Tauragė district
Tauragė District Tauragės apskritis |
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Basic data | |||
ISO 3166-2 | LT-TA | ||
surface | 4411 km² | ||
Capital | Tauragė | ||
Biggest cities | |||
Inhabitants - population density - year-on-year comparison |
129,978 (rank 10 / LT) 29.5 inhabitants / km² 131,481 (−1.1%) |
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Current population figures from 1.1.2006 | |||
administration | |||
governor | Irena Ričkuvienė | ||
structure | 4 self-governments (savivaldybė) | ||
Web presence | www.taurage.aps.lt |
The Tauragė district (German Tauroggen district ) was one of the ten administrative districts that formed the top tier of the administrative division of Lithuania from 1994 onwards . Since 2010, the district has only been a territorial unit without administrative tasks.
Administrative division
The Tauragė district comprised four self-governing communities , including three Rajong communities and one (genuine) community. (Resident on January 1, 2006)
Communities
coat of arms
Description: The red coat of arms is bordered in blue with ten golden double crosses and shows an upright, silver- armored and silver- tongued golden lynx holding up a silver sword in the left paw and a silver shield with a red horn in the other .
Web links
- District administration Taurage (lit., engl.)