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Joniškis District Municipality

Joniškio rajono savivaldybė
Joniškis District Municipality Joniškio rajono savivaldybė
District Municipality
	Morning in Mūša Upland Bog
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Joniškis District Municipality within Lithuania
	Location of Joniškis
	Coordinates: 56°14′28″N 23°36′55″E / 56.24111°N 23.61528°E
Country	Lithuania
Region	Aukštaitija
County	Šiauliai County
Established	1950 (74 years ago)
Capital	Joniškis
Elderships	10
Government
• Type	City Council
• Body	Joniškis District Council
• Mayor	Vitalijus Gailius (LRLS)
• Leading	Liberal Movement 11 / 25
Area
• Total	1,151 km2 (444 sq mi)
• Rank	34th
Elevation	95 m (312 ft)
Population (2022)
• Total	20,708
• Rank	41st
• Density	17.99/km2 (46.6/sq mi)
• Rank	41st
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
ZIP Codes	84001–84446
Phone code	+370 (426)
Website	www.joniskis.lt

Joniškis District Municipality (Joniškio rajono savivaldybė) is a territorial unit of Lithuania with a population of about 30,000. The administrative center of the municipality is the city of Joniškis.

Elderships

Joniškis District Municipality is divided into 10 elderships:^[3]

Eldership (Administrative Center)	Area	Population (2021)
Gaižaičiai (Gaižaičiai)	108 km² (26,687.38 acres; 41.70 sq mi)	352
Gataučiai (Gataučiai)	105 km² (25,946.07 acres; 40.54 sq mi)	1,261
Joniškis (Joniškis)	106 km² (26,193.17 acres; 40.93 sq mi)	10,011
Kepaliai (Kirnaičiai)	87.7 km² (21,671.14 acres; 33.86 sq mi)	1,416
Kriukai (Kriukai)	134 km² (33,112.12 acres; 51.74 sq mi)	1,088
Rudiškiai (Rudiškiai)	59.9 km² (14,801.61 acres; 23.13 sq mi)	583
Satkūnai (Satkūnai)	100 km² (24,710.54 acres; 38.61 sq mi)	1,043
Saugėlaukis (Bariūnai)	70.6 km² (17,445.64 acres; 27.26 sq mi)	1,104
Skaistgirys (Skaistgirys)	136 km² (33,606.33 acres; 52.51 sq mi)	1,901
Žagarė (Žagarė)	181 km² (44,726.07 acres; 69.88 sq mi)	2,525