Map of Klaipėda, Lithuania

Klaipėda is the administrative centre of Klaipėda County, Lithuania, with a population of about 172,292. It lies at 55.7068°N, 21.1391°E. Klaipėda is about 286 km (178 mi) northwest of Vilnius, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Sovetsk, 84 km to the southeast.

Klaipėda at a glance

Where is Klaipėda?

• The 3rd largest city in Lithuania by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 01 min on the shortest day to 17 h 33 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Klaipėda

• Sovetsk — 84 km southeast, Russia
• Liepāja — 89 km north, Latvia
• Kaliningrad — 118 km south, Russia
• Chernyakhovsk — 127 km south, Russia
• Šiauliai — 138 km east
• Baltiysk — 141 km southwest, Russia
• Marijampolė — 190 km southeast
• Jelgava — 191 km northeast, Latvia
• Kaunas — 197 km southeast
• Elbląg — 205 km southwest, Poland

Largest cities in Lithuania

• Vilnius — 542,366
• Kaunas — 289,380
• Šiauliai — 99,462
• Panevėžys — 85,885
• Alytus — 49,195
• Marijampolė — 34,975

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.