Plungė District Municipality
Municipality in Samogitia, Lithuania
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Plungė District Municipality (Lithuanian: Plungės rajono savivaldybė, Samogitian: Plongės rajuona savivaldībė) is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania.
Plungė District Municipality
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Landscape near Mikytai | |
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 Location of Plungė district municipality within Lithuania | |
 Map of Plungė district municipality | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Samogitia |
| County | Telšiai County |
| Capital | Plungė |
| Elderships | 11 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,105 km2 (427 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 35th |
| Population | |
• Total | 33,665 |
| • Rank | 23-24th |
| • Density | 30.47/km2 (78.91/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 21st |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Telephone code | 448 |
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| Website | www |
Tourism and pilgrimage
Major tourist attractions are Lake Plateliai and the nearby town of 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 a 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: