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In Lithuania there are 103 cities (in Lithuanian: singular - miestas, plural miestai). The term city is defined by the Parliament of Lithuania as compact areas populated by more than 3,000 people of whom at least two thirds work in the industry or service sector. Those settlements which have a population of less than 3,000 but historically had city status are still considered to be cities. Smaller settlements are called miestelis (plural miesteliai) which is translated as towns. Even smaller settlements (villages) are called kaimas (plural kaimai). Often the official status is not clear and people refer to both towns and villages as gyvenvietė (plural gyvenvietės) which in essence means settlement.

The cities started to form in the 13th-14th century together with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The first city to receive city rights was Klaipėda. According to mediaval law, a city could have its own fairs, taverns, guilds, courts, etc. Some former cities lost their status are now just towns or villages, for example Kernavė or Merkinė. Most of the cities in Lithuania are old, established before the 18t century. Their location is mostly determined by trade and transportation routes. Some of the newer cities grew because of railroad construction, for example Ignalina or Mažeikiai. In the last century cities grew new to big industry centers, for example Visaginas or Naujoji Akmenė. Four cities (Birštonas, Druskininkai, Neringa, Palanga) have a special resort status.

Most of the cities are small. There are only 19 cities with population of more than 20,000. Cities are quite evenly spread out through the territory of Lithuania. This forms a good network to support economic development throught the country. About 66.7% (as of 2001 census) of the population live in cities and the percentage is growing.

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# City Pronunciation
([media helpaudio help]) 		Population (2001) Population (2005) Granted city rights County Municipality
1 20px Vilnius [Listen] • [Info] 542,287 540,318 1387 Vilnius County Vilnius city municipality
2 20px Kaunas [Listen] • [Info] 378,943 361,274 1408 Kaunas County Kaunas city municipality
3 20px Klaipėda [Listen] • [Info] 192,954 187,442 1257 Klaipėda County Klaipėda city municipality
4 20px Šiauliai [Listen] • [Info] 133,883 129,075 1589 Šiauliai County Šiauliai city municipality
5 20px Panevėžys [Listen] • [Info] 119,749 115,604 1837 Panevėžys County Panevėžys city municipality
6 20px Alytus [Listen] • [Info] 71,491 69,481 1581 Alytus County Alytus city municipality
7 20px Marijampolė [Listen] • [Info] 48,675 47,693 1792 Marijampolė County Marijampolė municipality
8 20px Mažeikiai [Listen] • [Info] 42,675 41,389 1924 Telšiai County Mažeikiai district municipality
9 20px Jonava [Listen] • [Info] 34,954 34,782 1864 Kaunas County Jonava district municipality
10 20px Utena [Listen] • [Info] 33,860 33,086 1924 Utena County Utena district municipality
11 20px Kėdainiai [Listen] • [Info] 32,048 31,613 1590 Kaunas County Kėdainiai district municipality
12 20px Telšiai [Listen] • [Info] 31,460 30,539 1791 Telšiai County Telšiai district municipality
13 20px Visaginas [Listen] • [Info] 29,554 28,438 1977 Utena County Visaginas city municipality
14 20px Tauragė [Listen] • [Info] 29,124 28,504 1924 Tauragė County Tauragė district municipality
15 20px Ukmergė [Listen] • [Info] 28,759 28,006 1486 Vilnius County Ukmergė district municipality
16 20px Plungė [Listen] • [Info] 23,436 23,246 1792 Telšiai County Plungė district municipality
17 20px Šilutė [Listen] • [Info] 21,476 21,258 1941 Klaipėda County Šilutė district municipality
18 20px Kretinga [Listen] • [Info] 21,423 21,425 1609 Klaipėda County Kretinga district municipality
19 20px Radviliškis [Listen] • [Info] 20,339 19,883 1923 Šiauliai County Radviliškis district municipality
20 20px Druskininkai [Listen] • [Info] 18,233 16,890 1893 Alytus County Druskininkai municipality
21 20px Palanga [Listen] • [Info] 17,623 17,611 1791 Klaipėda County Palanga city municipality
22 20px Rokiškis [Listen] • [Info] 16,746 16,118 1920 Panevėžys County Rokiškis district municipality
23 20px Biržai [Listen] • [Info] 15,262 14,999 1589 Panevėžys County Biržai district municipality
24 20px Gargždai [Listen] • [Info] 15,212 15,510 1792 Klaipėda County Klaipėda district municipality
25 20px Kuršėnai [Listen] • [Info] 14,197 13,854 1946 Šiauliai County Šiauliai district municipality
26 20px Elektrėnai [Listen] • [Info] 14,050 13,819 1962 Vilnius County Elektrėnai municipality
27 20px Jurbarkas [Listen] • [Info] 13,797 13,625 1611 Tauragė County Jurbarkas district municipality
28 20px Garliava [Listen] • [Info] 13,322 13,423 1958 Kaunas County Kaunas district municipality
29 20px Vilkaviškis [Listen] • [Info] 13,283 13,102 1660 Marijampolė County Vilkaviškis district municipality
30 20px Raseiniai [Listen] • [Info] 12,541 12,305 1492–1506 Kaunas County Raseiniai district municipality
31 20px Naujoji Akmenė [Listen] • [Info] 12,345 11,748 1792 Šiauliai County Akmenė district municipality
32 20px Anykščiai [Listen] • [Info] 11,958 11,757 1516 Utena County Anykščiai district municipality
33 20px Lentvaris [Listen] • [Info] 11,773 11,832 1946 Vilnius County Trakai district municipality
34 20px Grigiškės [Listen] • [Info] 11,448 11,566 1958 Vilnius County Vilnius city municipality
35 20px Prienai [Listen] • [Info] 11,353 11,131 1609 Kaunas County Prienai district municipality
36 20px Joniškis [Listen] • [Info] 11,329 11,129 1616 Šiauliai County Joniškis district municipality
37 20px Kelmė [Listen] • [Info] 10,900 10,597 1947 Šiauliai County Kelmė district municipality
38 20px Varėna [Listen] • [Info] 10,845 10,555 1946 Alytus County Varėna district municipality
39 20px Kaišiadorys [Listen] • [Info] 10,002 9,734 1946 Kaunas County Kaišiadorys district municipality
40 20px Pasvalys [Listen] • [Info] 8,709 8,562 1946 Panevėžys County Pasvalys district municipality
41 20px Kupiškis [Listen] • [Info] 8,451 8,243 1791 Panevėžys County Kupiškis district municipality
42 20px Zarasai [Listen] • [Info] 8,365 8,001 1843 Utena County Zarasai district municipality
43 20px Skuodas [Listen] • [Info] 7,896 7,598 1572 Klaipėda County Skuodas district municipality
44 20px Kazlų Rūda [Listen] • [Info] 7,401 7,330 1950 Marijampolė County Kazlų Rūda municipality
45 20px Širvintos [Listen] • [Info] 7,273 7,176 1950 Vilnius County Širvintos district municipality
46 20px Molėtai [Listen] • [Info] 7,221 7,059 1956 Utena County Molėtai district municipality
47 20px Švenčionėliai [Listen] • [Info] 6,923 6,585 1920 Vilnius County Švenčionys district municipality
48 20px Šakiai [Listen] • [Info] 6,795 6,605 1776 Marijampolė County Šakiai district municipality
49 20px Šalčininkai [Listen] • [Info] 6,722 6,644 1956 Vilnius County Šalčininkai district municipality
50 20px Ignalina [Listen] • [Info] 6,591 6,307 1950 Utena County Ignalina district municipality
51 20px Kybartai [Listen] • [Info] 6,556 6,395 1947 Marijampolė County Vilkaviškis district municipality
52 Pabradė [Listen] • [Info] 6,525 6,398 1946 Vilnius County Švenčionys district municipality
53 20px Šilalė [Listen] • [Info] 6,281 6,157 1950 Tauragė County Šilalė district municipality
54 20px Pakruojis [Listen] • [Info] 6,057 5,998 1950 Šiauliai County Pakruojis district municipality
55 20px Nemenčinė [Listen] • [Info] 5,892 5,885 1955 Vilnius County Vilnius district municipality
56 20px Trakai [Listen] • [Info] 5,725 5,504 1409 Vilnius County Trakai district municipality
57 20px Švenčionys [Listen] • [Info] 5,684 5,658 1800 Vilnius County Švenčionys district
58 20px Vievis [Listen] • [Info] 5,303 5,246 1950 Vilnius County Elektrėnai municipality
59 20px Lazdijai [Listen] • [Info] 5,140 5,027 1957 Alytus County Lazdijai district municipality
60 20px Kalvarija [Listen] • [Info] 5,090 5,066 1791 Marijampolė County Kalvarija municipality
61 20px Rietavas [Listen] • [Info] 3,979 3,937 1792 Telšiai County Rietavas municipality
62 20px Žiežmariai [Listen] • [Info] 3,884 3,852 1792 Kaunas County Kaišiadorys district municipality
63 20px Eišiškės [Listen] • [Info] 3,765 3,688 1950 Vilnius County Šalčininkai district municipality
64 20px Ariogala [Listen] • [Info] 3,697 3,627 1792 Kaunas County Raseiniai district municipality
65 20px Venta [Listen] • [Info] 3,412 3,221 1978 Šiauliai County Akmenė district municipality
66 20px Šeduva [Listen] • [Info] 3,400 3,270 1654 Šiauliai County Radviliškis district municipality
67 20px Birštonas [Listen] • [Info] 3,225 3,138 1518? Kaunas County Birštonas municipality
68 20px Akmenė [Listen] • [Info] 3,140 2,973 1792 Šiauliai County Akmenė district municipality
69 20px Tytuvėnai [Listen] • [Info] 2,851 2,775 1956 Šiauliai County Kelmė district municipality
70 20px Rūdiškės [Listen] • [Info] 2,559 2,527 1958 Vilnius County Trakai district municipality
71 20px Pagėgiai [Listen] • [Info] 2,393 2,321 1923 Tauragė County Pagėgiai municipality
72 20px Neringa [Listen] • [Info] 2,386 2,834 1961 Klaipėda County Neringa municipality
73 20px Vilkija [Listen] • [Info] 2,338 2,326 1792 Kaunas County Kaunas district municipality
74 20px Žagarė [Listen] • [Info] 2,312 2,208 1924 Šiauliai County Joniškis district municipality
75 20px Viekšniai [Listen] • [Info] 2,270 2,248 1791 Telšiai County Mažeikiai district municipality
76 Skaudvilė [Listen] • [Info] 2,140 2,081 1950 Tauragė County Tauragė district municipality
77 Ežerėlis [Listen] • [Info] 2,051 2,066 1956 Kaunas County Kaunas district municipality
78 20px Gelgaudiškis [Listen] • [Info] 2,029 1,985 1958 Marijampolė County Šakiai district municipality
79 20px Kudirkos Naumiestis [Listen] • [Info] 1,997 1,951 1643 Marijampolė County Šakiai district municipality
80 20px Simnas [Listen] • [Info] 1,980 1,940 1626 Alytus County Alytus district municipality
81 20px Salantai [Listen] • [Info] 1,942 1,887 1746 Klaipėda County Kretinga district municipality
82 20px Linkuva [Listen] • [Info] 1,797 1,770 1950 Šiauliai County Pakruojis district municipality
83 20px Veisiejai [Listen] • [Info] 1,762 1,673 ? Alytus County Lazdijai district municipality
84 20px Ramygala [Listen] • [Info] 1,733 1,678 1957 Panevėžys County Panevėžys district municipality
85 20px Priekulė [Listen] • [Info] 1,725 1,690 ? Klaipėda County Klaipėda district municipality
86 20px Joniškėlis [Listen] • [Info] 1,477 1,432 ? Panevėžys County Pasvalys district municipality
87 20px Jieznas [Listen] • [Info] 1,476 1,423 ? Kaunas County Prienai district municipality
88 20px Daugai [Listen] • [Info] 1,458 1,453 1792 Alytus County Alytus district municipality
89 20px Obeliai [Listen] • [Info] 1,371 1,335 1956 Panevėžys County Rokiškis district municipality
90 20px Varniai [Listen] • [Info] 1,355 1,310 1950 Telšiai County Telšiai district municipality
91 20px Virbalis [Listen] • [Info] 1,351 1,314 1932 Marijampolė County Vilkaviškis district municipality
92 20px Vabalninkas [Listen] • [Info] 1,328 1,225 ? Panevėžys County Biržai district municipality
93 20px Seda [Listen] • [Info] 1,309 1,260 1950 Telšiai County Mažeikiai district municipality
94 Subačius [Listen] • [Info] 1,180 1,122 ? Panevėžys County Kupiškis district municipality
95 Baltoji Vokė [Listen] • [Info] 1,073 1,075 ? Vilnius County Šalčininkai district municipality
96 Dūkštas [Listen] • [Info] 1,070 992 ? Utena County Ignalina district municipality
97 20px Pandėlys [Listen] • [Info] 1,024 985 1956 Panevėžys County Rokiškis district municipality
98 20px Dusetos [Listen] • [Info] 914 866 ? Utena County Zarasai district municipality
99 20px Užventis [Listen] • [Info] 898 844 ? Šiauliai County Kelmė district municipality
100 20px Kavarskas [Listen] • [Info] 809 753 ? Utena County Anykščiai district municipality
101 Smalininkai [Listen] • [Info] 653 644 ? Tauragė County Jurbarkas district municipality
102 20px Troškūnai [Listen] • [Info] 525 534 ? Utena County Anykščiai district municipality
103 Panemunė [Listen] • [Info] 329 324 1837 Tauragė County Pagėgiai municipality

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Notes and sources

* On February 25, 2003 Kulautuva lost city status and became a town;
* On December 16, 2002 Juodupė lost city status and became a town;
* On April 8, 2003 Tyruliai lost city status and became a town.

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