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Visaginas Municipality
Municipality in Aukštaitija, Lithuania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Visaginas Municipality (Lithuanian: Visagino savivaldybė) is one of the 60 municipalities of Lithuania, situated in the north-east of the country. It consists of the city of Visaginas (administrative centre of the municipality), 16 villages (kaimai) and one farmstead (viensėdis).
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Visaginas Municipality
Visagino savivaldybė | |
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![]() Map of Visaginas Municipality | |
Coordinates: 55°35′12″N 26°30′31″E | |
Country | ![]() |
Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija |
County | Utena County |
Administrative centre | Visaginas |
Settlements | 18[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 58 km2 (22 sq mi) |
• Rank | 58th |
Population (2021[3]) | |
• Total | 19,633 |
• Rank | 43rd |
• Density | 340/km2 (880/sq mi) |
• Rank | 7th |
Telephone code | 386 |
Major settlements | Visaginas (pop. 19,260)[4] |
Website | www |
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It has significant Russian minority population in Lithuania, with half of the population claiming Russian ethnicity.[5]
Visaginas is famous for the now-decommissioned Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant located here.