Rietavas Municipality

Rietavas Municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania.

Rietavas Municipality Rietavo savivaldybė
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Rietavas municipality within Lithuania
Map of Rietavas municipality
Country	Lithuania
Ethnographic region	Samogitia
County	Telšiai County
Capital	Rietavas
Elderships	5
Area
• Total	586 km2 (226 sq mi)
• Rank	45th
Population  (2021[1])
• Total	7,381
• Rank	58th
• Density	13/km2 (33/sq mi)
• Rank	57th
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Telephone code	448
Major settlements	Rietavas (pop. 3,234)
Website	www.rietavas.lt

According to the 2021 Lithuanian census, Rietavas Municipality had the highest fertility rate in Lithuania - with an average of 2.019 children per woman, compared to the national average of just 1.506 children per woman.^[2]

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