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The territory of [[Lithuania]] is divided into '''10 counties''' ([[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]]: singular ''apskritis'', plural ''apskritys''), all named after their capitals. The counties are divided into [[Municipalities of Lithuania|60 municipalities]] (Lithuanian: singular ''savivaldybė'', plural ''savivaldybės''): 9 city municipalities, 43 district municipalities and 8 municipalities. Each municipality is then divided into [[elderate]]s (Lithuanian: singular ''seniūnija'', plural ''seniūnijos''). This division was created in 1994 and slightly modified in 2000.
The territory of [[Lithuania]] is divided into '''10 counties''' ([[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]]: singular ''apskritis'', plural ''apskritys''), all named after their capitals. The counties are divided into [[Municipalities of Lithuania|60 municipalities]] (Lithuanian: singular ''savivaldybė'', plural ''savivaldybės''): 9 city municipalities, 43 district municipalities and 8 municipalities. Each municipality is then divided into [[elderate]]s (Lithuanian: singular ''seniūnija'', plural ''seniūnijos''). 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 in [[Vilnius]]. Their primary duty was to ensure that the municipalities obey the laws and the [[Constitution 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 are retained for statistical and reporting purposes.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dėl apskričių viršininkų administracijų likvidavimo|url=http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter3/dokpaieska.showdoc_l?p_id=392936|publisher=Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania|access-date=21 August 2011}}</ref>
Until 2010, the counties were administered by county governors (Lithuanian: singular – ''apskrities viršininkas'', plural – ''apskrities viršininkai'') appointed by the central government in [[Vilnius]]. Their primary duty was to ensure that the municipalities obey the laws and the [[Constitution 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dėl apskričių viršininkų administracijų likvidavimo|url=http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter3/dokpaieska.showdoc_l?p_id=392936|publisher=Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania|access-date=21 August 2011|archive-date=12 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212095643/http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter3/dokpaieska.showdoc_l?p_id=392936|url-status=live}}</ref>


Modern ''apskritys'' should not be confused with ''apskritys'' that existed in the independent Lithuania during the [[interwar period]]. At that time Lithuania had a two-tier administrative division: ''apskritys'' that were subdivided into ''valsčius''. Lithuania now has a three-step division: counties, municipalities, and elderates (''apskritys'', ''savivaldybės'', and ''seniūnijos''). See [[subdivisions of Lithuania]] for details.
Modern ''apskritys'' should not be confused with ''apskritys'' that existed in the independent Lithuania during the [[interwar period]]. At that time Lithuania had a two-tier administrative division: ''apskritys'' that were subdivided into ''valsčiai.'' Modern ''apskritys'' remain 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''). See [[subdivisions of Lithuania]] for details.


==Map==
==Map==
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==List==
==List==
{| class="sortable wikitable"
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
|- bgcolor=#cccccc
|- bgcolor=#cccccc
! # !! County<br><small>([[Wikipedia:media help|media help]])</small>!! Capital !! Area<br>in km<sup>2</sup> (rank) !! Population(thousands)<br>(2020)<br/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://osp.stat.gov.lt/informaciniai-pranesimai?articleId=6012573 |title=Lietuvos statistikos departamentas |publisher=Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania | date=2015-01-16}}</ref>!!Pop. density<br />(per km<sup>2</sup>) !! GDP (nominal)<br>(billion [[EUR]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://osp.stat.gov.lt/informaciniai-pranesimai?eventId=257513 |title=Lietuvos statistikos departamentas |publisher=Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania | date=2021-12-03}}</ref> !! GDP (per capita)<br>([[EUR]]) !! Average salary<br>([[EUR]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://osp.stat.gov.lt/informaciniai-pranesimai?articleId=9474095|title=Darbo užmokestis regionuose, apskrityse ir savivaldybėse}}</ref> !! [[HDI]]<br>(2019)<br/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://globaldatalab.org/shdi/shdi/EST+LVA+LTU/?levels=1%2B4&interpolation=0&extrapolation=0&nearest_real=0&years=2019|title=Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab|language=en|website=hdi.globaldatalab.org|access-date=2018-09-13}}</ref> !! Municipalities
! # !! County<br><small>([[Wikipedia:media help|media help]])</small>!! Capital !! Area<br>in km<sup>2</sup> (rank) !! Population (2023)<ref name="Population">{{cite web|title=Resident population at the beginning of the year|url=https://osp.stat.gov.lt/statistiniu-rodikliu-analize?indicator=S3R167#/|access-date=2023-06-08|archive-date=2023-05-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508162636/https://osp.stat.gov.lt/statistiniu-rodikliu-analize?indicator=S3R167#/|url-status=live}}</ref>!!Pop. density<br />(per km<sup>2</sup>) !! GDP (nominal)<br>(billion [[EUR]])<ref name="Counties">{{cite web|title=BENDRASIS VIDAUS PRODUKTAS PAGAL APSKRITIS 2021 M.|url=https://osp.stat.gov.lt/informaciniai-pranesimai?eventId=285891|publisher=Statistics Lithuania|access-date=22 November 2018|language=lt|date=25 November 2016|archive-date=16 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216145953/https://osp.stat.gov.lt/informaciniai-pranesimai?eventId=285891|url-status=live}}</ref> !! GDP (per capita)<br>([[EUR]]) !! Average monthly gross salary<br>([[EUR]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://osp.stat.gov.lt/informaciniai-pranesimai?eventId=294179|title=Darbo užmokestis regionuose, apskrityse ir savivaldybėse|access-date=2023-06-08|archive-date=2023-06-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230622050506/https://osp.stat.gov.lt/informaciniai-pranesimai?eventId=294179|url-status=live}}</ref> !! [[HDI]]<br>(2021)<br/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://globaldatalab.org/shdi/shdi/EST+LVA+LTU/?interpolation=0&extrapolation=0&nearest_real=0&years=2021|title=Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab|language=en|website=hdi.globaldatalab.org|access-date=2018-09-13|archive-date=2023-06-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230622044952/https://globaldatalab.org/shdi/shdi/EST+LVA+LTU/?interpolation=0&extrapolation=0&nearest_real=0&years=2021|url-status=live}}</ref> !! Municipalities
|- align=center valign=top
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| 1
| 1
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| [[Alytus]]
| [[Alytus]]
| 5,418 (6)
| 5,418 (6)
| 134
| 135,367
| 25
| 25
| 1.4
| 1.6
| 10,600
| 11,500
| 1,306
| 1,582
| 0.848
| 0.841
| align=left|
| align=left|
* [[Alytus City Municipality]]
* [[Alytus City Municipality|Alytus]]
* [[Alytus District Municipality]]
* [[Alytus District Municipality|Alytus (District)]]
* [[Druskininkai Municipality]]
* [[Druskininkai Municipality|Druskininkai]]
* [[Lazdijai District Municipality]]
* [[Lazdijai District Municipality|Lazdijai]]
* [[Varėna District Municipality]]
* [[Varėna District Municipality|Varėna]]


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| [[Kaunas County]]<br><small>([[Media:Kaunas.ogg|listen]] • [[:file:Kaunas.ogg|info]])</small><br><br>[[file:LTU Kauno apskritis COA.svg|40px]]
| [[Kaunas County]]<br><small>([[Media:Kaunas.ogg|listen]] • [[:file:Kaunas.ogg|info]])</small><br><br>[[file:LTU Kauno apskritis COA.svg|40px]]
| [[Kaunas]]
| [[Kaunas]]
| 8,086 (3)
| 8,086 (3)
| 562
| 580,333
| 70
| 70
| 10.2
| 11.6
| 18,000
| 20,400
| 1,613
| 1,930
| 0.890
| 0.882
| align=left |
| align=left |
* [[Birštonas Municipality]]
* [[Birštonas Municipality|Birštonas]]
* [[Jonava District Municipality]]
* [[Jonava District Municipality|Jonava]]
* [[Kaišiadorys District Municipality]]
* [[Kaišiadorys District Municipality|Kaišiadorys]]
* [[Kaunas City Municipality]]
* [[Kaunas City Municipality|Kaunas]]
* [[Kaunas District Municipality]]
* [[Kaunas District Municipality|Kaunas (District)]]
* [[Kėdainiai District Municipality]]
* [[Kėdainiai District Municipality|Kėdainiai]]
* [[Prienai District Municipality]]
* [[Prienai District Municipality|Prienai]]
* [[Raseiniai District Municipality]]
* [[Raseiniai District Municipality|Raseiniai]]
|-align=center valign=top
|-align=center valign=top


| 3
| 3
| [[Klaipėda County]]<br><small>([[Media:Klaipeda.ogg|listen]] • [[:file:Klaipeda.ogg|info]])</small><br><br>[[file:LTU Klaipėdos apskritis COA.svg|40px]]
| [[Klaipėda County]]<br><small>([[Media:Lt-Klaipeda.oga|listen]] • [[:file:Lt-Klaipeda.oga|info]])</small><br><br>[[file:LTU Klaipėdos apskritis COA.svg|40px]]
| [[Klaipėda]]
| [[Klaipėda]]
| 5,222 (7)
| 5,222 (7)
| 319
| 336,104
| 61
| 61
| 5.3
| 6.0
| 16,400
| 18,400
| 1,488
| 1,802
| 0.883
| 0.876
| align=left |
| align=left |
* [[Klaipėda City Municipality]]
* [[Klaipėda City Municipality|Klaipėda]]
* [[Klaipėda District Municipality]]
* [[Klaipėda District Municipality|Klaipėda (District)]]
* [[Kretinga District Municipality]]
* [[Kretinga District Municipality|Kretinga]]
* [[Neringa Municipality]]
* [[Neringa Municipality|Neringa]]
* [[Palanga City Municipality]]
* [[Palanga City Municipality|Palanga]]
* [[Skuodas District Municipality]]
* [[Skuodas District Municipality|Skuodas]]
* [[Šilutė District Municipality]]
* [[Šilutė District Municipality|Šilutė]]


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| [[Marijampolė]]
| [[Marijampolė]]
| 4,466 (8)
| 4,466 (8)
| 136
| 135,891
| 31
| 31
| 1.5
| 1.6
| 10,800
| 11,800
| 1,284
| 1,575
| 0.837
| 0.830
| align=left |
| align=left |
* [[Kalvarija Municipality]]
* [[Kalvarija Municipality|Kalvarija]]
* [[Kazlų Rūda Municipality]]
* [[Kazlų Rūda Municipality|Kazlų Rūda]]
* [[Marijampolė Municipality]]
* [[Marijampolė Municipality|Marijampolė]]
* [[Šakiai District Municipality]]
* [[Šakiai District Municipality|Šakiai]]
* [[Vilkaviškis District Municipality]]
* [[Vilkaviškis District Municipality|Vilkaviškis]]


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| [[Panevėžys]]
| [[Panevėžys]]
| 7,878 (4)
| 7,878 (4)
| 211
| 211,652
| 27
| 27
| 2.7
| 3.0
| 13,000
| 14,100
| 1,369
| 1,638
| 0.854
| 0.847
| align=left |
| align=left |
* [[Biržai District Municipality]]
* [[Biržai District Municipality|Biržai]]
* [[Kupiškis District Municipality]]
* [[Kupiškis District Municipality|Kupiškis]]
* [[Panevėžys City Municipality]]
* [[Panevėžys City Municipality|Panevėžys]]
* [[Panevėžys District Municipality]]
* [[Panevėžys District Municipality|Panevėžys (District)]]
* [[Pasvalys District Municipality]]
* [[Pasvalys District Municipality|Pasvalys]]
* [[Rokiškis District Municipality]]
* [[Rokiškis District Municipality|Rokiškis]]


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|- align=center valign=top
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| [[Šiauliai]]
| [[Šiauliai]]
| 8,537 (2)
| 8,537 (2)
| 261
| 261,764
| 31
| 31
| 3.5
| 3.9
| 13,400
| 15,000
| 1,362
| 1,649
| 0.854
| 0.847
| align=left |
| align=left |
* [[Akmenė District Municipality]]
* [[Akmenė District Municipality|Akmenė]]
* [[Joniškis District Municipality]]
* [[Joniškis District Municipality|Joniškis]]
* [[Kelmė District Municipality]]
* [[Kelmė District Municipality|Kelmė]]
* [[Pakruojis District Municipality]]
* [[Pakruojis District Municipality|Pakruojis]]
* [[Radviliškis District Municipality]]
* [[Radviliškis District Municipality|Radviliškis]]
* [[Šiauliai City Municipality]]
* [[Šiauliai City Municipality|Šiauliai]]
* [[Šiauliai District Municipality]]
* [[Šiauliai District Municipality|Šiauliai (District)]]


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| [[Tauragė]]
| [[Tauragė]]
| 4,349 (9)
| 4,349 (9)
| 91
| 90,652
| 21
| 21
| 0.9
| 1.1
| 9,700
| 10,900
| 1,257
| 1,586
| 0.824
| 0.817
| align=left |
| align=left |
* [[Jurbarkas District Municipality]]
* [[Jurbarkas District Municipality|Jurbarkas]]
* [[Pagėgiai Municipality]]
* [[Pagėgiai Municipality|Pagėgiai]]
* [[Šilalė District Municipality]]
* [[Šilalė District Municipality|Šilalė]]
* [[Tauragė District Municipality]]
* [[Tauragė District Municipality|Tauragė]]


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| [[Telšiai]]
| [[Telšiai]]
| 4,350 (10)
| 4,350 (10)
| 130
| 131,431
| 30
| 30
| 1.6
| 1.8
| 12,600
| 13,500
| 1,397
| 1,724
| 0.854
| 0.847
| align=left |
| align=left |
* [[Mažeikiai District Municipality]]
* [[Mažeikiai District Municipality|Mažeikiai]]
* [[Plungė District Municipality]]
* [[Plungė District Municipality|Plungė]]
* [[Rietavas Municipality]]
* [[Rietavas Municipality|Rietavas]]
* [[Telšiai District Municipality]]
* [[Telšiai District Municipality|Telšiai]]


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|-align=center valign=top
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| [[Utena (town)|Utena]]
| [[Utena (town)|Utena]]
| 7,191 (5)
| 7,191 (5)
| 124
| 125,462
| 18
| 18
| 1.3
| 1.4
| 10,500
| 11,200
| 1,306
| 1,548
| 0.838
| 0.831
| align=left |
| align=left |
* [[Anykščiai District Municipality]]
* [[Anykščiai District Municipality|Anykščiai]]
* [[Ignalina District Municipality]]
* [[Ignalina District Municipality|Ignalina]]
* [[Molėtai District Municipality]]
* [[Molėtai District Municipality|Molėtai]]
* [[Utena District Municipality]]
* [[Utena District Municipality|Utena]]
* [[Visaginas Municipality]]
* [[Visaginas Municipality|Visaginas]]
* [[Zarasai District Municipality]]
* [[Zarasai District Municipality|Zarasai]]


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|-align=center valign=top
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| [[Vilnius]]
| [[Vilnius]]
| 9,730 (1)
| 9,730 (1)
| 820
| 851,346
| 84
| 84
| 21.1
| 24.2
| 25,600
| 29,800
| 1,769
| 2,191
| 0.920
| 0.913
| align=left |
| align=left |
* [[Elektrėnai Municipality]]
* [[Elektrėnai Municipality|Elektrėnai]]
* [[Šalčininkai District Municipality]]
* [[Šalčininkai District Municipality|Šalčininkai]]
* [[Širvintos District Municipality]]
* [[Širvintos District Municipality|Širvintos]]
* [[Švenčionys District Municipality]]
* [[Švenčionys District Municipality|Švenčionys]]
* [[Trakai District Municipality]]
* [[Trakai District Municipality|Trakai]]
* [[Ukmergė District Municipality]]
* [[Ukmergė District Municipality|Ukmergė]]
* [[Vilnius City Municipality]]
* [[Vilnius City Municipality|Vilnius]]
* [[Vilnius District Municipality]]
* [[Vilnius District Municipality|Vilnius (District)]]


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| [[Vilnius]]
| [[Vilnius]]
| 65,300
| 65,300
| 2,828
| 2,860,000
| 43
| 43
| 49.5
| 56.2
| 17,700
| 20,000
| 1,598
| 1,960
| 0.869
| 0.875
| align=left|
| align=left|
|}
|}

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The territory of Lithuania is divided into 10 counties (Lithuanian: singular apskritis, plural apskritys), all named after their capitals. The counties are divided into 60 municipalities (Lithuanian: singular savivaldybė, plural savivaldybės): 9 city municipalities, 43 district municipalities and 8 municipalities. Each municipality is then divided into elderates (Lithuanian: singular seniūnija, plural seniūnijos). 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 in Vilnius. Their primary duty was to ensure that the municipalities obey the laws and the Constitution 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]

Modern apskritys should not be confused with apskritys that existed in the independent Lithuania during the interwar period. At that time Lithuania had a two-tier administrative division: apskritys that were subdivided into valsčiai. Modern apskritys remain 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). See subdivisions of Lithuania for details.

Map

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This map shows counties as well as municipalities. Eight city municipalities and two municipalities are marked by numbers:

1 – Vilnius City Municipality
2 – Kaunas City Municipality
3 – Klaipėda City Municipality

4 – Panevėžys City Municipality
5 – Šiauliai City Municipality
6 – Alytus City Municipality

7 – Birštonas Municipality
8 – Palanga City Municipality
9 – Visaginas Municipality
10 – Neringa Municipality

List

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# County
(media help)		 Capital Area
in km2 (rank)		 Population (2023)[2] Pop. density
(per km2)		 GDP (nominal)
(billion EUR)[3]		 GDP (per capita)
(EUR)		 Average monthly gross salary
(EUR)[4]		 HDI
(2021)
[5]		 Municipalities
1 Alytus County
(listen • info)

 Alytus 5,418 (6) 135,367 25 1.6 11,500 1,582 0.841
2 Kaunas County
(listen • info)

 Kaunas 8,086 (3) 580,333 70 11.6 20,400 1,930 0.882
3 Klaipėda County
(listen • info)

 Klaipėda 5,222 (7) 336,104 61 6.0 18,400 1,802 0.876
4 Marijampolė County
(listen • info)

 Marijampolė 4,466 (8) 135,891 31 1.6 11,800 1,575 0.830
5 Panevėžys County
(listen • info)

 Panevėžys 7,878 (4) 211,652 27 3.0 14,100 1,638 0.847
6 Šiauliai County
(listen • info)

 Šiauliai 8,537 (2) 261,764 31 3.9 15,000 1,649 0.847
7 Tauragė County
(listen • info)

 Tauragė 4,349 (9) 90,652 21 1.1 10,900 1,586 0.817
8 Telšiai County
(listen • info)

 Telšiai 4,350 (10) 131,431 30 1.8 13,500 1,724 0.847
9 Utena County
(listen • info)

 Utena 7,191 (5) 125,462 18 1.4 11,200 1,548 0.831
10 Vilnius County
(listen • info)

 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Dėl apskričių viršininkų administracijų likvidavimo". Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Resident population at the beginning of the year". Archived from the original on 2023-05-08. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
  3. ^ "BENDRASIS VIDAUS PRODUKTAS PAGAL APSKRITIS 2021 M." (in Lithuanian). Statistics Lithuania. 25 November 2016. Archived from the original on 16 December 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Darbo užmokestis regionuose, apskrityse ir savivaldybėse". Archived from the original on 2023-06-22. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
  5. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 2023-06-22. Retrieved 2018-09-13.

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