Zarasai District Municipality
Zarasai District Municipality
Zarasų rajono savivaldybė | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Zarasai district municipality within Lithuania | |
Map of Zarasai district municipality | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija |
| County | Utena County |
| Capital | Zarasai |
| Elderships | 10 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,334 km2 (515 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 24th |
| Population (2021[1]) | |
• Total | 15,114 |
| • Rank | 52nd |
| • Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 58th |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Telephone code | 385 |
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| Website | www |
Zarasai District Municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania. It borders with Latvia and Belarus.
It has significant Russian minority population in Lithuania, with sixth of the population claiming Russian ethnicity.[2]
Local government units
The district has the following localities:
- 2 cities (miestas): Zarasai (capital) and Dusetos
- 3 towns (miestelis): Antalieptė, Salakas, and Turmantas
- about 800 rural settlements (villages and single-family farmsteads)
Biggest population (2001):
- Zarasai – 8365
- Dusetos – 2054
- Salakas – 604
- Dimitriškės – 470
- Antazavė – 461
- Turmantas – 397
- Aviliai – 373
- Antalieptė – 359
- Degučiai – 324
Notable tree
Stelmužė Oak, the oldest tree in Lithuania, grows in the district.
Gallery
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Smalvas
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Landscape near Turmantas
References
- ^ "Gyventojai gyvenamosiose vietovese". osp.stat.gov.lt (in Lithuanian).
- ^ "Statistika | Tautinių mažumų departamentas prie Lietuvos Respublikos Vyriausybės". Retrieved 20 May 2023.