Šiauliai district
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Šiauliai district Šiaulių apskritis |
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| Basic data | |||
| ISO 3166-2 | LT-SA | ||
| surface | 8540 km² | ||
| Capital | Šiauliai | ||
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Inhabitants - population density - year-on-year comparison |
357,029 (4th place / LT) 41.8 inhabitants / km² 360,020 (−1.0%) |
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| Current population figures from 1.1.2006 | |||
| administration | |||
| governor | Alvydas Šedžius | ||
| structure | 7 self-governments (savivaldybė) | ||
| Web presence | www.siauliai.aps.lt | ||
The Šiauliai district (German Schaulen district ) is one of the ten administrative districts that have formed the top tier of the administrative division of Lithuania since 1994 . Until June 30, 2010 there was a district administration.
Administrative division
The Šiauliai district comprises seven of the 60 - still existing - self-governing communities ( savivaldybės ), which are larger than German communities and smaller than German "rural districts". In Šiauliai district there is one 'township' and six ' rajono savivaldybės ' , which are made up of smaller towns and villages:
Borough
- Municipality of Šiauliai (100,618) (population 2018)
District parishes
- Akmenė Rajong Parish (28,596)
- Joniškis Rajong Parish (22,514)
- Kelmė Rajong Parish (26,790)
- Pakruojis Rajong Parish (20,369)
- Radviliškis district parish (37,243)
- Šiauliai Rajong Municipality (41,221)
media
- Šiaulių kraštas , daily newspaper
