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Panevežys

Panevežys is situated in the North of Lithuania, on the banks of the river Nevežis. It is the fifth largest city in Lithuania with 119,749 inhabitants. It is also the regional centre of the Panevežys County. The city is situated in an ample geographical position offering good transport links to other Lithuanian cities and the city of Kaliningrad. The Via Baltica highway runs through the city and connects Panevežys with many Scandinavian and West European countries. Panevežys is an industrial city. The production of radio, TV, communication equipment, textiles, non-metal mineral products, wood, furniture, food and beverages dominate in economic activities. The overall responsibility for running the city is with the City Council, the Mayor and the 30 elected members. The territory of the city of Panevežys embraces part of a Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) with the population of 162,604 covering an area of 2228.4 km2.

CITY AND LUZ LEVEL

	CITY		QUINTILES Comparison with UA cities						LUZ
			Low				High
INDICATORS	YEAR	SCORE	5th	4th	3rd	2nd	1st	CASES	YEAR	SCORE	Ratio City:LUZ
DEMOGRAPHY
Total resident population	2004	117,593						342	2004	160,656	1:1.37
Total annual population change over 5 yrs.	2004	-1%						247	2004	6%	1:-6.88
Percentage of households that are 1-person households	2001	30%						297	2001	29%	1:0.97
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households	2001	6%						273	2001	5%	1:0.90
Average size of households	2001	2.44						181	2001	2.50	1:1.02
SOCIAL ASPECTS
Average price per m2 for an apartment	2004	€180						150
Average price per m2 for a house	2004	€200						157
Percentage of households living in owned dwellings	2001	85%						305	2001	87%	1:1.02
Percentage of households living in social housing
Average living area in m2 per person	2001	20						229	2001	21	1:1.06
Number of recorded crimes per 1,000 population	2004	28.69						223	2004	28.77	1:1
ECONOMIC ASPECTS
Unemployment rate	2004	11%						159	2004	9%	1:0.87
Unemployment rate - female	2004	9%						147	2004	8%	1:0.90
Employment rate	2004	62%						157
Activity rate	2004	69%						182	2004	70%	1:1.01
GDP per head (€)	2001	€8,642						296	2004	€4,533
Median disposable annual household income(€)	2004	€2,163						118
Percentage of households receiving less than half of the national average household income	2001	12%						118
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
Percentage of registered electorate voting in city elections	2001	55%						233
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
No. of children aged 0-4 in day care per 1,000 children 0-4	2004	440						142	2004	347	1:0.79
% of working age population with only primary education	2004	0%						155	2004	0%	1:1.25
% of working age population with tertiary education	2004	0%						136	2004	0%	1:0.91
ENVIRONMENT
Summer Smog: No. of days ozone (O3) exceeds 120µg/m3
Number of days PM10 concentrations exceed 50 µg/m3	2004	45						235
Amount of solid waste collected (domestic and commercial) - tonnes per capita per annum	2004	1.65						237
Percentage of solid waste processed by landfill	2004	33%						213
Green space to which the public has access (m2 per capita)	2004	163						185
Population density (residents per km2)	2004	2,395						265	2004	74	1:0.03
TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL
Percentage of journeys to work by car
Average time of journey to work (mins.)

SUB CITY LEVEL

10 SUB-CITY DISTRICTS		Comparison of Sub-City Districts
INDICATORS	YEAR	LOWEST	CITY SCORE	HIGHEST	RATIO Lowest:Highest
DEMOGRAPHY
Percentage of total population aged 0-4
Percentage of households that are 1-person households	2001	20%	30%	39%	1:1.93
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households	2001	2%	6%	8%	1:3.94
Percentage of households that are lone-pensioner households	2001	5%	13%	18%	1:3.82
Average size of households	2001	1.05	2.44	2.81	1:2.68
SOCIAL ASPECTS
Proportion of dwellings lacking basic amenities	2001	0%	6%	16%
ECONOMIC ASPECTS
Unemployment rate
Percentage of unemployed who are under age 25
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
% of working age population with only primary education
% of working age population with secondary education
% of working age population with tertiary education
ENVIRONMENT
Population density (residents per km2)