 The Žirmūnai elderate occupies 5.7 km² or 1.4% of the total area of the municipality of Vilnius according to data used for the 2001 census.Žirmūnai is located north of central Vilnius, along the western bank of the River Neris, on a flat plain which rises to the north.The elderate extends for about 4.4 kilometres from north to south, and is about 1.5 kilometres across at its widest point.