Baltoji Vokė

Town in Dzūkija, Lithuania
Coat of arms of Baltoji Vokė
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54°27′0″N 25°8′0″E / 54.45000°N 25.13333°E / 54.45000; 25.13333Country LithuaniaEthnographic regionDzūkijaCounty Vilnius CountyMunicipalityŠalčininkai district municipalityEldershipBaltoji Vokė eldershipCapital ofBaltoji Vokė eldershipGrantedcity rights1958Population
 (2022)
 • Total980Time zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Baltoji Vokė (pronunciationⓘ; formerly known in Lithuanian as Naujoji Žagarinė; Belarusian: Белая Вака, Biełaja Vaka; Polish: Biała Waka) is a city in Šalčininkai District Municipality,[1] Vilnius County, Lithuania. It is located 30 km (19 mi) west from Šalčininkai.

In 2011, the town had a population of 1101. Most of its inhabitants were Poles - 58,13% (640), followed by Lithuanians – 23,71% (261), Russians - 11,26% (124) and Belarusians - 3,45% (38).[2]

The reported population decreased to 998 people in the 2021 Lithuanian census.

References

  1. ^ "Lithuania. List of administrative units". ksng.gugik.gov.pl. KSNG. p. 3. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Miestų gyventojai pagal tautybę 2011". osp.stat.gov.lt. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
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