Utena County
Utena County
Utenos apskritis | |
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From the top to bottom-right:Musical fountains in Utena, Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant, Lithuanian Museum of Ethnocosmology, Lithuanian Horse Museum, Wooden church in Palūšė-Aukštaitija National Park | |
Location of Utena County | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Administrative centre | Utena |
| Municipalities | |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,191 km2 (2,776 sq mi) |
| (11% of the area of Lithuania) | |
| Population (2021-10-12) | |
• Total | 130,613 |
| • Rank | 8th of 10 (6.0% of the population of Lithuania) |
| • Density | 18/km2 (47/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €1.8 billion (2023) · 9th |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | LT-UT |
| HDI (2022) | 0.837 very high · 8th |
Utena County (Lithuanian: Utenos Apskritis) is one of ten counties in Lithuania. It is the country's most sparsely populated county. The capital and the largest city in the county is Utena, which is 95 km (59 mi) from Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished. Since that date, Utena County remains as a territorial and statistical unit. It borders Latvia.