Utena

Utena
—  City  —

Coat of arms
Utena
Location of Utena, Lithuania
Coordinates:
Country  Lithuania
Ethnographic region Aukštaitija
County Utena County
Municipality Utena district municipality
Eldership Utena town eldership
Capital of Utena district municipality
Utena town eldership
Utena rural eldership
First mentioned 1261
Granted city rights 1599
Government
 • Mayor Alvydas Katinas
Population (2009)
 • Total 32,483
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Website http://www.utena.lt

Utena () is a city in north-east Lithuania. It is the administrative center of Utena district and Utena County. Utena is one of the oldest settlements of Lithuania. The name of the city is most probably derived from a hydronym.[1] The name of the settlement has been known since 1261.[1]

Utena is an industrial city. It is known for its clothing, food and beverage factories. In recent years, however, streets, public squares and large areas of the parks in the city were reconstructed and Utena is more attractive for recreation and tourism now. In 2007, Utena had won a Silver Award in category B (towns with a population 10,001 - 50,000) of the International Awards for Liveable Communities, held in London.

Anniversary of Utena City is held the last weekend of September each year.

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Geography

Utena is located in the northeastern Lithuania. Utena covers 15,1 km² and is the 8th largest city by size in Lithuania. Four rivers crosses the territory: Vyžuona, Krašuona, Vieša and Utenėlė. There are two lakes: Dauniškis and Vyžuonaitis.

The lowest temperature record in Lithuania belongs to Utena (-42,9 °C in 1956-02-01).

Districts

The city is divided into 10 districts:

Parks and Gardens

Demography

Population

Population of Utena city[2][3]
Year Population
1939 6,276
1959 7,066
1979 23,461
1989 34,430
1999 36,100
2005 33,086
2006 32,881
2007 32,789
2008 32,572
2009 32,476
2010 31,940

International cooperation

Agreements on cooperation have been signed with 6 cities:

References

  1. ^ a b "Utenos Enciklopedija (English summary)". Utenos Enciklopedija. Utenos A. ir M. Miškinių viešoji biblioteka. 2002. http://www.utena-on.lt/Utenos_enciklopedija/town.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-30. 
  2. ^ "Gyventojų skaičius Utenos apskrityje ir savivaldybėse 2005 - 2009 metų pradžioje". Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. 2009. http://panevezystsv.stat.gov.lt/lt/pages/view/?id=2083. Retrieved 2009-03-29. 
  3. ^ "Gyventojų skaičius metų pradžioje. Požymiai: miestas - Rodiklių duomenų bazėje". Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. 2009. http://db1.stat.gov.lt/statbank/selectvarval/saveselections.asp?MainTable=M3010210&PLanguage=0&TableStyle=&Buttons=&PXSId=3239&IQY=&TC=&ST=ST&rvar0=&rvar1=&rvar2=&rvar3=&rvar4=&rvar5=&rvar6=&rvar7=&rvar8=&rvar9=&rvar10=&rvar11=&rvar12=&rvar13=&rvar14=. Retrieved 2010-01-01. 

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