Rietavas Municipality
Rietavo savivaldybė
Coat of arms of Rietavas Municipality
Location of Rietavas municipality within Lithuania
Location of Rietavas municipality within Lithuania
Map of Rietavas municipality
Map of Rietavas municipality
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionSamogitia
CountyTelšiai County
CapitalRietavas
Elderships5
Area
  Total586 km2 (226 sq mi)
  Rank45th
Population
 (2021[1])
  Total7,381
  Rank58th
  Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
   Rank57th
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Telephone code448
Major settlementsRietavas (pop. 3,234)
Websitewww.rietavas.lt

Rietavas Municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania.

According to the 2021 Lithuanian census, Rietavas Municipality had the highest fertility rate in Lithuania - with an average of 2.019 children per woman.[2] This is 34% higher than the national average of just 1.506 children per woman.

55°43′30″N 21°57′07″E / 55.72500°N 21.95194°E / 55.72500; 21.95194

References

  1. https://osp.stat.gov.lt/documents/10180/9601028/Gyventojai_gyvenamosiose_vietovese.xlsx
  2. "The 2021 Population and Housing Census: Fertility". Oficialiosios statistikos portalas. 22 February 2022.


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