Plungė District Municipality Plungės rajono savivaldybė | |
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 Landscape nearMikytai | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 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 |
| Major settlements | |
| Website | www |
Plungė District Municipality (Lithuanian:Plungės rajono savivaldybė,Samogitian:Plongės rajuona savivaldībė) is one of 60 municipalities inLithuania.
Major tourist attraction isLake Plateliai and nearby townPlateliai. All year round and especially in summer, this municipality attracts many pilgrims from all over the world to its annual Christian celebrations inŽemaičių Kalvarija.
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 TheAssociation of Local Authorities in Lithuania.
There are 11 elderships in Plungė district municipality:
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