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Shqip; Simple English; Српски / srpski; ... Vilnius County (Lithuanian: Vilniaus apskritis) is the largest of the 10 counties of Lithuania, ...
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 .
Vilnius (/ ˈ v ɪ l n i ə s / ⓘ VIL-nee-əs, Lithuanian: [ˈvʲɪlʲnʲʊs] ⓘ) is the capital of and largest city in Lithuania and the most-populous city in the Baltic states.The city's estimated January 2025 population was 607,404, [7] and the Vilnius urban area (which extends beyond the city limits) has an estimated population of 747,864.
Vilnius County: Vilnius District Municipality: 114 Mielagėnai: 286 236 Utena County: Ignalina District Municipality: 115 Miežiškiai: 716 651 Panevėžys County: Panevėžys District Municipality: 116 Mosėdis: 1,379 1,141 Klaipėda County: Skuodas District Municipality: 117 Musninkai: 472 415 Vilnius County: Širvintos District Municipality ...
According to the first Commonwealth census in 1790, the Vilnius Voivodeship had a population of 718,571 and Vilnius County had 105,896 residents; after the Second Partition, the Grand Duchy had a population of 1,333,493. [8] The city's population fell to 17,500 in 1796 due to the 1794 uprising, the last attempt to save it from Russian control.
Buildings and structures in Vilnius County (4 C, 8 P) G. Geography of Vilnius County (1 C) M. Municipalities of Vilnius County (8 C, 7 P) P. People from Vilnius ...
While Vilnius urban area occupies only most of Vilnius City and Vilnius District municipalities and a small part of Trakai District, Vilnius metropolitan region is a larger entity, occupying, depending on definition, most or all of Vilnius county, [7] at some cases, stretching also well into Alytus and Utena counties.
Municipalities are established to perform certain functions provided by law.According to the abovementioned Republic of Lithuania Law on Local Self-Government, the functions of municipalities are "functions related to local government, public administration and provision of public services defined by the Constitution and attributed to municipalities by this and other laws".