Identification of metropolitan area

Updated: August 2009

Metropolitan area :

Vilnius is the largest city and the capital of Lithuania, with a population of 553,904 (850,700 together with Vilnius County) as of year 2006. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County. Vilnius is situated in southeastern Lithuania.

Vilnius lies 312 kilometers (194 mi) from the Baltic Sea and Klaipėda, the chief Lithuanian seaport. Vilnius is connected by highways to other major Lithuanian cities, such as Kaunas (102 km/63 mi away), ¦iauliai (214 km/133 mi away) and Panevė¸ys (135 km/84 mi away).

The current area of Vilnius is 402 square kilometers (155 sq mi). Buildings cover 20.2% of the city and in the remaining areas, greenery (43.9%) and waters (2.1%) prevail.


Main figures :

Main cityMetropolitan area
Surface 402 km2 9.731 km2
Population 553.553 846.261
Employement 0.388 million 0.444 million
GDP/inh (2006) - 6.989


Map showing the region within the country :

Illust : vilnius region, 126.9 kb, 385x414


Map of the region :

Illust : map of the region, 46.4 kb, 329x314

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