Bukonys Eldership

Bukonys Eldership (Lithuanian: Bukonių seniūnija) is a Lithuanian eldership, located in a north eastern part of Jonava District Municipality.^[1] As of 2020, administrative centre and largest settlement within eldership was Bukonys.^[2]

Bukonys Eldership Bukonių seniūnija
Eldership
Bukonys Eldership office
Location of Bukonys eldership
Coordinates: 55°12′28″N 24°19′08″E
Country	Lithuania
Ethnographic region	Aukštaitija
County	Kaunas County
Municipality	Jonava District Municipality
Administrative centre	Bukonys
Area
• Total	108.4 km2 (41.9 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	1,194
• Density	11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Geography

• Rivers: Lankesa, Srautas;
• Lakes and ponds: Mimainiai lake, Biržuliai lake, Žeimelis lake;
• Forests: Siesikai forest;

Populated places

Following settlements are located in the Bukonys Eldership (as for 2011 census):^[3]

• Villages: Baravykai, Biržuliai, Bukonys, Dovydonys, Dukuvka, Gaižūnai, Garniškiai, Gečiai, Juodžiai, Kačėnai, Karaliūnai, Kaupinai, Knipai, Liepiai, Liutkūnai, Mačioniai, Madlinava, Mimainiai, Narauninkiškiai, Pasraučiai, Petrašiūnai, Ražuotinė, Rudėnai, Rukuižiai, Šapova, Šiliūnai, Širviai, Vaiškoniai, Vaivadiškiai, Žeimeliai, Žvėrynas

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2001 1,769 —     2011 1,565 −1.22%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2021 1,194 −2.67%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 20112021

Elections

2023 municipality elections

Main article: 2023 Lithuanian municipal elections

Political party	Municipality elections
	Votes [4]	%[5]
Social Democratic Party of Lithuania	235	58.31%
Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union	61	15.14%
Labour Party	30	7.44%
Political committee Our Jonava	19	4.71%
Liberals' Movement	18	4.47%
Homeland Union	15	3.72%
Union of Democrats "For Lithuania"	13	3.23%
Lithuanian Regions Party	8	1.99%
Freedom Party (Lithuania)	4	0.99%
Total registered voters: 1,084		Turnout: 37.18%