Plungė district municipality

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Plungės rajono savivaldybė
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Location
Ethnographic region Samogitia
County Telšiai County
General information
Capital Plungė
Major settlements Plungė (pop. 23,436)
Varkaliai (pop. 1,277)
Plateliai(pop. ~1,100)
Number of elderships 11
Area (rank) 1105 km² (35th)
Population (rank) 44,200 (23-24th)
Pop. density (rank) 40.0/km² (21st)
Telephone code 448
Official website http://www.plunge.lt
Population sizes are given according to the 2001 census and www.plunge.lt data
Politics
Ruling party Lithuanian Liberal Union
Mayor Algirdas Pečiulis
Size of the council 25 members
Map of Plungė district municipality
Image:Plunge district map.png

Plungė district municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania.

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[edit] Tourism and pilgrimage

Major tourist attraction is Lake Plateliai and near by 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Mayors

  • 1995 – Antanas Lapukas
  • 1997 – Aleksandras Lukas
  • 2000 – Vytautas Jonutis
  • 2003 – Vigantas Danilavičius
  • 2004 – Algirdas Pečiulis
  • 2007 – Elvyra Valerija Lapukienė

[edit] Elderships

There are 11 elderships in Plungė district municipality:

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