Joniškis District Municipality | |
Native Name: | Joniškio rajono savivaldybė |
Native Name Lang: | lt |
Settlement Type: | District Municipality |
Image Map1: | JoniskioRajonoSeniunija.png |
Map Caption1: | Location of Joniškis |
Coordinates: | 56.2411°N 23.6153°W |
Parts Style: | para |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Lithuania |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Aukštaitija |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Šiauliai County |
Established Title: | Established |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Joniškis |
Parts Type: | Elderships |
P1: | 10 |
Government Type: | City Council |
Governing Body: | Joniškis District Council |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Vitalijus Gailius (LRLS) |
Leader Title1: | Leading |
Leader Name1: | Liberal Movement[1] |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Rank: | 34th |
Area Total Km2: | 1151 |
Elevation M: | 95 |
Population As Of: | 2022[2] |
Population Total: | 20708 |
Population Rank: | 41st |
Population Density Km2: | 17.99 |
Population Density Rank: | 41st |
Timezone1: | EET |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Timezone1 Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +3 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
Postal Code: | 84001–84446 |
Area Code Type: | Phone code |
Area Code: | +370 (426) |
Joniškis District Municipality (Joniškio rajono savivaldybė) is a territorial unit of Lithuania with a population of about 30,000. The administrative center of the municipality is the city of Joniškis.
Joniškis District Municipality is divided into 10 elderships:[3]
Eldership (Administrative Center) | Area | Population (2021) | |
---|---|---|---|
Gaižaičiai (Gaižaičiai) | 108km2 | 352 | |
Gataučiai (Gataučiai) | 105km2 | 1,261 | |
Joniškis (Joniškis) | 106km2 | 10,011 | |
Kepaliai (Kirnaičiai) | 87.7km2 | 1,416 | |
Kriukai (Kriukai) | 134km2 | 1,088 | |
Rudiškiai (Rudiškiai) | 59.9km2 | 583 | |
Satkūnai (Satkūnai) | 100km2 | 1,043 | |
Saugėlaukis (Bariūnai) | 70.6km2 | 1,104 | |
Skaistgirys (Skaistgirys) | 136km2 | 1,901 | |
Žagarė (Žagarė) | 181km2 | 2,525 |