Neighborhoods of Vilnius
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Neighborhoods of Vilnius
are administrative districts of Vilnius City Municipality
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Vilnius
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
are administrative districts of Vilnius City Municipality
Vilnius city municipality
The Vilnius city municipality , is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania. It is in the southeastern part of country, in Vilnius County and consists of the city of Vilnius, the town of Grigiškės and some rural areas.- History :...
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Elderships, a state-wide administrative division, function as municipal districts. The 21 elderships are based on neighbourhoods:| Neighborhoods | Area (km2) | Pop. (2001) | Density Population density Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans... (2001) |
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| 1 | Verkiai Verkiai Verkiai is a northernmost eldership in Vilnius, Lithuania. Historically it was a separate settlement situated north of Vilnius but today it is a part of Vilnius city municipality. It occupies 5,565 ha and has 30,000 inhabitants... |
56.0 | 30,856 | 551.0 |
| 2 | Antakalnis Antakalnis Antakalnis is an eldership in the Vilnius city municipality, Lithuania. Antakalnis is one of the oldest historical suburbs of Vilnius City. It is located in the eastern section of Vilnius, along the right bank of the Neris River... |
77.2 | 39,697 | 514.2 |
| 3 | Pašilaičiai Pašilaičiai Pašilaičiai is an eldership in the Vilnius city municipality, Lithuania. It occupies 7,9 km². According to the 2001 census, it has a population of 25,674.... |
7.9 | 25,674 | 3,249.9 |
| 4 | Fabijoniškės Fabijoniškes Fabijoniškės, located in the northern part of Vilnius, is one of the newest districts of Vilnius municipality, built in the late 1980s to early 1990s.... |
5.9 | 36,644 | 6,210.8 |
| 5 | Pilaitė Pilaitė Pilaitė is an eldership in the Vilnius city municipality, Lithuania. It occupies 13,9 km². According to the 2001 census, it has a population of 15,996.... |
13.9 | 15,996 | 1,150.8 |
| 6 | Justiniškės Justiniškes Justiniškės, located in western edge of Vilnius, is one of the newest districts in the capital of Lithuania. It is also one of the 21 elderships of Vilnius city municipality. It was built mainly in the 1980s as a microdistrict. Almost all buildings are large Soviet-built residential apartment... |
3.0 | 30,958 | 10,319.3 |
| 7 | Viršuliškės Viršuliškės Viršuliškės is an eldership in the Vilnius city municipality, Lithuania. It occupies 2,6 km². According to the 2001 census, it has a population of 16,250.... |
2.6 | 16,250 | 6,250.0 |
| 8 | Šeškinė Šeškine Šeškinė is a fairly new suburb located in the north of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, built in 1977 as a microdistrict.Šeškinė is a largely residential suburb although it is also home to the Akropolis Mall, one of the largest in Eastern Europe. The largest sports facilities in Lithuania, the... |
4.6 | 36,604 | 7,957.4 |
| 9 | Šnipiškės Šnipiškes Šnipiškės is a neighborhood in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. Located on the north bank of the river Neris, it is the site of Vilnius' new business district. Several skyscrapers and the new Europa Tower business center have been erected since the turn of the millennium... |
3.1 | 19,321 | 6,232.6 |
| 10 | Žirmūnai Žirmunai Žirmūnai , is the most populous administrative division in Vilnius. It is also a neighbourhood in the Lithuanian capital city Vilnius, encompassing the city district of the same name, built in the 1960s.... |
5.7 | 47,410 | 8,317.5 |
| 11 | Karoliniškės Karoliniškes Karoliniškės is a microdistrict and eldership of Vilnius, Lithuania. The district was started to be built in 1971.Karoliniškės covers about 3.7 km² area... |
3.7 | 31,175 | 8,425.7 |
| 12 | Žvėrynas Žverynas Žvėrynas is one of the older neighborhoods and smallest elderships in Vilnius, Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, about 12,000 people live within a 2.6 km² area. It lies on the banks of the Neris River, and is situated to the west of the Lithuanian Parliament building. The river surrounds it... |
2.6 | 12,188 | 4,687.7 |
| 13 | Grigiškės Grigiškes Grigiškės |AB Grigiškės]], a major paper factory built in 1923.- See also :#... |
7.0 | 11,617 | 1,659.6 |
| 14 | Lazdynai Lazdynai Lazdynai is an eldershio in Vilnius, Lithuania, situated on the right bank of the Neris River. It covers area of and has population of approximately 32,000 .-History:... |
9.9 | 32,164 | 3,248.9 |
| 15 | Vilkpėdė Vilkpėdė Vilkpėdė is an eldership in the Vilnius city municipality, Lithuania. It occupies 10,8 km². According to the 2001 census, it has a population of 24749.... |
10.8 | 24,749 | 2,291.6 |
| 16 | Naujamiestis | 4.9 | 27,892 | 5,692.2 |
| 17 | Senamiestis Vilnius Old Town The Old Town of Vilnius , one of the largest surviving medieval old towns in Northern Europe, has an area of 3.59 square kilometres . It encompasses 74 quarters, with 70 streets and lanes numbering 1487 buildings with a total floor area of 1,497,000 square meters... |
4.4 | 21,022 | 4,777.7 |
| 18 | Naujoji Vilnia Naujoji Vilnia Naujoji Vilnia is a neighborhood in eastern Vilnius, Lithuania situated along the banks of the Vilnia River. It has eldership status. The district has a population of about 32,800... |
38.6 | 32,775 | 849.1 |
| 19 | Paneriai Paneriai Paneriai is a neighborhood of Vilnius, situated about 10 kilometres away from the city center. It is the largest elderate in the Vilnius city municipality. It is located on low forested hills, on the Vilnius-Warsaw road... |
84.8 | 8,909 | 105.1 |
| 20 | Naujininkai Naujininkai Naujininkai is one of the neighborhoods of Vilnius, Lithuania. It is situated in the south-west of the city and lies between the Vilnius International Airport and the railway station. It has an eldership status. It has an Old Believers' cemetery and a church.... |
37.6 | 33,457 | 889.8 |
| 21 | Rasos Rasos (district) Rasos is an eldership in the Vilnius city municipality, Lithuania. It occupies 16,3 km². According to the 2001 census, it has a population of 13054.... |
16.3 | 13,054 | 800.9 |