Kaniūkai (Kaniava)
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  Kaniūkai Location in Varėna district municipality Location of Varėna district in Lithuania  | |
| Coordinates: 54°06′29″N 24°45′29″E / 54.10806°N 24.75806°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County |  Alytus County |
| Municipality | Varėna |
| Eldership | Kaniavos (Kaniava) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 36 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Kaniūkai is a village in Kaniavos eldership, Varėna district municipality, Alytus County, southeastern Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the village had a population of 63 people.[2] At the 2011 census, the population was 36.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The name Kaniūkai comes from Belarusian: конюх 'a stableman' or the same Belarussian personal name.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Population by locality". 2011 Population and Housing Census. Statistics Lithuania. Archived from the original (XLS) on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ^ Alytaus apskrities kaimo gyvenamosios vietovės ir jų gyventojai (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. 2002. p. 54. ISBN 9986-589-83-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-23.
- ^ Šimkus, Šarūnas (2023). Varėnos krašto vietovardžių etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Liutauras Leščinskas. p. 28. ISBN 978-609-447-388-3.
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