
Website www.kretinga.lt

Kretinga District Municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania.

Locations in Kretinga District Municipality

Elderships

Kretinga District Municipality is divided into 9 elderships:

Eldership (Administrative Center) Area Population (2021)
Darbėnai ( Darbėnai)
327 km2 (80,803.46 acres; 126.26 sq mi) 3,863
Imbarė ( Salantai)
149.2 km2 (36,868.12 acres; 57.61 sq mi) 1,689
Kartena ( Kartena)
85.4 km2 (21,102.80 acres; 32.97 sq mi) 1,433
Kretinga Town( Kretinga)
15.6 km2 (3,854.84 acres; 6.02 sq mi) 17,249
Kretinga ( Kretinga)
144.7 km2 (35,756.15 acres; 55.87 sq mi) 4,849
Kulupėnai ( Kulupėnai) 69 km2 (17,050.27 acres; 26.64 sq mi) 1,407
Salantai Town ( Salantai)
3.2 km2 (790.74 acres; 1.24 sq mi) 1,272
Vydmantai ( Vydmantai) 30.4 km2 (7,512.00 acres; 11.74 sq mi) 2,239
Žalgiris ( Raguviškiai) 164.6 km2 (40,673.55 acres; 63.55 sq mi) 3,638

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