Širvintos district municipality

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Širvintos district municipality
native_name=Širvintų rajono savivaldybė

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map_caption = Location of Širvintos district municipality
image_shield = Sirvintos COA.gif
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = LTU
subdivision_type1=Ethnographic region
subdivision_name1=Aukštaitija
subdivision_type2=County
subdivision_name2=Vilnius County
seat_type=Capital
seat=Širvintos
parts_type=Elderships
p1=Autolink|Alionys I
p2=Autolink|Čiobiškis
p3=Autolink|Gelvonai
p4=Autolink|Jauniūnai
p5=Autolink|Kernavė
p6=Autolink|Musninkai
p7=Autolink|Širvintos
p8=Autolink|Zibalai
established_title=
established_date =
established_date2 =
population_total = 20,200
population_as_of = 2001
area_total_km2 = 906
timezone=EET
utc_offset=+2
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3
website=http://www.sirvintos.lt

Širvintos district municipality ("Širvintų rajono savivaldybė") is a municipality in Lithuania, it is in territory of Vilniaus Apskritis and its capital is Širvintos.

Geography

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).

Heritage

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.

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.

External links

* [http://www.sirvintos.lt/index.php?lang=en&id=561 Širvintos district municipality official page]