Telšiai County

Telšiai County (Lithuanian: Telšių apskritis) is one of ten counties in Lithuania. It is in the west of the country, and its capital is Telšiai. There are Lithuanians (98.7%), Latvians (0.1%), Russians (0.9%), and others (0.3%). On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished,^[3] and since that date, Telšiai County remains as a territorial and statistical unit. It borders Latvia.

Country Lithuania

Administrative centreTelšiai

Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)

ISO 3166 codeLT-TE

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Telšiai County Telšių apskritis
County
From the top to bottom-right: Telšiai old town , Orlen Lietuva oil refinery near Mažeikiai, Windmill, Žemaitija National Park, shopping mall Eifelis in Mažeikiai
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Location of Telšiai County
Country	Lithuania
Administrative centre	Telšiai
Municipalities	List Mažeikiai district municipality Plungė district municipality Rietavas municipality Telšiai district municipality
Area
• Total	4,349 km2 (1,679 sq mi)
	(6.7% of the area of Lithuania)
Population  (2020-01-01)
• Total	130,613
• Rank	8th of 10 (5.1% of the population of Lithuania)
• Density	30.03/km2 (77.78/sq mi)
GDP [1]
• Total	€2.3 billion (2023) · 6th
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 code	LT-TE
HDI (2022)	0.850[2] very high · 5th

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