Map of Šiauliai, Lithuania

Šiauliai is the administrative centre of Siauliai, Lithuania, with a population of about 99,462. It lies at 55.9333°N, 23.3167°E. Šiauliai is about 186 km (116 mi) northwest of Vilnius, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Panevėžys, 69 km to the east.

Šiauliai at a glance

Where is Šiauliai?

• The 4th largest city in Lithuania by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 6 h 58 min on the shortest day to 17 h 36 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Šiauliai

• Panevėžys — 69 km east
• Jelgava — 83 km north, Latvia
• Jūrmala — 118 km north, Latvia
• Kaunas — 121 km south
• Riga — 123 km northeast, Latvia
• Sovetsk — 131 km southwest, Russia
• Klaipėda — 138 km west
• Marijampolė — 153 km south
• Liepāja — 156 km northwest, Latvia
• Chernyakhovsk — 173 km southwest, Russia

Largest cities in Lithuania

• Vilnius — 542,366
• Kaunas — 289,380
• Klaipėda — 172,292
• Panevėžys — 85,885
• Alytus — 49,195
• Marijampolė — 34,975

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.