Baltoji Vokė
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Baltoji Vokė | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 54°27′0″N 25°8′0″E / 54.45000°N 25.13333°E | |
Country | Lithuania |
Ethnographic region | Dzūkija |
County | Vilnius County |
Municipality | Šalčininkai district municipality |
Eldership | Baltoji Vokė eldership |
Capital of | Baltoji Vokė eldership |
Grantedcity rights | 1958 |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 980 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Baltoji Vokė (; 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
[edit]- ^ "Lithuania. List of administrative units". ksng.gugik.gov.pl. KSNG. p. 3. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "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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