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 elderships 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

Širvinta River
Širvinta River

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

Kernavė mound
Kernavė mound

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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