Pagėgiai Municipality (Lithuanian: Pagėgių savivaldybė) is a municipality in Tauragė County, Lithuania.

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Pagėgiai Municipality Pagėgių savivaldybė
Municipality
Tumulus
Coat of arms
Location in Lithuania
Map of Pagėgiai municipality
Coordinates: 55°07′52″N 21°58′26″E
Country	Lithuania
Ethnographic region	Lithuania Minor
County	Tauragė
Capital	Pagėgiai
Elderships	5
Area
• Total	537 km2 (207 sq mi)
• Rank	47th
Population  (2021[1])
• Total	7,440
• Rank	57
• Density	14/km2 (36/sq mi)
• Rank	49th
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Telephone code	441
Major settlements	Pagėgiai (pop. 1,576) Panemunė (pop. 194)
Website	www.pagegiai.lt

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The majority of the municipality is situated in the lower valley of the Nemunas River, except for the Vilkyškii Ridge, which rises in the eastern part. The southern border of the area is delineated by the Nemunas River, which leaves behind numerous old riverbeds, known as meanders, and receives several tributaries. Along the banks of the Nemunas, Rambynas Mountain is located. The area is also characterized by the dense forests of Pagėgiai and Bitėnai.^[2]

The Pagėgiai municipality contains 5 seniūnijos (in English: elderships or wards);^[3] the main town or village is listed for each.

1. Lumpėnų eldership [lt] – Lumpėnai [lt]
2. Natkiškių eldership [lt] – Natkiškiai [lt]
3. Pagėgių eldership [lt] – Pagėgiai
4. Stoniškių eldership [lt] – Stoniškiai
5. Vilkyškių eldership [lt] – Vilkyškiai

• Status: M, MST - city, town / K, GST - village / VS - steading