Skuodas District Municipality

Skuodas District Municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania.

Skuodas District Municipality Skuodo rajono savivaldybė Skouda rajuona savėvaldībė
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Skuodas district municipality within Lithuania
Map of Skuodas district municipality
Coordinates: 56°16′N 21°31′E / 56.267°N 21.517°E / 56.267; 21.517
Country	Lithuania
Ethnographic region	Samogitia
County	Klaipėda County
Capital	Skuodas
Elderships	9
Area
• Total	911 km^2 (352 sq mi)
• Rank	41st
Population  (2021^[1])
• Total	16,250
• Rank	47th
• Density	18/km^2 (46/sq mi)
• Rank	34-35th
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Telephone code	440
Major settlements	Skuodas (pop. 5,508) Mosėdis (pop. 916) Ylakiai (pop. 713)
Website	www.skuodas.lt

It is the only territory whose Council is using the Samogitian language.^[2]

References

1. https://osp.stat.gov.lt/documents/10180/9601028/Gyventojai_gyvenamosiose_vietovese.xlsx ^{[bare URL]}
2. "Żmudzki niedźwiedź się budzi (The Samogitian bear wakes up )" (in Polish). Kurier Wileński (Vilnius Courier). January 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-15.