Alytus County
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Alytus county Alytaus apskritis |
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 Location of Alytus county |
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| Coordinates: 54°23′13″N 24°02′36″E / 54.38694°N 24.04333°ECoordinates: 54°23′13″N 24°02′36″E / 54.38694°N 24.04333°E | |||
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 Lithuania
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| Administrative centre | Alytus | ||
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| • Total | 5,425 km2 (2,095 sq mi) | ||
| (8.3% of the area of Lithuania) | |||
| Population (2016-01-20) | |||
| • Total | 145,131 | ||
| • Rank | 7th of 10 (5.2% of the population of Lithuania) | ||
| • Density | 27/km2 (69/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | LT-AL | ||
| GDP (nominal) | 2014 | ||
| - Total | €1.2($1.6) billion | ||
| - Per capita | €8,200($11,000) ([1]) | ||
Alytus County (Lithuanian: Alytaus apskritis; Polish: Okręg olicki) is one of ten counties in Lithuania. It is the southernmost county, and its capital is the city of Alytus. Its territory lies within the ethnographic region of Dzūkija. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished, and since that date, Alytus County remains as the territorial and statistical unit.
The municipalities in Alytus County are:
The town of Druskininkai, a spa visited for its healing waters, is located in Alytus County, as is Grūtas Park, also known as Stalin World, a Soviet theme park. There are more than 420 lakes in Alytus County.
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