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Zarasai District Municipality
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions --> | name | Zarasai District Municipality |
| native_name | Zarasų rajono savivaldybė | |
| native_name_lang | lt | |
| settlement_type | Municipality | |
| image_shield | Coat of arms of Zarasai.svg | |
| image_flag | Improved flag of Zarasai.png | |
| image_map | Zarasai in Lithuania.svg | |
| map_caption | Location of Zarasai district municipality within Lithuania | |
| image_map1 | ZarasuRajonoSeniunijos.png | |
| map_caption1 | Map of Zarasai district municipality | |
| pushpin_map | ||
| subdivision_type | Country | |
| subdivision_name | Lithuania | |
| subdivision_type1 | Ethnographic region | |
| subdivision_name1 | Aukštaitija | |
| subdivision_type2 | County | |
| subdivision_name2 | [[Image:Utena County COA.png | 17px]] Utena County |
| parts_style | para | |
| parts_type | Elderships | |
| p1 | 10 | |
| established_title | ||
| seat_type | Capital | |
| seat | Zarasai | |
| unit_pref | Metric | |
| area_total_km2 | 1334 | |
| area_rank | 24th | |
| population_total | 15,114 | |
| population_as_of | 2021 | |
| population_rank | 52nd | |
| population_density_km2 | auto | |
| population_density_rank | 58th | |
| timezone1 | EET | |
| utc_offset1 | +2 | |
| timezone1_DST | EEST | |
| utc_offset1_DST | +3 | |
| postal_code_type | ||
| area_code_type | Telephone code | |
| area_code | 385 | |
| blank_name_sec1 | Major settlements | |
| blank_info_sec1 | {{unbulleted list | |
| website |
|Zarasai (pop. 5,947)
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.
Local government units
The district has the following localities:
- 2 cities (miestas): Zarasai (capital) and Dusetos
- 4 towns (miestelis): Antalieptė, Aviliai (since 2024), 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
File:Smalvas lake.jpg|Smalvas File:Stelmužė001.JPG|Stelmužė Oak File:Veselava002.JPG|Landscape near Turmantas
References
References
- "Gyventojai gyvenamosiose vietovese".
- "Statistika | Tautinių mažumų departamentas prie Lietuvos Respublikos Vyriausybės".
- (4 December 2024). "Nutarimas dėl Zarasų rajono savivaldybės gyvenamosios vietovės pavadinimo pakeitimo (Nr. 1048)".
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