Vilnius County

Vilnius County
Vilniaus apskritis
Vilnius skyline
Vilnius skyline
Flag of Vilnius County
Coat of arms of Vilnius County
Location of Vilnius County
Location of Vilnius County
Country Lithuania
Administrative centreVilnius
Municipalities
Area
 • Total
9,730 km2 (3,760 sq mi)
 (14.9% of the area of Lithuania)
Population
 (2023)
 • Total
851,346
 • Rank1st of 10 (30% of the population of Lithuania)
 • Density87/km2 (230/sq mi)
GDP
 • Total€29.4 billion (2022)
 • Per capita€35,300 (2022)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 codeLT-VL
HDI (2021)0.913[2]very high · 1st
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Vilnius County (Lithuanian: Vilniaus apskritis) is the largest of the 10 counties of Lithuania, located in the east of the country around the city Vilnius and is also known as Capital Region or Sostinės regionas by the Lithuanian statistics department and Eurostat. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished,[3] and since that date, Vilnius County remains as the territorial and statistical unit.

  1. ^ "Gross domestic product by region in 2022". osp.stat.gov.lt.
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI - Global Data Lab".
  3. ^ "Dėl apskričių viršininkų administracijų likvidavimo". Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. Retrieved 21 August 2011.

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