Kulva Eldership

Kulva Eldership Kulvos seniūnija
Eldership
Kulva Eldership office
Location of Kulva eldership
Coordinates: 55°05′N 24°10′E
Country	Lithuania
Ethnographic region	Aukštaitija
County	Kaunas County
Municipality	Jonava District Municipality
Administrative centre	Kulva
Area
• Total	112.92 km^2 (43.60 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	1,863
• Density	16/km^2 (43/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Kulva Eldership (Lithuanian: Kulvos seniūnija) is a Lithuanian eldership, located in a western part of Jonava District Municipality.[1] As of 2020, administrative centre and largest settlement within eldership was Kulva.[2]

Geography

• Rivers: Juodmena, Neris, Šlėna, Barupė, Lankesa;
• Protected areas: Kulva Geomorphological Sanctuary;
• Eskers: Kulva esker;

Populated places

Following settlements are located in the Kulva Eldership (as for 2011 census):[3]

• Villages: Aukštigaliai, Batėgala, Bešiai, Čičinai, Čiūdai, Daigučiai, Dijokiškiai, Gineikiai, Gureliai, Jonkučiai, Kulva, Kurmagala, Laikiškiai, Mardošiškiai, Marvilius, Mažieji Žinėnai, Melnytėlė, Mykoliškiai, Naujasodis, Pabartoniai, Pakapė, Paupė, Preišiogalėlė, Ragožiai, Rimkai, Ručiūnai, Sangailiškiai, Skrebinai, Smičkiai, Šabūniškiai, Šmatai, Trakai, Vanagiškiai, Varnutė, Vešeikiai, Virbalai, Žinėnai

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2001 2,417 —     2011 2,118 −1.31%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2021 1,863 −1.27%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 20112021

Elections

2023 municipality elections

Main article: 2023 Lithuanian municipal elections

Political party	Municipality elections
	Votes [4]	%[5]
Social Democratic Party of Lithuania	418	56.41%
Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union	85	11.47%
Political committee Our Jonava	67	9.04%
Liberals' Movement	41	5.53%
Union of Democrats "For Lithuania"	33	4.45%
Homeland Union	31	4.18%
Lithuanian Regions Party	30	4.05%
Labour Party	20	2.70%
Freedom Party (Lithuania)	16	2.16%
Total registered voters: 1,772		Turnout: 41.81%

References

1. "Kulvos seniūnija - Seniūnijos". lrvalstybe.lt. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
2. "Kulvos seniūnija". jonava.lt. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
3. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
4. Rezultatai 2023
5. of all votes