Vilnius District Municipality

Vilnius District Municipality
Vilniaus rajono savivaldybė
Municipality

Coat of arms

Location of Vilnius district municipality
Country  Lithuania
Ethnographic region Dzūkija/Aukštaitija
County Vilnius County
Capital Vilnius
Elderships
Area
  Total 2,129 km2 (822 sq mi)
Population (2015 Census)
  Total 101,404[1]
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Website www.vilniaus-r.lt

Vilnius District Municipality (Lithuanian: Vilniaus rajono savivaldybė) is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania. It surrounds the capital city of Vilnius on 3 sides, while the rest borders the Trakai District Municipality.

At the 2011 Census, Poles amounted to 52.07% out of 95,348 inhabitants. 32.47% were Lithuanians, 8.01% Russians, 4.17% Belarusians, 0.65% Ukrainians and 0.11% Jews.[2]

Structure

District structure.[3]

Largest residential areas by population (2011[4]):

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Vilnius District Municipality is twinned with:

References

  1. https://www.vrsa.lt/go.php/lit/Placiau/3148
  2. "Lithuania 2011 Census". Lietuvos statistikos departamentas. 2011.
  3. Główny Geodeta Kraju (2012). "Robocza wersja wykazu polskich nazw geograficznych świata (Glossary of geographical names)" (PDF file, direct download 261 KB). Litwa; ofic. Republika Litewska; Lietuva; ofic. Lietuvos Respublika. Komisja Standaryzacji Nazw Geograficznych (Commission for Standarization of Placenames). p. 27. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
  4. Lietuvos statistikos departamentas. http://web.stat.gov.lt/uploads/docs/Gyventojai_gyvenamosiose_vietovese.xls
  5. "Radom - Miasta partnerskie" [Radom - Partnership cities]. Miasto Radom [City of Radom] (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2013-08-07.

Coordinates: 54°44′N 25°23′E / 54.733°N 25.383°E / 54.733; 25.383


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