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Country
  
Lithuania

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

GDP (nominal)
  
2014

Population
  
231,063 (20 Jan 2016)

Administrative centre
  
Panevėžys

ISO 3166 code
  
LT-PN

Area
  
7,881 km²

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Municipalities
  
List Biržai district municipality Kupiškis district municipality Panevėžys city municipality Panevėžys district municipality Pasvalys district municipality Rokiškis district municipality

Clubs and Teams
  
BC Lietkabelis, FK Ekranas

Points of interest
  
Lake Širvėna, Astravas Manor, Karvės Ola, Escape Room Panevėžys, Olympic Casino Babilonas

Destinations
  
Panevėžys, Biržai, Rokiškis, Lake Sartai, Kupiškis

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. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished, and since that date, Panevėžys County remains as the territorial and statistical unit.

Contents

Map of Panev%C4%97%C5%BEys County, Lithuania

History

Historical documents from the 16th century mention Panevėžys as an administrative region.

Municipalities

Panevėžys County comprises the following municipalities:

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

    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.

    References

    Panevėžys County Wikipedia