Panevėžys County

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Panevėžys County
native_name=Panevėžio apskritis
settlement_type= county

leader_title = County governor
leader_name= Gema Umbrasienė


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map_caption = Location of Panevėžys County
image_shield = Panevezys County COA.png

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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = LTU
subdivision_type1= ISO_3166-2
subdivision_name1 = LT-PN

parts_type = Municipalities
parts =
p1= Biržai district municipality
p2= Kupiškis district municipality
p3= Panevėžys city municipality
p4= Panevėžys district municipality
p5= Pasvalys district municipality
p6= Rokiškis district municipality

seat_type = Capital
seat = Panevėžys

area_total_km2 = 4463
population_total = 181,219
population_density_km2=40.6
population_as_of = 2008
population_blank1 = 5th
population_blank1_title=Rank

timezone=EET
utc_offset=+2
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3
website=http://www.pava.lt

Panevėžys County ( _lt. Panevėžio apskritis) is one of ten counties in Lithuania. It is in the north-east of the country, and its capital is Panevėžys. The county has over 320 thousand inhabitants.

Panevėžys County comprises the following municipalities:
* Biržai district municipality
* Kupiškis district municipality
* Panevėžys city municipality
* Panevėžys district municipality
* Pasvalys district municipality
* Rokiškis district municipality

Panevėžys county is the fourth largest county in Lithuania.
*202 km² cities and towns
*145 km² factories and roads
*4822 km² farmland
*2109 km² forests
*200 km² lakes and streams
*406 km² other

Panevėžys County borders with Latvia, and also with Lithuanian counties of Utena, Vilnius, Kaunas and Šiauliai.

Tourism

The region offers 9 hotels and 7 country inns for tourists and travellers. There are 8 tourist agencies and 3 tourist information centers catering to the public.

Industry

Panevėžys County generates more than 3.4 billion Litas of GNP. Average annual household income is 10.6 thousand Litas (approx 2.6 thousand US dollars). The county is responsible for approximately 7% of the national industrial output. There are 105 factories and concerns employing 17 thousand workers. In the year 2000, factory output topped 1.76 billion Litas.

History

Historical documents from the XVI century mention Panevėžys as an administrative region.

References

* [http://www.pava.lt/ Panevėžys county webpage]