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The territory ofLithuaniais divided into10 counties(Lithuanian:singularapskritis,pluralapskritys), all named after their capitals. The counties are divided into60 municipalities(Lithuanian: singularsavivaldybė,pluralsavivaldybės): 9 city municipalities, 43 district municipalities and 8 municipalities. Each municipality is then divided intoelderates(Lithuanian: singularseniūnija,pluralseniūnijos). This division was created in 1994 and slightly modified in 2000.
Until 2010, the counties were administered by county governors (Lithuanian: singular –apskrities viršininkas,plural –apskrities viršininkai) appointed by the central government inVilnius.Their primary duty was to ensure that the municipalities obey the laws and theConstitution of Lithuania.They did not have great powers vested in them, and so it was suggested that 10 counties are too much for Lithuania as the two smallest counties administer only four municipalities. Therefore, on 1 July 2010, the county administrations were abolished, but the counties themselves are retained for statistical and reporting purposes.[1]
Modernapskritysshould not be confused withapskritysthat existed in the independent Lithuania during theinterwar period.At that time Lithuania had a two-tier administrative division:apskritysthat were subdivided intovalsčiai.Modernapskritysremain only a territorial and statistical unit, while the top-tier administrative division are the municipalities (savivaldybės), followed by elderships (seniūnijos), and sub-elderships in some areas (seniūnaitijos). Seesubdivisions of Lithuaniafor details.
Map
[edit]This map shows counties as well as municipalities. Eight city municipalities and two municipalities are marked by numbers:
List
[edit]| # | County (media help) |
Capital | Area in km2(rank) |
Population (2023)[2] | Pop. density (per km2) |
GDP (nominal) (billionEUR)[3] |
GDP (per capita) (EUR) |
Average monthly gross salary (EUR)[4] |
HDI (2021) [5] |
Municipalities |
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| 1 | Alytus County (listen•info) 
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Alytus | 5,418 (6) | 135,367 | 25 | 1.6 | 11,500 | 1,582 | 0.841 | |
| 2 | Kaunas County (listen•info) 
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Kaunas | 8,086 (3) | 580,333 | 70 | 11.6 | 20,400 | 1,930 | 0.882 | |
| 3 | Klaipėda County (listen•info) 
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Klaipėda | 5,222 (7) | 336,104 | 61 | 6.0 | 18,400 | 1,802 | 0.876 | |
| 4 | Marijampolė County (listen•info) 
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Marijampolė | 4,466 (8) | 135,891 | 31 | 1.6 | 11,800 | 1,575 | 0.830 | |
| 5 | Panevėžys County (listen•info) 
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Panevėžys | 7,878 (4) | 211,652 | 27 | 3.0 | 14,100 | 1,638 | 0.847 | |
| 6 | Šiauliai County (listen•info) 
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Šiauliai | 8,537 (2) | 261,764 | 31 | 3.9 | 15,000 | 1,649 | 0.847 | |
| 7 | Tauragė County (listen•info) 
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Tauragė | 4,349 (9) | 90,652 | 21 | 1.1 | 10,900 | 1,586 | 0.817 | |
| 8 | Telšiai County (listen•info) 
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Telšiai | 4,350 (10) | 131,431 | 30 | 1.8 | 13,500 | 1,724 | 0.847 | |
| 9 | Utena County (listen•info) 
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Utena | 7,191 (5) | 125,462 | 18 | 1.4 | 11,200 | 1,548 | 0.831 | |
| 10 | Vilnius County (listen•info) 
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Vilnius | 9,730 (1) | 851,346 | 84 | 24.2 | 29,800 | 2,191 | 0.913 | |
| Lithuania | Vilnius | 65,300 | 2,860,000 | 43 | 56.2 | 20,000 | 1,960 | 0.875 |
See also
[edit]- Administrative divisions of Lithuania
- Municipalities(Lithuanian: plural –savivaldybės,singular –savivaldybė)
- Elderships (or wards)(Lithuanian: plural –seniūnijos,singular –seniūnija).
- Seniūnaitija(sub-eldership)
- Cities(Lithuanian: plural –miestai,singular –miestas)
- Towns(Lithuanian: plural –miesteliai,singular –miestelis)
- Villages(Lithuanian: plural –kaimai,singular –kaimas)
References
[edit]- ^"Dėl apskričių viršininkų administracijų likvidavimo".Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania.Archivedfrom the original on 12 December 2019.Retrieved21 August2011.
- ^"Resident population at the beginning of the year".Archivedfrom the original on 2023-05-08.Retrieved2023-06-08.
- ^"BENDRASIS VIDAUS PRODUKTAS PAGAL APSKRITIS 2021 M."(in Lithuanian). Statistics Lithuania. 25 November 2016.Archivedfrom the original on 16 December 2022.Retrieved22 November2018.
- ^"Darbo užmokestis regionuose, apskrityse ir savivaldybėse".Archivedfrom the original on 2023-06-22.Retrieved2023-06-08.
- ^"Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab".hdi.globaldatalab.org.Archivedfrom the original on 2023-06-22.Retrieved2018-09-13.
