Šiauliai County

Šiauliai County (Lithuanian: Šiaulių apskritis) is one of ten counties in Lithuania. It is in the north of the country, and its capital is Šiauliai. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished,[2] and since that date, Šiauliai County remains as the territorial and statistical unit.

Šiauliai County

Šiaulių apskritis
County
Flag
Coat of arms
Location of Šiauliai County
Country Lithuania
Administrative centreŠiauliai
Municipalities
Area
 • Total8,537 km2 (3,296 sq mi)
 (13.1% of the area of Lithuania)
Population
 (2020-01-01)
 • Total261,452
 • Rank4th of 10 (10.4% of the population of Lithuania)
 • Density31/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 codeLT-SA
GDP (nominal)2017
 - Total€3.1 billion
 - Per capita€11,500 ()
HDI (2017)0.830[1]
very high · 6th

History

Formation of administrative regions in Lithuania started in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the 18th century.

In October 1795, Catherine II of Russia granted Šiauliai the city rights and the privilege to become the capital town of the region. Administrative division of Russian Empire remained unchanged up to the end of World War I. When the war came to its end, in 1918 Lithuania was restored as an independent state.

On December 17, 1918, a circular No.1 was issued "On Municipalities in Lithuania" that declared that the entire area of Lithuania would be divided into the regions - apskritys (county sometimes translated into English as a provinces or counties). There were 10 apskritys in Lithuania.

In 1937 Siauliai county's overall territory was 6042 km² and 210 thousands people lived there. It was the largest apskritis in Lithuania.

In 1940 the Soviet Union occupied Lithuania and reformed the administrative system. The county system remained until 1950 when the counties were abolished and entire area was divided into smaller units - districts, or rajonas in Lithuanian.

Only in 1994 - four years after the restoration of Lithuania's independence in 1990 - the apskritys were created again. However, the interwar apskritys should not be mixed with current apskritys, as their purpose, sizes, and number are all different, see administrative division of Lithuania. The entire area of Lithuania is currently divided into 10 larger units - apskritys and smaller districts, consisting of urban and rural elderships.

Municipalities

The County encompasses municipalities of:

Akmenė District Municipality
Joniškis District Municipality
Kelmė District Municipality
Pakruojis District Municipality
Radviliškis District Municipality
Šiauliai City Municipality
Šiauliai District Municipality
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References
  1. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  2. "Dėl apskričių viršininkų administracijų likvidavimo". Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. Retrieved 21 August 2011.

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