Širvintos district municipality
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| Širvintų rajono savivaldybė | |||||
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| Location | |||||
| Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija | ||||
| County | Vilnius County | ||||
| General information | |||||
| Capital | Širvintos | ||||
| Major settlements | Širvintos (pop. 7,273) ? |
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| Number of elderates | 8 | ||||
| Area (rank) | 906 km² (42nd) | ||||
| Population (rank) | 20,200 (53rd) | ||||
| Pop. density (rank) | 22.3/km² (51st) | ||||
| Telephone code | 382 | ||||
| Official website | http://www.sirvintos.lt | ||||
| Population sizes are given according to the 2001 census data | |||||
| Politics | |||||
| Ruling party | Union of Farmers' Party and New Democracy Party | ||||
| Mayor | Vytas Šimonėlis | ||||
| Size of the council | 25 members | ||||
| Map of Širvintos district municipality | |||||
| Image:Sirvintos district map.png | |||||
Širvintos district municipality (Širvintų rajono savivaldybė) is a municipality in Lithuania, it is in territory of Vilniaus Apskritis and its capital is Širvintos.
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[edit] Geography
The territory of the municipality is 906 km². Širvintos City, 5 towns – Bagaslaviškis, Čiobiškis, Gelvonai, Kernavė, Musninkai and 485 villages are in the municipality. Forests occupy 27.7 % of the whole region’s territory.
The biggest rivers of the region are Neris, Širvinta and Musė. There are 28 lakes; the largest of them is Alys (1.65 km²) and the deepest is Gelvė (25 m).
[edit] Heritage
In the territory of the region are Kernavė’s Historical Reservation, botanical reserves for growing cranberries in Alionys, Bartkuškis and Lygaraistis, 6 parks and 2 nature monuments (Staškiūniškiai Larch and the stone with a “devil’s footprint” in Dūdai). Also there are 50 archaeological monuments, 16 architectural monuments, 15 historical monuments and 78 art monuments, 18 manor houses with parks.
[edit] Population
According to the population census of 2001, 20,207 people live in the region: 9,545 men and 10,662 women. 7,273 people live in towns and 12,934 people live in villages.
There are 4,982 people of retirement age: 3,433 women and 1,549 men. 11,186 people are employed. 52% of all working people work in state institutions.
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