MERKINĖ

Alytus · LITHUANIA (LT) · 54.16°N / 24.19°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 597,070

Merkinė is a city in Lithuania with a population of 963. It sits at 54.16/24.19, runs on Europe/Vilnius, is 14 km from Viečiūnai.

Population 963

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Europe/Vilnius

All facts

fields

Country: Lithuania
Subdivision: Alytus
Coords: 54.16°N / 24.19°E
UTC offset: +2
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

SW Viečiūnai Alytus 1,788 14.7 km

SW Druskininkai Alytus 12,055 20.9 km

W Leipalingis Alytus 1,552 22.8 km

NE Daugai Alytus 1,279 24.7 km

W Seirijai Alytus 788 25.1 km

E Senoji Varėna Alytus 1,073 25.8 km

E Varėna Alytus 7,892 26.1 km

N Alytus Alytus 49,195 27.7 km

W Veisiejai Alytus 1,654 32.7 km

E Matuizos Alytus 1,201 34.6 km

Air access

nearby

EYDR

Druskininkai Airfield

Small airport

22.7 km

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Merkinė?: 963 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Merkinė in?: Europe/Vilnius.
Which country is Merkinė in?: Lithuania (LT).
Which airport serves Merkinė?: Druskininkai Airfield (EYDR).
How far is Merkinė from Vilnius?: About 92 km.
Does Merkinė have a university?: Not on record.
What currency is used in Lithuania?: Euro.
How many cities are in Lithuania?: 164 on record.
Which admin region is Merkinė in?: Alytus.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/597070

{
  "data": {
    "id": 597070,
    "name": "Merkinė",
    "ascii_name": "Merkine",
    "country_code": "LT",
    "population": 963,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Europe/Vilnius",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 54.16252,
    "longitude": 24.18523
  }
}

Context

comparatives

1.9x smaller than Viečiūnai.
14 km from Viečiūnai.
Same timezone (Europe/Vilnius) as 163 other cities in Lithuania.