Telšiai District Municipality

Telšiai District Municipality
Telšių rajono savivaldybė
Municipality

Burbiškiai mound

Coat of arms

Location of Telšiai district municipality within Lithuania
Country  Lithuania
Ethnographic region Samogitia
County Telšiai County
Capital Telšiai
Elderships 11
Government
  Mayor Vytautas Urbanavičius
  Ruling party Coalition "Team United by Work" of the Lithuanian Liberal Union and the Union of Modern Christian Democrats
  Council size 27 members
Area
  Total 1,439 km2 (556 sq mi)
Area rank 18-19th
Population (2001 census)[1]
  Total 57,700
  Rank 12th
  Density 40/km2 (100/sq mi)
  Density rank 20th
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Telephone code 444
Major settlements
Website www.telsiai.lt

Telšiai District Municipality (Samogitian: Telšiū rajuons) is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania, containing the city of Telšiai.

References

Coordinates: 55°53′17″N 22°23′38″E / 55.88806°N 22.39389°E / 55.88806; 22.39389


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