Vilainiai
# Vilainiai

Vilainiai (formerly Russian: Вилайни, Polish: Wiłajnie) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2021 census, the village had a population of 1157 people. It is located next to the north eastern edge of Kėdainiai, on the left bank of the Nevėžis river. There is a kindergarten, a library, a sports school, a culture house, Water Management Institute of Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy.

## History

Vilainiai has been known since 1744. There was a manor and a watermill till the mid-20th century. It developed largely during the Soviet era as a settlement of Land Improvement Institute.

## Demography

| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| - | - | - |
| 1859 | 25 | — |
| 1902 | 79 | +2.71% |
| 1923 | 132 | +2.47% |
| 1959 | 239 | +1.66% |
| 1970 | 565 | +8.14% |
| 1979 | 1,414 | +10.73% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1987 | 1,691 | +2.26% |
| 1989 | 1,895 | +5.86% |
| 2001 | 1,490 | −1.98% |
| 2011 | 1,330 | −1.13% |
| 2021 | 1,157 | −1.38% |

Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011, 2021 :

## Images

* Vilainiai roadsign
* Wayside cross
* Water towers in Vilainiai
* Eldership administration
