Telšiai County (Lithuanian: Telšių apskritis) is one of ten counties in Lithuania. It is in the west of the country, and its capital is Telšiai. There are Lithuanians (98.7%), Latvians (0.1%), Russians (0.9%), and others (0.3%). On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished,[3] and since that date, Telšiai County remains as the territorial and statistical unit.
Municipalities
Municipalities are:
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Mažeikiai District Municipality |
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Plungė District Municipality |
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Rietavas Municipality |
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Telšiai District Municipality |
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Telšiai County
Telšių apskritis
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County
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Location of Telšiai County
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| Country |  Lithuania |
| Administrative centre | Telšiai |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 4,349 km2 (1,679 sq mi) |
| (6.7% of the area of Lithuania) | |
| Population
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| • Total | 130,613 |
| • Rank | 8th of 10 (5.1% of the population of Lithuania) |
| • Density | 30/km2 (78/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | LT-TE |
| GDP (nominal) | 2018 |
| – Total | €1.5 billion |
| – Per capita | €11,600 |
| HDI (2018) | 0.842 very high · 4th |