Šilalė District Municipality (Lithuanian: Šilalės rajono savivaldybė, Samogitian: Šėlalės rajuona savivaldībė) is a municipality in Tauragė County, Lithuania.

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Šilalė district municipality Šilalės rajono savivaldybė
Municipality
Kepeliuškalnis
Coat of arms
Location in Lithuania
Map of Šilalė district municipality
Coordinates: 55°30′47″N 22°11′20″E
Country	Lithuania
Ethnographic region	Samogitia
County	Tauragė
Capital	Šilalė
Elderships	14
Area
• Total	1,188 km2 (459 sq mi)
• Rank	32nd
Population  (2021[1])
• Total	22,051
• Rank	40th
• Density	19/km2 (48/sq mi)
• Rank	41st
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Telephone code	449
Major settlements	Šilalė (pop. 4,640)
Website	www.silale.lt

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The Šilalė district municipality contains 14 seniūnijos (in English: elderships or wards);^[2] the main town or village is listed for each.

1. Bijotų eldership [lt] – Bijotai [lt]
2. Bilionių eldership [lt] – Bilionys [lt]
3. Didkiemio eldership [lt] – Didkiemis [lt]
4. Kaltinėnų eldership [lt] – Kaltinėnai
5. Kvėdarnos eldership [lt] – Kvėdarna
6. Laukuvos eldership [lt] – Laukuva
7. Pajūrio eldership [lt] – Pajūris
8. Palentinio eldership [lt] – Palentinis [lt]
9. Šilalės rural eldership [lt] – Šilalė
10. Šilalės city eldership [lt] – Šilalė
11. Tenenių eldership [lt] – Teneniai
12. Traksėdžio eldership [lt] – Šilalė
13. Upynos eldership [lt] – Upyna
14. Žadeikių eldership [lt] – Žadeikiai [lt]

The Šilalė district municipality contains:

• 1 city (miestas) - Šilalė
• 7 towns (miesteliai) - Kaltinėnai, Kvėdarna, Laukuva, Pajūris, Teneniai, Upyna, Žvingiai
• 435 villages (kaimai)

The largest settlements, with population as of 2001:

• Šilalė – 6281
• Kvėdarna – 1934
• Laukuva – 998
• Pajūris – 872
• Kaltinėnai – 835
• Pajūralis [lt] – 633
• Šiauduva [lt] – 436
• Vingininkai [lt] – 410
• Upyna – 409
• Teneniai – 369

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