Neringa Municipality
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| Capital | Nida | ||||
| Cities | no cities | ||||
| Mayor | Vigantas Giedraitis | ||||
| Size | 55th place 89,8 km² | ||||
| Population | 60th place 2,386 people; | ||||
| Population density | 40th place 26,6/km² | ||||
Neringa municipality (Lithuanian: Neringos savivaldybė) is a municipality in the westernmost Lithuania, in the Curonian Spit. In terms of population, it is the smallest municipality of the country. Until the Lithuanian municipality reform, it was known as Neringa city, although there was never a true city there, however due to the fact that under Soviet administrative system it wasn't possible to carve such small districts, but it was possible to grant a rights to a city that it would only be responsible to the state itself rather than districts, it was made so that Nering Municipality officially became a city. Neringa is separated from the mainland Lithuania by Curonian Lagoon and because there's no bridge, it is only accessible from the mainland by ferry. The villages in Neringa municipality are tourist resorts and by then it was popular to grant more self government to resorts. The municipality is the only one in Lithuania which is not called after a town or city. The name Neringa was created by Soviets for the new "city", and it derives from a name of girl in legend about the creation of Curonian spit.