Marijampolė County

Marijampolė County Marijampolės apskritis
—  County  —
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Marijampolė County
Country	Lithuania
Administrative centre	Marijampolė
Municipalities	List Kalvarija municipality Kazlų Rūda municipality Marijampolė municipality Šakiai district municipality Vilkaviškis district municipality
Area
– Total	4,463 km2 (1,723.2 sq mi)
	(6.8% of the area of Lithuania)
Population (2008)
– Total	181,219
– Rank	6th of 10 (5.3% of the population of Lithuania)
– Density	40.6/km2 (105.2/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
ISO 3166 code	LT-MR

Marijampolė County (Lithuanian: Marijampolės apskritis) is one of the ten counties in Lithuania. It is in the south of the country in the historical Suvalkija region, and its capital is the town Marijampolė. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished^[1], and since that date, Marijampolė County remains as the territorial and statistical unit.

Municipalities

Municipalities are:

• Kalvarija municipality
• Kazlų Rūda municipality
• Marijampolė municipality
• Šakiai district municipality
• Vilkaviškis district municipality

References

1. ^ "Dėl apskričių viršininkų administracijų likvidavimo". Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter3/dokpaieska.showdoc_l?p_id=392936. Retrieved 21 August 2011. 

External links

• Social and demographic characteristics of Marijampolė County
• Economy of Marijampolė County
• Environment of Marijampolė County

Coordinates: 54°33′31″N 23°20′58″E / 54.55861°N 23.34944°E / 54.55861; 23.34944