Šilai Eldership
# Šilai Eldership

Šilai Eldership (Lithuanian: Šilų seniūnija) is a Lithuanian eldership, located in an eastern part of Jonava District Municipality. As of 2020, administrative centre and largest settlement within eldership was Šilai.

## Geography

* Rivers: Lokys;

## Populated places

Following settlements are located in the Šilai Eldership (as for 2011 census):

* Towns: Panoteriai
* Villages: Aklasis Ežeras, Balėnai, Bareišiai, Bazilioniai, Bogušiai, Butkūnai, Gedgaudai, Gegutė, Gudoniai, Gudžioniai, Ilgabradai, Jadvygava, Jasudai, Jaugeliškiai, Kaušanka, Konceptas, Konciapolis, Kulšiškiai, Laukagaliai, Liepos, Linksmavietė, Lokėnėliai, Lokys, Lukšiai, Makaronka, Mankūnai, Markutiškiai, Milagainiai, Mogeniai, Paberžė, Pagečiai, Palokis I, Palokis II, Pasiekai, Pasoda, Piliakalniai, Prauliai, Pupkuliai, Pūstelninkai, Satkūnai, Stašiūnai, Stoškai, Šemetiškiai, Šiaudinė, Šilai, Tabala, Tarakėliai, Taukadažiai, Užmiškiai, Vainiai, Varpėnai, Vatėnaia

## Demography

| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| - | - | - |
| 2001 | 2,026 | — |
| 2011 | 1,818 | −1.08% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 2021 | 1,670 | −0.85% |

Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 20112021 :

## Elections

### 2023 municipality elections

| Political party | Municipality elections | Municipality elections |
| - | - | - |
| Political party | Votes | % |
| Social Democratic Party of Lithuania | 243 | 53.5% |
| Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union | 45 | 9.9% |
| Homeland Union | 35 | 7.7% |
| Liberals' Movement | 33 | 7.3% |
| Lithuanian Regions Party | 25 | 5.5% |
| Political committee Our Jonava | 24 | 5.3% |
| Labour Party | 22 | 4.9% |
| Union of Democrats "For Lithuania" | 10 | 2.2% |
| Freedom Party (Lithuania) | 8 | 1.8% |
| Total registered voters: 1,119 | | Turnout: 40.57% |
