Šiauliai County

Šiauliai County
Šiaulių apskritis
From the top to bottom-right: Vilnius street in Šiauliai, Lake Rėkyva, Hill of Crosses, Šiauliai International Airport, Burbiškis Manor
Location of Šiauliai County
Country Lithuania
Administrative centreŠiauliai
Municipalities
Area
  Total
8,537 km2 (3,296 sq mi)
 (13.1% of the area of Lithuania)
Population
 (2020-01-01)
  Total
261,452
  Rank4th of 10 (10.4% of the population of Lithuania)
  Density31/km2 (79/sq mi)
GDP
  Total€4.8 billion (2023) · 4th
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 codeLT-SA
HDI (2022)0.852
very high · 4th

Šiauliai County (Lithuanian: Šiaulių apskritis) is one of ten counties in Lithuania. It is in the north of the country, and its capital is Šiauliai. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished, and since that date, Šiauliai County remains as a territorial and statistical unit. It borders Latvia.