Klaipėda District Municipality (Lithuanian: Klaipėdos rajono savivaldybė) is a municipality in western Lithuania, east of the city of Klaipėda, by the Curonian Lagoon and the Baltic Sea.

It is home to the famous The Dutchman's Cap Hill, the highest cliff on the Lithuanian coast.

On 26 June 2009, by decision of the Municipal Council, 75 elderships were established.

[3] The most important natural resource is oil; the largest deposits are found near Diegliai, South Šiūpariai, Vėžaičiai and Vilkyčiai.

The most important industries are oil extraction (Lotos Geonafta, Minijos nafta, Manifodas), building materials (Gargždai brick factory), furniture and other wood products manufacturing and peat mining industry in the Dauparai peat bog.