Stonaičiai is a village in the south of the Klaipėda County in western Lithuania. The village was part of the Klaipėda Region and ethnographic Lithuania Minor.

Stonaičiai
Stonaičiai
Stonaičiai is located in Lithuania
Stonaičiai
Stonaičiai
Location of Stonaičiai
Coordinates: 55°32′6″N 21°29′9.6″E / 55.53500°N 21.486000°E / 55.53500; 21.486000
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionLithuania Minor
County Klaipėda County
MunicipalityŠilutė district municipality
EldershipSaugos eldership
Population
 (2021)
 • Total4
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
ClimateDfb

History edit

In 1972 the nearby Diegliai oil field was discovered and in 1999 started the production.[1][2][3]

Demography edit

Historical population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
187178—    
1885102+1.93%
1910145+1.42%
195981−1.18%
197054−3.62%
YearPop.±% p.a.
197945−2.01%
198915−10.40%
20016−7.35%
201110+5.24%
20214−8.76%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

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