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Šakyna

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Šakyna

Total population

382

Elevation89 m
Coordinates56.18°, 23.12°

Demographic figures from Statistics Lithuania. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Elevation
89 m

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Šakyna is a small town in Šiauliai County in northern-central Lithuania. As of 2011 it had a population of 382.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
56.1781
Longitude
23.1236
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,744
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Buzzard
    Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    30
  • Eurasian Marsh-Harrier
    Circus aeruginosus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    25
  • White Wagtail
    Motacilla alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    19
  • Northern Lapwing
    Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    18
  • lesser spotted eagle
    Aquila pomarina C.L.Brehm, 1831 · Aves
    18
  • European roe deer
    Capreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
    18
  • White Stork
    Ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    17
  • Yellowhammer
    Emberiza citrinella Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    17

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
—
Largest event
—

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Jonas Šliūpas
Jonas Šliūpas
Lithuanian writer (1861–1944)
B
Boleslovas Liutikas
Lithuanian politician (1884–1970)
Karolis Didžiulis
Karolis Didžiulis
Lithuanian communist politician
Aleksandras Burba
Aleksandras Burba
Lithuanian writer (1854–1898)
A
Aleksandras Merkelis
A
Alvidas Šimelionis
E
Eugenija Meškienė
Lithuanian politician
J
Jonas Laurinaitis
Mečislovas Jurevičius
Mečislovas Jurevičius
Lithuanian resistance fighter
O
Ona Labanauskaitė
Lithuanian and American political scientist (1901-1993)
R
Rima Jakutytė
Rokas Šliūpas
Rokas Šliūpas
Lithuanian physician
Stasys Daunys
Stasys Daunys
Lithuanian poet
A
Antanas Vaupšas
Lithuanian athletics competitor
A
Augustinas Gricius
Lithuanian journalist
Bronius Dakanis
Bronius Dakanis

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Šiauliai

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.84
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,036

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
35
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API