Counties

The current administrative division was created in 1994 and modified in 2000.

Lithuania is divided into:

• 10 counties (Lithuanian: plural - apskritys, singular - apskritis), each named after their principal city.
• The counties are subdivided into 60 municipalities (Lithuanian: plural - savivaldybes, singular - savivaldybe). There are three types of municipalities:
  • 43 district municipalities (Lithuanian: rajono savivaldybe). They roughly correspond to districts that existed under the Soviet rule. Before 1994 they were known just as districts and still are commonly referred to as districts. The word "municipality" was added in effort to diminish the Soviet heritage (districts were created as raions throughout the Soviet Union);
  • 8 city municipalities (Lithuanian: miesto savivaldybe). They are situated around major or important cities. In common language they are referred to as just cities or as just municipalities (because word "municipality" in Lithuanian language is associated more with cities and city rights than with districts);
  • 9 municipalities. They were all established after 1994 and they do not have the word "district" associated with them.
• The municipalities are divided into over 500 elderships (Lithuanian: plural - seniunijos, singular - seniunija).

The counties and their municipalities are as follows:

Alytus County

• Alytus city municipality
• Alytus district municipality
• Druskininkai municipality
• Lazdijai district municipality
• Varena district municipality

Kaunas County

• Birstonas municipality
• Jonava district municipality
• Kaisiadorys district municipality
• Kaunas city municipality
• Kaunas district municipality
• Kedainiai district municipality
• Prienai district municipality
• Raseiniai district municipality

Klaipeda County

• Klaipeda city municipality
• Klaipeda district municipality
• Kretinga district municipality
• Neringa municipality
• Palanga city municipality
• Skuodas district municipality
• Silute district municipality

Marijampole County

• Kalvarija municipality
• Kazlu Ruda municipality
• Marijampole municipality
• Sakiai district municipality
• Vilkaviskis district municipality

Panevezys County

• Birzai district municipality
• Kupiskis district municipality
• Panevezys city municipality
• Panevezys district municipality
• Pasvalys district municipality
• Rokiskis district municipality

Siauliai County

• Akmene district municipality
• Joniskis district municipality
• Kelme district municipality
• Pakruojis district municipality
• Radviliskis district municipality
• Siauliai city municipality
• Siauliai district municipality

Taurage County

• Jurbarkas district municipality
• Pagegiai municipality
• Silale district municipality
• Taurage district municipality

Telsiai County

• Mazeikiai district municipality
• Plunge district municipality
• Rietavas municipality
• Telsiai district municipality

Utena County

• Anyksciai district municipality
• Ignalina district municipality
• Moletai district municipality
• Utena district municipality
• Visaginas city municipality
• Zarasai district municipality

Vilnius County

• Elektrenai municipality
• Salcininkai district municipality
• Sirvintos district municipality
• Svencionys district municipality
• Trakai district municipality
• Ukmerge district municipality
• Vilnius city municipality
• Vilnius district municipality