Alytus County

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Alytus county
Alytaus apskritis
Druskininkai, Water park tubes.jpg
Flag of Alytus county
Coat of arms of Alytus county
Location of Alytus county
Location of Alytus county
Coordinates: 54°23′13″N 24°02′36″E / 54.38694°N 24.04333°E / 54.38694; 24.04333Coordinates: 54°23′13″N 24°02′36″E / 54.38694°N 24.04333°E / 54.38694; 24.04333
Country Lithuania
Administrative centreAlytus
Municipalities
Area
 • Total5,425 km2 (2,095 sq mi)
 (8.3% of the area of Lithuania)
Population
 (2016-01-20)
 • Total145,131
 • Rank7th of 10 (5.2% of the population of Lithuania)
 • Density27/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 codeLT-AL
GDP (nominal)2018
 - Total€1.3 billion
 - Per capita€9,800([1])
HDI (2017)0.826[1]
very high · 7th

Alytus County (Lithuanian: Alytaus apskritis) is one of the 10 counties in Lithuania. The capital is the city of Alytus.

Municipalities[change | change source]

The municipalities in Alytus County are:

Coat of arms of Alytus (Lithuania).svg Alytus City Municipality
Alytus district COA.svg Alytus District Municipality
Coat of arms of Druskininkai (Lithuania).svg Druskininkai Municipality
Lazdijai COA.svg Lazdijai District Municipality
Varėna COA.svg Varėna District Municipality

References[change | change source]

  1. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.