Panevėžys County

Panevėžys County Panevėžio apskritis
—  county  —
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Panevėžys County
Country	Lithuania
ISO_3166-2	LT-PN
Capital	Panevėžys
Municipalities	List Biržai district municipality Kupiškis district municipality Panevėžys city municipality Panevėžys district municipality Pasvalys district municipality Rokiškis district municipality
Government
- County governor	Gema Umbrasienė
Area
- Total	4,463 km2 (1,723.2 sq mi)
Population (2008)
- Total	181,219
- Density	40.6/km2 (105.2/sq mi)
- Rank	5th
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	http://www.pava.lt

Panevėžys County (Lithuanian: Panevėžio apskritis) is one of ten counties in Lithuania. It is in the north-east of the country, and its capital is Panevėžys. The county has over 320 thousand inhabitants.

Panevėžys County comprises the following municipalities:

• Biržai district municipality
• Kupiškis district municipality
• Panevėžys city municipality
• Panevėžys district municipality
• Pasvalys district municipality
• Rokiškis district municipality

Panevėžys county is the fourth largest county in Lithuania.

• 202 km² cities and towns
• 145 km² factories and roads
• 4822 km² farmland
• 2109 km² forests
• 200 km² lakes and streams
• 406 km² other

Panevėžys County borders with Latvia, and also with Lithuanian counties of Utena, Vilnius, Kaunas and Šiauliai.

Tourism

The region offers 9 hotels and 7 country inns for tourists and travellers. There are 8 tourist agencies and 3 tourist information centers catering to the public.

Industry

Panevėžys County generates more than 3.4 billion Litas of GNP. Average annual household income is 10.6 thousand Litas (approx 2.6 thousand US dollars). The county is responsible for approximately 7% of the national industrial output. There are 105 factories and concerns employing 17 thousand workers. In the year 2000, factory output topped 1.76 billion Litas.

History

Historical documents from the XVI century mention Panevėžys as an administrative region.

References

• Panevėžys county webpage

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v • d • e Panevėžys County Municipalities Biržai • Kupiškis • Panevėžys (city) • Panevėžys (district) • Pasvalys • Rokiškis Cities Biržai • Joniškėlis • Kupiškis • Obeliai • Pandėlys • Panevėžys • Pasvalys • Ramygala • Rokiškis • Subačius • Vabalninkas Towns Alizava • Antašava • Čedasai • Daujėnai • Duokiškis • Geležiai • Jūžintai • Kamajai • Krekenava • Krikliniai • Krinčinas • Kupreliškis • Miežiškiai • Naujamiestis • Nemunėlio Radviliškis • Pabiržė • Palėvenė • Panemunėlis • Panemunis • Papilys • Pumpėnai • Pušalotas • Raguva • Salamiestis • Saločiai • Salos • Senasis Subačius • Šilai • Šimonys • Skapiškis • Smilgiai • Suvainiškis • Vadokliai • Vaškai See also: Villages

Coordinates: 55°44′15″N 24°22′13″E / 55.7375°N 24.37028°E / 55.7375; 24.37028