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			{{see also\|Vilnius urban area}}
	{{infobox savivaldybe\|Vilniaus rajono\|Image:Vilnius district location.png\|Image:Vilnius district COA.gif\|] / ]\|Vilnius County\|Vilnius\|Nemenčinė\|5,892\|?\|23\|2,129\|3rd\|88,500\|6th\|41.6\|18th\|5\|http://www.vilniaus-r.lt\|2001 census\|Lithuanian Poles’ Electoral Action\|Marija Rekst\|27\|Vilnius district\|Image:Vilnius district map.png}}
			{{Use dmy dates\|date=August 2024}}
			{{Infobox settlement
			<!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions -->\| name = Vilnius District Municipality
			\| native_name = Vilniaus rajono savivaldybė
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			\| p1 = {{Autolink\|Avižieniai}}
			\| p2 = {{Autolink\|Bezdonys}}
			\| p3 = {{Autolink\|Buivydžiai}}
			\| p4 = {{Autolink\|Dūkštos}}
			\| p5 = {{Autolink\|Juodšiliai}}
			\| p6 = {{Autolink\|Kalveliai}}
			\| p7 = {{Autolink\|Lavoriškės}}
			\| p8 = {{Autolink\|Maišiagala}}
			\| p9 = {{Autolink\|Marijampolis}}
			\| p10 = {{Autolink\|Medininkai}}
			\| p11 = {{Autolink\|Mickūnai}}
			\| p12 = {{Autolink\|Nemenčinė}} (city)
			\| p13 = {{Autolink\|Nemenčinė}} (rural)
			\| p14 = {{Autolink\|Nemėžis}}
			\| p15 = {{Autolink\|Paberžė}}
			\| p16 = {{Autolink\|Pagiriai (Vilnius)}}
			\| p17 = {{Autolink\|Riešė}}
			\| p18 = {{Autolink\|Rudamina (Vilnius)\|Rudamina}}
			\| p19 = {{Autolink\|Rukainiai}}
			\| p20 = {{Autolink\|Sudervė}}
			\| p21 = {{Autolink\|Sužionys}}
			\| p22 = {{Autolink\|Vėliučionys}}
			\| p23 = {{Autolink\|Zujūnai}}
			\| established_title = <!-- Founded -->
			\| established_date =
			\| seat_type = Capital
			\| seat = ]
			\| leader_party = ]
			\| leader_title = Mayor
			\| leader_name = Robert Duchnevič<ref>{{Cite web \|title=ROBERT DUCHNEVIČ\|url=https://www.vrk.lt/kandidatai-2023-sav?srcUrl=/rinkimai/1304/rnk1630/kandidatai/savKandidatasAnketa_2023_rkndId-2421628.html\|website=vrk.lt \|language=lt}}</ref>
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			\| unit_pref = Metric<!-- or US or UK -->
			\| area_footnotes =
			\| area_total_km2 = 2129
			\| area_rank =
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			\| population_footnotes =<ref></ref>
			\| population_total = 106,197
			\| population_as_of = 2023
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			\| population_density_km2 = auto
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			\| utc_offset1 = +2
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			\| utc_offset1_DST = +3
			\| postal_code_type = <!-- Postal code -->
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			\| area_code_type = Telephone code
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			\| blank_name_sec1 = Major settlements
			\| blank_info_sec1 = {{unbulleted list
			\|] (pop. 4,749)
			\|] (pop. 4,051)
			}}
			\| website = {{URL\|https://www.vrsa.lt/}}
			\| footnotes =
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			'''Vilnius District Municipality''' ({{langx\|lt\|Vilniaus rajono savivaldybė}}) is one of the 60 municipalities in ]. It surrounds the capital city of ] on three sides. The municipality is also bordered by ] district and ] in the west, ] and ] districts of ] in the east, ], ] and ] districts in the north and ] district in the south.

			The population of the district is one of the fastest growing in Lithuania because of the migration of ]' inhabitants to the suburbs. It stood at 116,584 in January 2024,<ref></ref> up from 84 thousand in the early 1990s, meaning an increase by more than a third in less than 30 years.
	'''Vilnius district municipality''' is one of 60 municipalities in ]. It surrounds the capital on 3 sides, and the ] touches it on one.

			== History ==
	About 63.5% of the municipality population are ]. <ref>''Lietuvos Respublikos pagrindinių tautybių gyventojai'', Vilnius 1991, p. 23-38</ref>

			]]]
	==References==
			]]]

			Vilnius district municipality is situated in the territory once settled by the ] {{Ill\|East Lithuanian Barrow Culture\|lt\|Rytų Lietuvos pilkapių kultūra}} ({{Circa\|3/4th–11/12th century AD}}), and numerous archaeological sites from this period are situated within its borders. During the formation of the ], the major part of what is now Vilnius district municipality was the nucleus of the ], while the territory to the north of ] belonged to the {{Ill\|Neris Land\|lt\|Neris (baltų žemė)}}. There is some evidence that ] just north of Vilnius whose historic name was Gedvydžiai could be associated with Duke ] and through this link – with ].<ref></ref> According to ], the pagan ruler of Lithuania ] was cremated in the sacred forest of Kukaveitis near ] after his death in Maišiagala castle in 1377.<ref name=sema>{{cite book\|last=Semaška\| first=Algimantas\|title=Kelionių vadovas po Lietuvą: 1000 lankytinų vietovių norintiems geriau pažinti gimtąjį kraštą\|edition=4th\|year=2006\|publisher=Algimantas\|location=Vilnius\|isbn=9986-509-90-4\|pages=363–364\|language=lt}}</ref> Nemenčinė (1338), Maišiagala (1254, 1365) and Medininkai (1387), known from written sources from the 13th-14th centuries, were among the oldest settlements in Lithuania. These were trade and defense centers with castles as well as religious centers – after the ], early churches were built here. As Vilnius was the capital of the ], the territory around the city was forming the very center of the state, so-called ]. It was the major part of a much larger {{Ill\|Vilnius Duchy\|lt\|Vilniaus kunigaikštystė}} and later – ]. After the partitions of the ], ] was formed and ] occupied all of what is now Vilnius district municipality. When Vilnius and its suburbs in 1923 were incorporated into ], what is now Vilnius district municipality was the core of ]. After ], Vilnius district municipality was formed. The initially small Vilnius district (938 km<sup>2</sup>) was soon significantly enlarged, absorbing ] district (in 1959) and ] district (in 1962) and parts of Ukmergė district, but transferring some smaller administrative territories to ] and ], including ] (in 1962). After 1962 (then 2313 km<sup>2</sup>), there were only minor administrative reforms, attaching some territories from Vilnius district municipality (now 2129 km<sup>2</sup>) to ] city. In March 1987, the villages of ], ], Kelmija, Raisteliai and parts of the villages of Pavilionys, ], Prašiškės, ], ], ] and ] were attached to Vilnius city.<ref>Visuotinio 1989 m. gyventojų surašymo duomenys, Vilnius, 1993</ref> Almost all of the municipality belongs to the Vilnius urban belt, forming suburban environs of the capital city.<ref></ref>
	<references/>

			Some projects, that may have been changed the district radically were not implemented.
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			During the interwar period, ] was started to be built in 1938 only to be abandoned in 1940. The reservoir between ] and ] was not created. During the 70s, a plan to build a pumped storage plant in ] was too dropped off and ] was built in ] instead.

			== Demographics ==

			The district has significant ] population in Lithuania, with 46% of the population claiming Polish ethnicity.<ref name="osp.stat.gov.lt">{{Cite web\|url=https://tmde.lrv.lt/lt/tautiniu-mazumu-kulturos-centrai-ir-tautines-bendrijos/statistika\|title=Tautinių mažumų departamentas prie Lietuvos Respublikos Vyriausybės}}</ref> But the number has been dwindling from more than 80% in the late 1980s because of suburbanisation, age structure (younger newcomer inhabitants are mostly ], while older population in villages are mostly ]) and ].

			At the 2011 Census, ] amounted to 52.07% out of 95,348 inhabitants. 32.47% were ], 8.01% ], 4.17% ], 0.65% ] and 0.11% ].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Lithuania 2011 Census \|url=http://www.stat.gov.lt/lt/pages/view/?id=2630&PHPSESSID=8c0114ade8751fd8462a09747587c599 \|publisher=Lietuvos statistikos departamentas \|year=2011 \|access-date=2013-03-24 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111175440/http://www.stat.gov.lt/lt/pages/view/?id=2630&PHPSESSID=a54605f41010fbb7fdbba253cd60f330 \|archive-date=2012-01-11 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

			In 2021, according to the census results, ethnographic composition was the following: ] – 46.75%, ] – 38.52%, ] – 7.35%, ] – 3.26%, ] – 0.63%, Other – 0.86% and 2.64% of inhabitants did not declare their ethnographic identity.<ref></ref>

			== Elderships ==
			The municipality is divided into 23 elderships:
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			! # !! Eldership
			!Coat of Arms!! Administrative
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			! Area<br>in km<sup>2</sup><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Atviri duomenys {{!}} VĮ Registrų centras\|url=https://www.registrucentras.lt/atviri_duomenys/\|access-date=2021-01-07\|website=www.registrucentras.lt}}</ref> !! Population<br>(2019)<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Naujas detalus gyventojų žemėlapis\|url=https://osp.stat.gov.lt/informaciniai-pranesimai?articleId=7441615\|access-date=2021-01-07\|website=osp.stat.gov.lt\|language=lt-LT}}</ref>!!Density<br> per km<sup>2</sup>
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			\| 1
			\| ]
			\|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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			\| 52.08
			\| 11,598
			\|{{#expr: 11598/52.08 round 0}}
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			\| 2
			\|]
			\|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
			\|]
			\|121.42
			\|2,886
			\|{{#expr: 2886/121.42 round 0}}
			\|- align=center valign=center
			\|3
			\|]
			\|]
			\|]
			\|98.03
			\|908
			\|{{#expr: 908/98.03 round 0}}
			\|- align=center valign=center
			\|4
			\|]
			\| –
			\|]
			\|89.66
			\|1,930
			\|{{#expr: 1930/89.66 round 0}}
			\|- align=center valign=center
			\|5
			\|]
			\| –
			\|]
			\|23.63
			\|4,671
			\|{{#expr: 4671/23.63 round 0}}
			\|- align=center valign=center
			\|6
			\|]
			\| –
			\|]
			\|119.91
			\|4,170
			\|{{#expr: 4170/119.91 round 0}}
			\|- align=center valign=center
			\|7
			\|]
			\| –
			\|]
			\|121.62
			\|2,277
			\|{{#expr: 2277/121.62 round 0}}
			\|- align=center valign=center
			\|8
			\|]
			\|]
			\|]
			\|99.9
			\|2,872
			\|{{#expr: 2872/99.9 round 0}}
			\|- align=center valign=center
			\|9
			\|]
			\| –
			\|]
			\|121.88
			\|3,553
			\|{{#expr: 3553/121.88 round 0}}
			\|- align=center valign=center
			\|10
			\|]
			\|]
			\|]
			\|64.24
			\|1,068
			\|{{#expr: 1068/64.24 round 0}}
			\|- align=center valign=center
			\|11
			\|]
			\|]
			\|]
			\|93.56
			\|5,583
			\|{{#expr: 5583/93.56 round 0}}
			\|- align=center valign=center
			\|12
			\|]
			\| –
			\|]
			\|147.23
			\|3,728
			\|{{#expr: 3728/147.23 round 0}}
			\|- align=center valign=center
			\|13
			\|]
			\|]
			\|]
			\|3.98
			\|4,886
			\|{{#expr: 4886/3.98 round 0}}
			\|- align=center valign=center
			\|14
			\|]
			\|]
			\|]
			\|39.76
			\|9,062
			\|{{#expr: 9062/39.76 round 0}}
			\|- align=center valign=center
			\|15
			\|]
			\|]
			\|]
			\|208.81
			\|3,407
			\|{{#expr: 3407/208.81 round 0}}
			\|- align=center valign=center
			\|16
			\|]
			\| –
			\|]
			\|89.39
			\|7,202
			\|{{#expr: 7202/89.39 round 0}}
			\|- align=center valign=center
			\|17
			\|]
			\|]
			\|]
			\|103.76
			\|6,498
			\|{{#expr: 6498/103.76 round 0}}
			\|- align=center valign=center
			\|18
			\|]
			\|]
			\|]
			\|52.49
			\|5,886
			\|{{#expr: 5886/52.49 round 0}}
			\|- align=center valign=center
			\|19
			\|]
			\| –
			\|]
			\|141.21
			\|2,648
			\|{{#expr: 2648/141.21 round 0}}
			\|- align=center valign=center
			\|20
			\|]
			\| –
			\|]
			\|71.29
			\|2,871
			\|{{#expr: 2871/71.29 round 0}}
			\|- align=center valign=center
			\|21
			\|]
			\| –
			\|]
			\|164.42
			\|1,791
			\|{{#expr: 1791/164.42 round 0}}
			\|- align=center valign=center
			\|22
			\|]
			\| –
			\|]
			\|35.40
			\|2,966
			\|{{#expr: 2966/35.40 round 0}}
			\|- align=center valign=center
			\|23
			\|]
			\| –
			\|]
			\|65.44
			\|7,467
			\|{{#expr: 7467/65.44 round 0}}
			\|}

			== Structure ==
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			\| alt2 = Elderships of Vilnius district
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			] settlement in Vilnius district municipality. Because of recent ], such new fast-growing quarters surround ] city]]
			] village in Vilnius district municipality. One of the fastest growing localities in the vicinity of the ].]]

			] ], Vilnius district municipality.]]
			] ] buildings in Riešė elderate, Vilnius district municipality.]]
			] church, which belongs to a rare in Lithuania ]]]
			] Catholic church in ], Vilnius district municipality.]]
			] atop ] in ], historic town of Vilnius district municipality. The town's coat of arms also depicts Anthony of Padua.]]

			District structure.<ref name="gugik.gov.pl">{{cite web \| url=http://ksng.gugik.gov.pl/pliki/wpngs_litwa.pdf \| title=Robocza wersja wykazu polskich nazw geograficznych świata (Glossary of geographical names) \| publisher=Komisja Standaryzacji Nazw Geograficznych (Commission for Standardization of Placenames) \| work=Litwa; ofic. Republika Litewska; Lietuva; ofic. Lietuvos Respublika \|date=2012 \| access-date=31 December 2012 \| author=Główny Geodeta Kraju \| pages=27 \| format=PDF file, direct download 261 KB}}</ref>
			* one city – ];
			* four ]: ], ], ], ]
			* 1091 villages.

			Largest residential areas by population (2011<ref>Lietuvos statistikos departamentas. http://web.stat.gov.lt/uploads/docs/Gyventojai_gyvenamosiose_vietovese.xls</ref> or 2021 – if specified):
			* ] – 5,054
			* ] – 4,133
			* ] – 3,981
			* ] – 3,451
			* ] – 2,520
			* ] – 2,498
			* ] – 2,125
			* ] – 1,874
			* ] – 1,744
			* ] – 1,660
			* ] – 1,636
			* ] – 1,592
			* ] – 1,426
			* ] – 1,389
			* ] – 1,325
			* ] – 1,314
			* ] – 1,287
			* ] – 1,234
			* ] – 1,093
			* ] – 974
			* ] – 945 (2021)
			* ] – 922
			* ] – 919
			* ] – 919
			* ] – 870
			* ] – 805 (2021)
			* ] – 770
			* ] – 764
			* ] – 743
			* ] – 716
			* ] – 631
			* ] – 621
			* ] – 588 (2021)
			* ] – 574
			* ] – 549
			* ] – 534 (2021)
			* ] – 532 (2021)
			* ] – 516
			* ] – 493
			* ] – 489 (2021)
			* ] – 458 (2021)
			* ] – 451
			* ] – 450 (2021)
			* ] – 446 (2021)
			* ] – 446 (2021)
			* ] – 424 (2021)
			* ] – 423 (2021)
			* ] – 423 (2021)
			* ] – 402 (2021)
			* ] – 401 (2021)
			* ] – 397 (2021)
			* ] – 389 (2021)
			* ] – 369 (2021)

			==International relations==
			{{See also\|List of twin towns and sister cities in Lithuania}}

			===Twin towns – Sister cities===
			Vilnius District Municipality is ] with:
			*{{flagicon\|POL}} ], Poland<ref name="Radom twinnings">{{cite web\|url=http://www.radom.pl/page/192,miasta-partnerskie.html\|title=Radom – Miasta partnerskie\|access-date=2013-08-07\|work=Miasto Radom \|language = pl\|trans-title=Radom – Partnership cities\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403215958/http://www.radom.pl/page/192,miasta-partnerskie.html\|archive-date=2013-04-03}}</ref>

			==Gallery==
			<gallery>
			Skardis_netoli_Airėnų.JPG\|] river outcrop near ] village
			Šventasis_Daubų_ąžuolas.JPG\|Sacred Daubos Oak in ]
			Šaltinis_"Akis",_Šilėnai_2.JPG\|Swamp near ]
			Buivydai (Vilnius) hillfort 2011 (1).jpg\|Buivydai ]
			Ilgutis.jpg\|Ilgutis lake near ]
			Akmenys Trys broliai.JPG\|Stones "Three Brothers" near ]
			Medininku pilis 2012.jpg\|]
			Paberze_church.JPG\|] in ]
			Žemaitėliai,_sentikių_cerkvė_3.JPG\|Wooden ] church in ]
			Geisiškių_Šv._kankinio_Jurgio_Nugalėtojo_cerkvė._Vartai.JPG\|] church in ] village
			Keturiasdešimt Totorių, mečetė.JPG\|Wooden mosque in ]
			Sudervė,_koplytėlė.JPG\|Tower chapel in ]
			Kelias_106.JPG\|Road near ]
			Lithuania_Centre_of_Europe.jpg\|]
			Vilnoja_stone_sculptures_in_the_lake.JPG\|Stone sculptures in ] lake near ]
			Liubavo malunas2011.jpg\|] mill-museum
			Bareikiškės, Sirokomlės muziejus.JPG\|Museum of ] in ]
			Kelias 103, Lavoriškės .JPG\|Road near ]
			</gallery>

			==References==
			{{Reflist}}

			{{Vilnius County}}
	{{Municipalities of Lithuania}}		{{Municipalities of Lithuania}}
			{{Authority control}}

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Latest revision as of 17:46, 20 November 2024

Vilnius District Municipality Vilniaus rajono savivaldybė
Municipality
FlagCoat of arms Brandmark
Location of Vilnius district municipality in Lithuania
Map of Vilnius district municipality
Country	Lithuania
Ethnographic region	Dzūkija/Aukštaitija
County	Vilnius County
Capital	Vilnius
Elderships	List Avižieniai Bezdonys Buivydžiai Dūkštos Juodšiliai Kalveliai Lavoriškės Maišiagala Marijampolis Medininkai Mickūnai Nemenčinė (city) Nemenčinė (rural) Nemėžis Paberžė Pagiriai (Vilnius) Riešė Rudamina Rukainiai Sudervė Sužionys Vėliučionys Zujūnai
Government
• Mayor	Robert Duchnevič (Social Democratic Party of Lithuania)
Area
• Total	2,129 km (822 sq mi)
Population
• Total	106,197
• Density	50/km (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Major settlements	Nemenčinė (pop. 4,749) Skaidiškės (pop. 4,051)
Website	www.vrsa.lt

History

Vilnius district municipality is situated in the territory once settled by the Baltic East Lithuanian Barrow Culture [lt] (c. 3/4th–11/12th century AD), and numerous archaeological sites from this period are situated within its borders. During the formation of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the major part of what is now Vilnius district municipality was the nucleus of the Duchy of Lithuania, while the territory to the north of Maišiagala belonged to the Neris Land [lt]. There is some evidence that Bukiškis just north of Vilnius whose historic name was Gedvydžiai could be associated with Duke Gedvydas and through this link – with Mindaugas. According to Jan Długosz, the pagan ruler of Lithuania Algirdas was cremated in the sacred forest of Kukaveitis near Maišiagala after his death in Maišiagala castle in 1377. Nemenčinė (1338), Maišiagala (1254, 1365) and Medininkai (1387), known from written sources from the 13th-14th centuries, were among the oldest settlements in Lithuania. These were trade and defense centers with castles as well as religious centers – after the Christianization of Lithuania, early churches were built here. As Vilnius was the capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the territory around the city was forming the very center of the state, so-called Lithuania proper. It was the major part of a much larger Vilnius Duchy [lt] and later – Vilnius Voivodeship. After the partitions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Vilna Governorate was formed and Vilensky Uyezd occupied all of what is now Vilnius district municipality. When Vilnius and its suburbs in 1923 were incorporated into Interwar Poland, what is now Vilnius district municipality was the core of Wilno-Troki County. After World War II, Vilnius district municipality was formed. The initially small Vilnius district (938 km) was soon significantly enlarged, absorbing Naujoji Vilnia district (in 1959) and Nemenčinė district (in 1962) and parts of Ukmergė district, but transferring some smaller administrative territories to Molėtai district and Švenčionys district, including Pabradė (in 1962). After 1962 (then 2313 km), there were only minor administrative reforms, attaching some territories from Vilnius district municipality (now 2129 km) to Vilnius city. In March 1987, the villages of Pašilaičiai, Fabijoniškės, Kelmija, Raisteliai and parts of the villages of Pavilionys, Baltoji Vokė, Prašiškės, Bajorai, Buivydiškės, Grigaičiai and Vanaginė were attached to Vilnius city. Almost all of the municipality belongs to the Vilnius urban belt, forming suburban environs of the capital city.

Some projects, that may have been changed the district radically were not implemented.

During the interwar period, hydropower plant was started to be built in 1938 only to be abandoned in 1940. The reservoir between Turniškės and Nemenčinė was not created. During the 70s, a plan to build a pumped storage plant in Sudervė was too dropped off and such a plant was built in Kruonis instead.

Demographics

The district has significant Polish minority population in Lithuania, with 46% of the population claiming Polish ethnicity. But the number has been dwindling from more than 80% in the late 1980s because of suburbanisation, age structure (younger newcomer inhabitants are mostly Lithuanians, while older population in villages are mostly Poles) and acculturation.

At the 2011 Census, Poles amounted to 52.07% out of 95,348 inhabitants. 32.47% were Lithuanians, 8.01% Russians, 4.17% Belarusians, 0.65% Ukrainians and 0.11% Jews.

In 2021, according to the census results, ethnographic composition was the following: Poles – 46.75%, Lithuanians – 38.52%, Russians – 7.35%, Belarusians – 3.26%, Ukrainians – 0.63%, Other – 0.86% and 2.64% of inhabitants did not declare their ethnographic identity.

Elderships

The municipality is divided into 23 elderships:

#	Eldership	Coat of Arms	Administrative center	Area in km	Population (2019)	Density per km
1	Avižieniai Eldership	-	Avižieniai	52.08	11,598	223
2	Bezdonys Eldership	-	Bezdonys	121.42	2,886	24
3	Buivydžiai Eldership		Buivydžiai	98.03	908	9
4	Dūkštos Eldership	–	Dūkštos	89.66	1,930	22
5	Juodšiliai Eldership	–	Juodšiliai	23.63	4,671	198
6	Kalveliai Eldership	–	Kalveliai	119.91	4,170	35
7	Lavoriškės Eldership	–	Lavoriškės	121.62	2,277	19
8	Maišiagala Eldership		Maišiagala	99.9	2,872	29
9	Marijampolis Eldership	–	Marijampolis	121.88	3,553	29
10	Medininkai Eldership		Medininkai	64.24	1,068	17
11	Mickūnai Eldership		Mickūnai	93.56	5,583	60
12	Nemenčinė Eldership	–	Nemenčinė	147.23	3,728	25
13	Nemenčinė City Eldership		Nemenčinė	3.98	4,886	1228
14	Nemėžis Eldership		Nemėžis	39.76	9,062	228
15	Paberžė Eldership		Paberžė	208.81	3,407	16
16	Pagiriai Eldership	–	Pagiriai	89.39	7,202	81
17	Riešė Eldership		Didžioji Riešė	103.76	6,498	63
18	Rudamina Eldership		Rudamina	52.49	5,886	112
19	Rukainiai Eldership	–	Rukainiai	141.21	2,648	19
20	Sudervė Eldership	–	Sudervė	71.29	2,871	40
21	Sužionys Eldership	–	Sužionys	164.42	1,791	11
22	Šatrininkai Eldership	–	Vėliučionys	35.40	2,966	84
23	Zujūnai Eldership	–	Zujūnai	65.44	7,467	114

Structure

Vilnius district

District structure.

one city – Nemenčinė;
four small towns: Bezdonys, Maišiagala, Mickūnai, Šumskas
1091 villages.

Largest residential areas by population (2011 or 2021 – if specified):

Nemenčinė – 5,054
Skaidiškės – 4,133
Rudamina (Vilnius) – 3,981
Pagiriai (Vilnius) – 3,451
Didžioji Riešė – 2,520
Nemėžis – 2,498
Avižieniai – 2,125
Valčiūnai – 1,874
Juodšiliai – 1,744
Zujūnai – 1,660
Maišiagala – 1,636
Kalveliai – 1,592
Galgiai – 1,426
Mickūnai – 1,389
Grigaičiai – 1,325
Buivydiškės – 1,314
Vaidotai – 1,287
Riešė – 1,234
Gineitiškės – 1,093
Kalviškės – 974
Bajorai – 945 (2021)
Bukiškis – 922
Paberžė – 919
Šumskas – 919
Marijampolis – 870
Rastinėnai – 805 (2021)
Rukainiai – 770
Bendoriai – 764
Bezdonys – 743
Didžiosios Kabiškės – 716
Mostiškės – 631
Lavoriškės – 621
Sudervė – 588 (2021)
Anavilis – 574
Glitiškės – 549
Lindiniškės – 534 (2021)
Brinkiškės – 532 (2021)
Vėliučionys – 516
Medininkai – 493
Papiškės – 489 (2021)
Pikeliškės – 458 (2021)
Keturiasdešimt Totorių – 451
Melekonys – 450 (2021)
Saldenė – 446 (2021)
Viktariškės – 446 (2021)
Kuprioniškės – 424 (2021)
Skirgiškės – 423 (2021)
Pakalniškės – 423 (2021)
Pikutiškės – 402 (2021)
Daržininkai – 401 (2021)
Parudaminys – 397 (2021)
Skaisteriai – 389 (2021)
Kena – 369 (2021)

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Vilnius District Municipality is twinned with:

Radom, Poland

Gallery

Neris river outcrop near Airėnai village
Sacred Daubos Oak in Neris Regional Park
Swamp near Šilėnai
Buivydai hillfort
Ilgutis lake near Keturiasdešimt Totorių
Stones "Three Brothers" near Sudervė
Medininkai Castle
Catholic church in Paberžė
Wooden Old Believers church in Žemaitėliai
Orthodox church in Geisiškės village
Wooden mosque in Keturiasdešimt Totorių
Tower chapel in Sudervė
Road near Marijampolis
Geographical Center of Europe
Stone sculptures in Vilnoja lake near Sudervė
Liubavas mill-museum
Museum of Władysław Syrokomla in Bareikiškės
Road near Lavoriškės

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