Utena Coonty

Utena Coonty (Lithuanie: Utenos Apskritis) is ane o ten coonties in Lithuanie. It is the kintra's maist spairsely populatit county. The caipital an the lairgest ceety in the coonty is Utena, which is 95 km (59 mi) frae Vilnius, the caipital o Lithuanie. On 1 Julie 2010, the coonty admeenistration wis abolished. Syne that date, Utena Coonty remains as the territorial an statistical unit.

Utena Coonty Utenos apskritis
Coonty
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Location o Utena Coonty
Kintra	Lithuanie
Admeenistrative centre	Utena
Municipalities	Leet Anykščiai destrict municipality Ignalina destrict municipality Molėtai destrict municipality Utena destrict municipality Visaginas municipality Zarasai destrict municipality
Area
• Total	7,201 km2 (2,780 sq mi)
	(11% o the aurie o Lithuanie)
Population  (2008)
• Total	172,580
• Rank	9t o 10 (5.1% o the population o Lithuanie)
• Density	24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 code	LT-UT

History

Utena is ane o the auldest dounsets in Lithuanie an is mentioned in historical chronicles as early as in 1261.

Municipalities

It is dividit intae sax municipalities:

• Anykščiai destrict municipality
• Ignalina destrict municipality
• Molėtai destrict municipality
• Utena destrict municipality
• Visaginas municipality
• Zarasai destrict municipality

Economy

The coonty haes a well-developit netwirk o roads. Main branches o economy are textile, fuid an timber processin, beer an wine production, pouer ingineerin.

Tourism

Utena Coonty is the seicont maist popular tourism destination in Lithuanie (efter the seaside). Approximately 31% o territory is covered wi forests. Thare are 1002 lakes in the coonty. They are connectit bi rivers an provide guid opportunities for watter tourism. Ane o the biggest tourism attractions is Aukštaitija National Park. In addition, the coonty haes sax ither regional pairks. Thare are a nummer o unique places o interest that can be foond anerlie in Utena coonty, e.g., Asveja, the langest lake in Lithuanie an Lake Tauragnas, the deepest ane; Horse Museum, Auncient Beekeeping Museum, Ethnocosmological Museum, narrae gauge railwey, a burial moond exposition, an exhibition o stane dust picturs.

Freemit airtins

• Social an demographic characteristics o Utena Coonty Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
• Economy o Utena Coonty Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
• Environment o Utena Coonty Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine