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 (2011 Census)
 • Total 95,348
 • Density 45/km2 (120/sq mi)
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 is bordering to the Trakai District Municipality.

At the 2011 Census, Poles amounted to 52.07% out of 95,348 inhabitants. 32.47% are Lithuanians, 8.01% Russians, 4.17% Belarusians, 0.65% Ukrainians and 0.11% Jews.[1]

Structure

District structure.[2]

Largest residential areas by population (2011[3]):

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Vilnius District Municipality is twinned with:

References

  1. ↑ "Lithuania 2011 Census". Lietuvos statistikos departamentas. 2011.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Lietuvos statistikos departamentas. http://web.stat.gov.lt/uploads/docs/Gyventojai_gyvenamosiose_vietovese.xls
  4. ↑ "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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