2001 Lithuania Census
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The 2001 Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

 Census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

was carried out during April 6 - April 16 by the Lithuanian Department of Statistics. The results were published in 2002.

At the period of the census the country was subdivided as follows:
  • 10 counties
    Counties of Lithuania
    The territory of Lithuania is divided into 10 counties , all named after their capitals. The counties are divided into 60 municipalities : 9 city municipalities, 43 district municipalities and 8 municipalities...

  • 60 municipalities
    Municipalities of Lithuania
    Lithuania is a country, situated in Northern Europe. It is a member of the United Nations, European Union, Council of Europe and NATO. As of 2010, it had a population of approximately 3.3 million, and an area of . In the 14th century, Lithuania was one of the largest countries in Europe and...

  • 106 cities
  • 464 rural elderships
  • 21,500 rural settlements

Total population was 3,483,972, of which 2,332,098 were urban dwellers and 1,151,874 were rural dwellers.
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