Meiliūnai

Meiliūnai
Village
Meiliūnai
Coordinates: 54°30′43.2″N 22°42′57.6″E
Country	Lithuania
County	Marijampolė County
Municipality	Vilkaviškis District Municipality
Eldership	Vištytis Eldership
Population  (2021)
• Total	23
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Meiliūnai is a village in Marijampolė County, south west Lithuania, 1 km from boarder with Russia. According to the 2021 census, the village had a population of 23 inhabitants.

History

On 2 December 2023, an active wartime 76mm explosive discovered in Meiliūnai, Vilkaviškis District Municipality. The explosive was detonated and destroyed by special forces.

Demography

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1959 103 —     1970 108 +0.43% 1979 51 −8.00% 1989 53 +0.39%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2001 47 −1.00% 2011 27 −5.39% 2021 23 −1.59%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 20112021