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Tauragė county Tauragės apskritis |
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Location of Tauragė County |
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| Coordinates: 55°15′22″N 22°17′34″E / 55.25611°N 22.29278°ECoordinates: 55°15′22″N 22°17′34″E / 55.25611°N 22.29278°E | |||
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| Administrative centre | Tauragė | ||
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| Area | |||
| • Total | 4,411 km2 (1,703 sq mi) | ||
| (6.7% of the area of Lithuania) | |||
| Population (2016-01-20) | |||
| • Total | 101,249 ([1]) | ||
| • Rank | 10th of 10 (3.7% of the population of Lithuania) | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | LT-TA | ||
| GDP (nominal) | 2014 | ||
| - Total | €0.7($0.9) billion | ||
| - Per capita | €7,000($8,400) ([2]) | ||
Tauragė County (Lithuanian: Tauragės apskritis) is one of ten counties in Lithuania. It is in the west of the country, and its capital is Tauragė. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished, and since that date, Tauragė County remains as the territorial and statistical unit.