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See also: Vilnius District Municipality
Vilnius urban area
Vilniaus aglomeracija
Urban area
Downtown, Vilnius
Downtown, Vilnius
Vilnius City (orange) and District (green) Municipalities
Vilnius City (orange) and District (green) Municipalities
Country Lithuania
Largest cityVilnius
Area
 • Urban
350 km2 (140 sq mi)
Population
 • Urban
716,856[1]
 • Urban density2,000/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
GDP
[2]
 • Metro€29.4 billion (2022)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
Vilnius urban sprawl from space, ESA

The Vilnius urban area (known in Lithuanian as: Vilniaus aglomeracija) is the urban area of Vilnius. The urban area covers several municipalities in the Vilnius County.[3][4][5]

Demographics[edit]

The largest cities or towns within the urban area are Vilnius, Lentvaris, Grigiškės, Trakai, Nemenčinė, Rudamina, Pagiriai and Skaidiškės.

Subdivision Area (km2) Population[6]
 Vilnius 400 602,430
Vilnius District Municipality 2129 106,197

Definition[edit]

While Vilnius urban area occupies only most of Vilnius City and Vilnius District municipalities and a small part of Trakai District, Vilnius metropolitan region is a larger entity, occupying, depending on definition, most or all of Vilnius county,[7] at some cases, stretching also well into Alytus and Utena counties.[8]

Dual-City (Dipolis)[edit]

Dual city of Vilnius and Kaunas (known in Lithuanian as: Vilniaus ir Kauno dvimiestis or dipolis) is an idea to combine resources of Vilnius and Kaunas to be able to compete with larger European cities like Warsaw, Budapest, Bucharest or Prague for Western investments. The plan, which includes various forms of collaboration and vocalizes the idea, among all the other projects,– of fast commuting between the two (most notably – the construction of high speed rail) is not fully realized but idea is slowly being implemented (see: Rail Baltica) and is brought up by politicians every year. Combined metropolitan area of both cities would have population of more than 1.5 million and would produce more than a half of Lithuania's total GDP.[9][10][11][12]

Economy[edit]

In 2020 Vilnius gross metropolitan product was €21.2 billion. This puts Vilnius in 94th place among cities in European Union.

Gallery[edit]

  • Yellow dotted line defines approximate borders of Vilnius urban area, while green colour shows municipalities which have territory in urban area. Grey shows rest of municipalities in Vilnius County
    Yellow dotted line defines approximate borders of Vilnius urban area, while green colour shows municipalities which have territory in urban area. Grey shows rest of municipalities in Vilnius County
  • Limits of Vilnius city functional region according to intensity of traffic of daily commuters (the data of Lithuanian Road Administration under the Ministry of Transport and Communications)
    Limits of Vilnius city functional region according to intensity of traffic of daily commuters (the data of Lithuanian Road Administration under the Ministry of Transport and Communications)
  • Vilnius city bus in Lentvaris
    Vilnius city bus in Lentvaris
  • Lentvaris railway station. Commuting from the town to Vilnius is widespread by rail, cars as well as some bus routes of Vilnius municipal buses run through Lentvaris.
    Lentvaris railway station. Commuting from the town to Vilnius is widespread by rail, cars as well as some bus routes of Vilnius municipal buses run through Lentvaris.
  • New multi-storey housing is being built outside Vilnius like this residential house in Grigiškės
    New multi-storey housing is being built outside Vilnius like this residential house in Grigiškės
  • Some Vilnius city bus routes run through Grigiškės, Lentvaris, Klevinė, Bendoriai, Didžioji Riešė and other suburbs in Vilnius district and Trakai district municipalities
    Some Vilnius city bus routes run through Grigiškės, Lentvaris, Klevinė, Bendoriai, Didžioji Riešė and other suburbs in Vilnius district and Trakai district municipalities
  • Zujūnai, one of suburbs of Vilnius
    Zujūnai, one of suburbs of Vilnius
  • Suburban housing in Didžioji Riešė, an example of urban sprawl
    Suburban housing in Didžioji Riešė, an example of urban sprawl
  • Klevinė village where the number of inhabitants grew from just 11 in 2001 to 931 in 2021
    Klevinė village where the number of inhabitants grew from just 11 in 2001 to 931 in 2021
  • Rows of suburban housing outside Vilnius in Vilnius district municipality
    Rows of suburban housing outside Vilnius in Vilnius district municipality
  • New housing some 6-7 km. to the north of the city border of Vilnius
    New housing some 6-7 km. to the north of the city border of Vilnius
  • Private houses, built after the 1992 in Gineitiškės village as seen from Pašilaičiai tower blocks
    Private houses, built after the 1992 in Gineitiškės village as seen from Pašilaičiai tower blocks

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Eurostat". eurostat.ec.europa.eu.
  2. ^ "Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by metropolitan regions". ec.europa.eu.
  3. ^ "Urban Sprawl of Major Cities in the Baltic States", www.researchgate.net
  4. ^ "The sprawl of Vilnius city – establishment and analysis of growing urban region", www.researchgate.net
  5. ^ "Visual scheme of Vilnius urban area", www.researchgate.net
  6. ^ "Resident population on 1 January". osp.stat.gov.lt. 2024-01-22.
  7. ^ "OECD REGIONS AND CITIES AT A GLANCE - COUNTRY NOTE LITHUANIA" (PDF), www.oecd.org
  8. ^ "Metropolinių Lietuvos miestų migraciniai regionai XXI amžiaus pradžioje", www.lituanistika.lt
  9. ^ "Vilniaus-Kauno didmiesčio projektas vėl kaitina aistras: paaiškino, ką mano apie idėją", www.lrytas.lt
  10. ^ "Kauno ir Vilniaus dvimiestis: vizija ar netolima ateitis?", www.sa.lt
  11. ^ "VILNIAUS IR KAUNO DVIMIESTIS ATNAUJINO STRATEGINIO PLANAVIMO KOMISIJĄ", www.pilotas.lt
  12. ^ "Gaivinama Vilniaus ir Kauno dvimiesčio idėja", www.tv3.lt

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