Pakruojis District Municipality

Pakruojis District Municipality Pakruojo rajono savivaldybė
Municipality
Beržtalis River near Žeimelis
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Pakruojis district municipality within Lithuania
Map of Pakruojis district municipality
Country	Lithuania
Ethnographic region	Aukštaitija
County	Šiauliai County
Capital	Pakruojis
Elderships	8
Area
• Total	1,316 km2 (508 sq mi)
• Rank	25th
Population  (2021[1])
• Total	18,827
• Rank	44th
• Density	14/km2 (37/sq mi)
• Rank	50th
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Telephone code	421
Major settlements	Pakruojis (pop. 4,352) Linkuva (pop. 1,275)
Website	www.pakruojis.lt

Pakruojis District Municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania. It is an agricultural district, situated in the north of Lithuania and bordering with Latvia. The rivers Kruoja, Mūša and others flow through the district. Forests occupy 16.7% of the territory of the Pakruojis district. It is close to two major cities: Šiauliai is 40 kilometres (25 mi) to the west, and Panevėžys - about 50 kilometres (31 mi) to the southeast.

Pakruojis is known as one of the main centres of traditional Lithuanian brewing, along with Pasvalys and Biržai. The founder of the Lithuanian beer website alutis.lt reports that there are 19 breweries in the Pakruojis district. Most bars in town feature local types of beer. The main park in Pakruojis features a collection of local folk-art wood carvings.