Marijampolė Municipality

Marijampolė Municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania.

Marijampolė Municipality

Marijampolės savivaldybė
Municipality
Wetlands and Leciškiai lake
Coat of arms
Location of Marijampolė municipality within Lithuania
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionSuvalkija
County Marijampolė County
CapitalMarijampolė
Elderships6
Area
  Total755 km2 (292 sq mi)
Area rank44th
Population
 (2001 census)
  Total70,900
  Rank9th
  Density94/km2 (240/sq mi)
  Density rank9th
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Telephone code343
Major settlements
Websitewww.marijampole.lt

Marijampolė has a City Council with 27 members. The members of the City Council represent different Lithuanian political parties.

The Marijampolė Municipality is adjacent to the Vilkaviškis District Municipality in the west, Kazlų Rūda Municipality in the north, Kalvarija Municipality in the south, and the Prienai District Municipality and Alytus District Municipality in the east.

The town of Marijampolė and its 6 surrounding communities make up the territory of Marijampolė Municipality. They are: Gudeliai, Igliauka, Liudvinavas, Marijampolė, Sasnava, and Šunskai communities. Marijampolė Municipality covers 755 square kilometres (292 sq mi) of land; 72% of which is an agricultural area, 12.3% is covered by forests; 4.2% towns and villages, 2% industrial enterprises and roads, and 6.9% area used for other purposes.


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