Elderate

Smallest administrative divisions of LithuaniaSeniūnijos of LithuaniaDetailed map of Lithuanian Elderships within MunicipalitiesLithuanian Elderships by closest Major CityElderships by population density per km (2021 census data)An eldership (Lithuanian: seniūnija, plural: seniūnijos; also known in English as elderate, ward, parish, or subdistrict) is the smallest administrative division of Lithuania. An eldership may comprise a very small region consisting of few villages, one single town, or a part of a big city. Elderships vary in size and population depending on their location and nature. A few elderships make up a municipality. Šilainiai, Dainava, Verkiai, Žirmūnai, and Pašilaičiai are the most populous elderates, with population counts over 40,000, around twice the population of some entire municipalities. Elderships manage small-scale local matters, such as repairing pavements and dirt roads, and keep records on all families living in the eldership. The premise of the concept is that — unlike in higher administrative divisions — an elder (the leader of the eldership) could have time to talk to every person in the eldership who wants to. Modern Lithuania is divide