The City of Klaipėda (pronounced [ˈklaɪpeːda], German: Memel) is in Lithuania situated at the mouth of the Nemunas River where it flows into the Baltic Sea. It is the third largest city in Lithuania and the capital of the Klaipėda County. It is nest to the major Port of Klaipėda The population has shrunk from from 207,100 in 1992 to 177,823 in 2011 (a loss of about 30,000). The popular seaside resorts found close to Klaipėda are Nida to the south on the Curonian Spit, and at Palanga to the north.