Alytus County

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Alytus county
Alytaus apskritis
County
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Flag of Alytus county
Flag
Coat of arms of Alytus county
Coat of arms
Location of Alytus county
Location of Alytus county
Coordinates: 54°23′13″N 24°02′36″E / 54.38694°N 24.04333°E / 54.38694; 24.04333Coordinates: 54°23′13″N 24°02′36″E / 54.38694°N 24.04333°E / 54.38694; 24.04333
Country Lithuania
Administrative centreAlytus
Municipalities
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Area
 • Total5,418 km2 (2,092 sq mi)
 (8.3% of the area of Lithuania)
Population
 (2020-01-01)
 • Total134,070
 • Rank7th of 10 (5.2% of the population of Lithuania)
 • Density25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 codeLT-AL
GDP (nominal)[1]2019
 - Total€1.4 billion
 - Per capita€10,500
HDI (2018)0.836[2]
very high · 7th

Alytus County (Lithuanian: Alytaus apskritis) is one of ten counties in Lithuania. It is the southernmost county, and its capital is the city of Alytus. Its territory lies within the ethnographic region of Dzūkija. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished,[3] and since that date, Alytus County remains as the territorial and statistical unit.

Municipalities[]

The municipalities in Alytus County are:

Coat of arms of Alytus (Lithuania).svg Alytus City Municipality
Alytus district COA.svg Alytus District Municipality
Coat of arms of Druskininkai (Lithuania).svg Druskininkai Municipality
Lazdijai COA.svg Lazdijai District Municipality
Varėna COA.svg Varėna District Municipality

Geography[]

The town of Druskininkai, a spa visited for its healing waters, is located in Alytus County, as is Grūtas Park, also known as Stalin World, a Soviet theme park. There are more than 420 lakes in Alytus County.

Population by municipality[]

2011 Census[4]
Locality  Total   Male  Female
Alytaus county 157,766 73,699 84,067
Alytaus c. mun. 59,964 27,794 32,170
Alytaus d. mun. 28,167 13,687 14,480
 [lt] (seniūnija) 4,505 2,205 2,300
 [lt] (seniūnija) 2,980 1,445 1,535
 [lt] (seniūnija) 2,098 1,027 1,071
 [lt] (seniūnija) 3,230 1,528 1,702
 [lt] (seniūnija) 2,148 1,018 1,130
 [lt] (seniūnija) 3,235 1,570 1,665
 [lt] (seniūnija) 1,248 625 623
 [lt] (seniūnija) 1,653 797 856
 [lt] (seniūnija) 2,271 1,142 1,129
 [lt] (seniūnija) 919 448 471
 [lt] (seniūnija) 3,880 1,882 1,998
Druskininkų mun. 21,803 9,692 12,111
 [lt] (seniūnija) 3,368 1,607 1,761
 [lt] (seniūnija) 3,671 1,727 1,944
Lazdijų d. mun. 22,455 10,610 11,845
 [lt] (seniūnija) 1,061 503 558
 [lt] (seniūnija) 1,069 506 563
 [lt] (seniūnija) 918 449 469
 [lt] (seniūnija) 805 405 400
 [lt] (seniūnija) 4,531 2,122 2,409
 [lt] (seniūnija) 2,538 1,193 1,345
 [lt] (seniūnija) 1,018 486 532
 [lt] (seniūnija) 2,174 1,016 1,158
 [lt] (seniūnija) 1,674 771 903
 [lt] (seniūnija) 590 283 307
 [lt] (seniūnija) 919 448 471
 [lt] (seniūnija) 1,361 644 717
 [lt] (seniūnija) 1,430 661 769
 [lt] (seniūnija) 2,367 1,123 1,244
Varėnos d. mun. 25,377 11,916 13,461
 [lt] (seniūnija) 1,202 586 616
 [lt] (seniūnija) 1,390 660 730
 [lt] (seniūnija) 1,389 671 718
 [lt] (seniūnija) 2,229 1,084 1,145
 [lt] (seniūnija) 3,222 1,514 1,708
 [lt] (seniūnija) 1,932 915 1,017
 [lt] (seniūnija) 12,628 5,817 6,811
 [lt] (seniūnija) 1,385 669 716

References[]

  1. ^ https://osp.stat.gov.lt/informaciniai-pranesimai?eventId=231671
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  3. ^ "Dėl apskričių viršininkų administracijų likvidavimo". Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Population by locality". 2011 Population and Housing Census. Statistics Lithuania. Archived from the original (XLS) on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013. ward (seniūnija)

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