Valakėliai

56°3′3.6″N 24°20′6″E / 56.051000°N 24.33500°E / 56.051000; 24.33500Country LithuaniaCounty Panevėžys CountyMunicipalityPasvalys District MunicipalityEldershipPasvalys Circuit eldershipPopulation • Total254Time zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Valakėliai is a village in Panevėžys County, in northeastern Lithuania. According to the 2021 census, the village had a population of 254 inhabitants.

History

In 1964, the Valakėliai Elementary School was opened.

On 13 January 2023, an explosion occurred at the Lithuania–Latvia Interconnection pipeline system by the nearby Pasvalio Vienkiemiai village.^[1] As a precaution, the entire village of Valakėliai was evacuated.^[1][2]

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1923 98 —     1959 57 −1.49% 1970 122 +7.16% 1979 228 +7.20%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1989 330 +3.77% 2001 339 +0.22% 2011 320 −0.58% 2021 254 −2.28%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 20112021

Transport

KK150 national road goes through the village with connections to Šiauliai, Pakruojis and Pasvalys.

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