Mažeikiai district municipality

Lithuania / Telsiu / Mazheikiai /
 municipality, invisible, second-level administrative division

Located in northwestern Lithuania, covers area of 1220,2 km², borders with Latvia. Divided into 9 elderships. Administrative centre - Mažeikiai, smaller cities are Viekšniai and Seda.
Mažeikiai is known as industrialised city, petroleum conversation company is situated north from Mažeikiai. Part of municipality is preserved by Venta regional park, some archeologic heritage, mainly mounds remained. Many rivers flows through municipality, longest of them are Venta, Virvytė, Vadakstis, Varduva. The majority of municipality area is situated in Venta river lowland, highest point is located in West Courland Highland.
www.mazeikiai.lt/go.php/lit/IMG/7
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Coordinates:   56°15'19"N   22°17'2"E
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