Akmenė District Municipality

Akmenė District Municipality Akmenės rajono savivaldybė
Municipality
Hydroelectric power plant in Rudikiai
Coat of arms
Location of Akmenė District Municipality within Lithuania
Coordinates:
Country	Lithuania
Ethnographic region	Samogitia
County	Šiauliai County
Capital	Naujoji Akmenė
Elderships	6
Government
• Mayor	Anicetas Lupeika
• Ruling party	Lithuanian National Union
• Council size	25 members
Area
• Total	844 km2 (326 sq mi)
Area rank	43rd
Population (2001 census)
• Total	30,300
• Rank	42nd
• Density	36/km2 (93/sq mi)
• Density rank	24th
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Telephone code	425
Major settlements	Naujoji Akmenė (pop. 12,345) Venta (pop. 3,412) Akmenė (pop. 3,140)
Website	.lt.akmenėwww

Akmenė District Municipality (Lithuanian: Akmenės rajono savivaldybė) is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania. It lies in the northwest of the country, with administrative centre in Naujoji Akmene and borders Latvia in the north, Joniškis District Municipality in the east, Šiauliai district municipality in the southeast, Telšiai District Municipality in the southwest, and Mažeikiai district municipality in the west. The area of the municipality covers ca. 844 km², its population counts 30,300 (2001 census): 47,19% men, 52,81% women.

History

Akmenė district was established in 1950, when the reform of territorial-administrative units was introduced to the Lithuanian SSR. The region merged part of Kuršėnai and Mažeikiai regions. The administrative centre was settled in Akmenė town, and in 1962 it was moved to Naujoji Akmenė. In the same year, the district was merged into Mažeikiai district, and in 1965 it emerged as a separate administrative unit. The district municipality was composed from former Akmenė district in 1995 and in 1999, pursuant to national reform of municipalities, its territory was expanded by incorporating Viekšniai seniūnija (elderate).

Elderates

Akmenė district municipality is divided into 6 elderates:

• Akmenė eldership (administrative centre - Akmenė)
• Kruopiai eldership (administrative centre - Kruopiai)
• Naujoji Akmenė town eldership (administrative centre - Naujoji Akmenė)
• Naujoji Akmenė rural eldership (administrative centre - Naujoji Akmenė)
• Papilė eldership (administrative centre - Papilė)
• Venta eldership (administrative centre - Venta)

Structure

District structure:

• 3 cities – Akmenė, Naujoji Akmenė and Venta;
• 2 towns – Kruopiai and Papilė;
• 165 villages.

Biggest population (2001):

• Naujoji Akmenė – 12345
• Venta – 3412
• Akmenė – 3140
• Papilė – 1449
• Kruopiai – 614
• Kivyliai – 551
• Daubiškiai – 493
• Ramučiai – 490
• Sablauskiai – 477
• Alkiškiai – 444

External links

• Official website of Akmenė District Municipality
• Tourism information
• Map of the district

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