Šilutė District Municipality
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Šilutė District Municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania. It is known for spring floods when ice on Nemunas River starts melting. This is the only municipality in Lithuania that gets flooded on regular basis.
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Šilutė District Municipality
Šilutės rajono savivaldybė | |
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Coordinates: 55°21′N 21°29′E | |
Country | Lithuania |
Ethnographic region | Lithuania Minor/ Samogitia |
County | Klaipėda County |
Capital | Šilutė |
Elderships | 11 |
Area | |
• Total | 1,706 km2 (659 sq mi) |
• Rank | 7th |
Population (2021[1]) | |
• Total | 39,067 |
• Rank | 13th |
• Density | 23/km2 (59/sq mi) |
• Rank | 29th |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Telephone code | 441 |
Major settlements | |
Website | www |
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Unemployment rate in the municipality dropped from 10.9% in January 2003 to 7.7% in January 2005. However, the national rate remains 1.2-1.7% lower.