The Vilnius urban area (known in Lithuanian as: Vilniaus aglomeracija and legally as the Vilniaus miesto tvarios plėtros strategijos įgyvendinimo teritorija) is the functional urban area of Vilnius. The continuous built-up area is spread across three municipalities in Vilnius County, spanning for 538 km.
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Municipalities of Lithuania in the context of Counties of Lithuania
The territory of Lithuania is divided into 10 counties (Lithuanian: singular apskritis, plural apskritys), all named after their capitals. The counties are divided into 60 municipalities (Lithuanian: singular savivaldybė, plural savivaldybės): 9 city municipalities, 43 district municipalities and 8 municipalities. Each municipality is then divided into elderates (Lithuanian: singular seniūnija, plural seniūnijos). This division was created in 1994 and slightly modified in 2000.
Until 2010, the counties were administered by county governors (Lithuanian: singular – apskrities viršininkas, plural – apskrities viršininkai) appointed by the central government in Vilnius. Their primary duty was to ensure that the municipalities obeyed the laws and the Constitution of Lithuania. They did not have great powers vested in them, and so it was suggested that 10 counties were too much for Lithuania as the two smallest counties administered only four municipalities. Therefore, on 1 July 2010, the county administrations were abolished, but the counties themselves are retained for statistical and reporting purposes.