Telšiai County

Not to be confused with Telšių apskritis.

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 a territorial and statistical unit. It borders Latvia.

Telšiai County Telšių apskritis
County
From the top to bottom-right: Telšiai old town , Orlen Lietuva oil refinery near Mažeikiai, Windmill, Žemaitija National Park, shopping mall Eifelis in Mažeikiai
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Telšiai County
Country	Lithuania
Administrative centre	Telšiai
Municipalities	List Mažeikiai district municipality Plungė district municipality Rietavas municipality Telšiai district municipality
Area
• Total	4,349 km2 (1,679 sq mi)
	(6.7% of the area of Lithuania)
Population  (2020-01-01)
• Total	130,613
• Rank	8th of 10 (5.1% of the population of Lithuania)
• Density	30/km2 (78/sq mi)
GDP [1]
• Total	€2.3 billion (2023) · 6th
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 code	LT-TE
HDI (2022)	0.850[2] very high · 5th

Municipalities

Municipalities are:

	Mažeikiai District Municipality
	Plungė District Municipality
	Rietavas Municipality
	Telšiai District Municipality