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Lithuania is divided into 10 counties, which are
Lithuania is a Baltic country in Northern Europe bordered by Latvia, Belarus, Poland, Russia, and the Baltic Sea. The country is divided into 60 municipalities for local administration and governance. Vilnius is the national capital and also the largest city in Lithuania.
The country includes forests, lakes, river valleys, fertile plains, coastal dunes, and historic urban centers spread across the Baltic region. Different municipalities are known for manufacturing, agriculture, ports, tourism, technology industries, and cultural heritage.
Key Facts
- National capital: Vilnius
- Total population: 2,860,000 (Official estimate 2025)
- Total area: 65,300 km² (25,212 sq miles)
- Currency: Euro (€ , EUR)
- Bordering countries: Latvia, Belarus, Poland, Russia
- Total Municipalities: 60
- Total Counties: 10
List of Municipalities and Capitals of Lithuania
Total municipalities shown: 60 | Combined population: 2,860,000 | Combined area: 65,300 km²
| # | Municipality Name | Administrative Center | County | Area (km²) | Population (Latest Census) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akmene District Municipality | Naujoji Akmene | Siauliai County | 844 | 21,000 |
| 2 | Alytus City Municipality | Alytus | Alytus County | 40 | 49,000 |
| 3 | Alytus District Municipality | Alytus | Alytus County | 1,404 | 24,000 |
| 4 | Anyksciai District Municipality | Anyksciai | Utena County | 1,764 | 22,000 |
| 5 | Birzai District Municipality | Birzai | Panevezys County | 1,476 | 24,000 |
| 6 | Druskininkai Municipality | Druskininkai | Alytus County | 453 | 19,000 |
| 7 | Elektrenai Municipality | Elektrenai | Vilnius County | 509 | 24,000 |
| 8 | Ignalina District Municipality | Ignalina | Utena County | 1,441 | 14,000 |
| 9 | Jonava District Municipality | Jonava | Kaunas County | 944 | 42,000 |
| 10 | Joniskis District Municipality | Joniskis | Siauliai County | 1,152 | 20,000 |
| 11 | Jurbarkas District Municipality | Jurbarkas | Taurage County | 1,506 | 27,000 |
| 12 | Kaisiadorys District Municipality | Kaisiadorys | Kaunas County | 1,087 | 29,000 |
| 13 | Kalvarija Municipality | Kalvarija | Marijampole County | 441 | 10,000 |
| 14 | Kaunas City Municipality | Kaunas | Kaunas County | 157 | 305,000 |
| 15 | Kaunas District Municipality | Kaunas | Kaunas County | 1,496 | 103,000 |
| 16 | Kazlu Ruda Municipality | Kazlu Ruda | Marijampole County | 555 | 12,000 |
| 17 | Kedainiai District Municipality | Kedainiai | Kaunas County | 1,677 | 46,000 |
| 18 | Kelmė District Municipality | Kelme | Siauliai County | 1,705 | 27,000 |
| 19 | Klaipeda City Municipality | Klaipeda | Klaipeda County | 98 | 150,000 |
| 20 | Klaipeda District Municipality | Gargzdai | Klaipeda County | 1,336 | 57,000 |
| 21 | Kretinga District Municipality | Kretinga | Klaipeda County | 989 | 38,000 |
| 22 | Kupiskis District Municipality | Kupiskis | Panevezys County | 1,081 | 16,000 |
| 23 | Lazdijai District Municipality | Lazdijai | Alytus County | 1,309 | 18,000 |
| 24 | Marijampole Municipality | Marijampole | Marijampole County | 755 | 53,000 |
| 25 | Mazeikiai District Municipality | Mazeikiai | Telsiai County | 1,220 | 52,000 |
| 26 | Moletai District Municipality | Moletai | Utena County | 1,368 | 18,000 |
| 27 | Neringa Municipality | Neringa | Klaipeda County | 89 | 3,000 |
| 28 | Pagėgiai Municipality | Pagegiai | Taurage County | 537 | 8,000 |
| 29 | Pakruojis District Municipality | Pakruojis | Siauliai County | 1,316 | 19,000 |
| 30 | Palanga City Municipality | Palanga | Klaipeda County | 79 | 18,000 |
| 31 | Panevezys City Municipality | Panevezys | Panevezys County | 50 | 86,000 |
| 32 | Panevezys District Municipality | Panevezys | Panevezys County | 2,179 | 35,000 |
| 33 | Pasvalys District Municipality | Pasvalys | Panevezys County | 1,289 | 22,000 |
| 34 | Plunge District Municipality | Plunge | Telsiai County | 1,103 | 33,000 |
| 35 | Prienai District Municipality | Prienai | Kaunas County | 1,031 | 24,000 |
| 36 | Radviliskis District Municipality | Radviliskis | Siauliai County | 1,586 | 37,000 |
| 37 | Raseiniai District Municipality | Raseiniai | Kaunas County | 1,573 | 31,000 |
| 38 | Rietavas Municipality | Rietavas | Telsiai County | 586 | 8,000 |
| 39 | Rokiskis District Municipality | Rokiskis | Panevezys County | 1,807 | 27,000 |
| 40 | Sakiai District Municipality | Sakiai | Marijampole County | 1,453 | 27,000 |
| 41 | Salcininkai District Municipality | Salcininkai | Vilnius County | 1,491 | 32,000 |
| 42 | Siauliai City Municipality | Siauliai | Siauliai County | 81 | 101,000 |
| 43 | Siauliai District Municipality | Siauliai | Siauliai County | 1,807 | 42,000 |
| 44 | Silale District Municipality | Silale | Taurage County | 1,188 | 22,000 |
| 45 | Silute District Municipality | Silute | Klaipeda County | 1,706 | 38,000 |
| 46 | Sirvintos District Municipality | Sirvintos | Vilnius County | 906 | 16,000 |
| 47 | Skuodas District Municipality | Skuodas | Klaipeda County | 911 | 16,000 |
| 48 | Svencionys District Municipality | Svencionys | Vilnius County | 1,692 | 24,000 |
| 49 | Taurage District Municipality | Taurage | Taurage County | 1,188 | 38,000 |
| 50 | Telsiai District Municipality | Telsiai | Telsiai County | 1,439 | 39,000 |
| 51 | Trakai District Municipality | Trakai | Vilnius County | 1,208 | 34,000 |
| 52 | Ukmerge District Municipality | Ukmerge | Vilnius County | 1,395 | 34,000 |
| 53 | Utena District Municipality | Utena | Utena County | 1,229 | 37,000 |
| 54 | Varena District Municipality | Varena | Alytus County | 2,216 | 19,000 |
| 55 | Vilkaviskis District Municipality | Vilkaviskis | Marijampole County | 1,306 | 35,000 |
| 56 | Vilnius City Municipality | Vilnius | Vilnius County | 401 | 610,000 |
| 57 | Vilnius District Municipality | Rukainiai | Vilnius County | 2,129 | 110,000 |
| 58 | Visaginas Municipality | Visaginas | Utena County | 58 | 19,000 |
| 59 | Zarasai District Municipality | Zarasai | Utena County | 1,334 | 16,000 |
| 60 | Birštonas Municipality | Birstonas | Kaunas County | 124 | 5,000 |
Largest Municipalities by Area
- Varena District Municipality - 856 sq mi (2,216 km²)
- Panevezys District Municipality - 841 sq mi (2,179 km²)
- Vilnius District Municipality - 822 sq mi (2,129 km²)
- Rokiskis District Municipality - 698 sq mi (1,807 km²)
- Siauliai District Municipality - 698 sq mi (1,807 km²)
- Anyksciai District Municipality - 681 sq mi (1,764 km²)
- Silute District Municipality - 659 sq mi (1,706 km²)
- Kelmė District Municipality - 658 sq mi (1,705 km²)
Most Populous Municipalities
- Vilnius City Municipality - Population: 610,000 (Official Estimate 2025)
- Kaunas City Municipality - Population: 305,000 (Official Estimate 2025)
- Klaipeda City Municipality - Population: 150,000 (Official Estimate 2025)
- Vilnius District Municipality - Population: 110,000 (Official Estimate 2025)
- Kaunas District Municipality - Population: 103,000 (Official Estimate 2025)
- Siauliai City Municipality - Population: 101,000 (Official Estimate 2025)
- Panevezys City Municipality - Population: 86,000 (Official Estimate 2025)
- Klaipeda District Municipality - Population: 57,000 (Official Estimate 2025)
Smallest Municipalities by Area
- Alytus City Municipality - 15 sq mi (40 km²)
- Panevezys City Municipality - 19 sq mi (50 km²)
- Visaginas Municipality - 22 sq mi (58 km²)
- Palanga City Municipality - 31 sq mi (79 km²)
- Siauliai City Municipality - 31 sq mi (81 km²)
- Neringa Municipality - 34 sq mi (89 km²)
Municipalities by County
- Alytus County: Alytus City, Alytus District, Druskininkai, Lazdijai, Varena
- Kaunas County: Birštonas, Jonava, Kaisiadorys, Kaunas City, Kaunas District, Kedainiai, Prienai, Raseiniai
- Klaipeda County: Klaipeda City, Klaipeda District, Kretinga, Neringa, Palanga, Silute, Skuodas
- Marijampole County: Kalvarija, Kazlu Ruda, Marijampole, Sakiai, Vilkaviskis
- Panevezys County: Birzai, Kupiskis, Panevezys City, Panevezys District, Pasvalys, Rokiskis
- Siauliai County: Akmene, Joniskis, Kelme, Pakruojis, Radviliskis, Siauliai City, Siauliai District
- Taurage County: Jurbarkas, Pagegiai, Silale, Taurage
- Telsiai County: Mazeikiai, Plunge, Rietavas, Telsiai
- Utena County: Anyksciai, Ignalina, Moletai, Utena, Visaginas, Zarasai
- Vilnius County: Elektrenai, Salcininkai, Sirvintos, Svencionys, Trakai, Ukmerge, Vilnius City, Vilnius District
Landlocked Municipalities
- Akmene District Municipality
- Alytus City Municipality
- Alytus District Municipality
- Anyksciai District Municipality
- Birzai District Municipality
- Elektrenai Municipality
- Ignalina District Municipality
- Jonava District Municipality
- Joniskis District Municipality
- Jurbarkas District Municipality
- Kaisiadorys District Municipality
- Kalvarija Municipality
- Kaunas City Municipality
- Kaunas District Municipality
- Kazlu Ruda Municipality
- Kedainiai District Municipality
- Kelmė District Municipality
- Kupiskis District Municipality
- Lazdijai District Municipality
- Marijampole Municipality
- Mazeikiai District Municipality
- Moletai District Municipality
- Pakruojis District Municipality
- Panevezys City Municipality
- Panevezys District Municipality
- Pasvalys District Municipality
- Plunge District Municipality
- Prienai District Municipality
- Radviliskis District Municipality
- Raseiniai District Municipality
- Rietavas Municipality
- Rokiskis District Municipality
- Sakiai District Municipality
- Salcininkai District Municipality
- Siauliai City Municipality
- Siauliai District Municipality
- Silale District Municipality
- Sirvintos District Municipality
- Svencionys District Municipality
- Taurage District Municipality
- Telsiai District Municipality
- Trakai District Municipality
- Ukmerge District Municipality
- Utena District Municipality
- Varena District Municipality
- Vilkaviskis District Municipality
- Vilnius City Municipality
- Vilnius District Municipality
- Visaginas Municipality
- Zarasai District Municipality
- Birštonas Municipality
Municipalities with Coastline
- Klaipeda City Municipality
- Klaipeda District Municipality
- Kretinga District Municipality
- Neringa Municipality
- Palanga City Municipality
- Silute District Municipality
- Skuodas District Municipality
Municipalities Sharing Borders with Other Countries
- Latvia: Akmene, Birzai, Joniskis, Mazeikiai, Pakruojis, Pasvalys, Skuodas, Zarasai
- Belarus: Druskininkai, Ignalina, Lazdijai, Salcininkai, Svencionys, Varena, Vilnius District
- Poland: Kalvarija, Lazdijai, Vilkaviskis
- Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast): Jurbarkas, Pagegiai, Silute
Sources
- Statistics Lithuania
- World Bank - Lithuania Data
- CIA World Factbook - Lithuania
- Encyclopaedia Britannica - Lithuania
- Government of Lithuania
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