Zarasai District Municipality

Zarasai District Municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania. It borders with Latvia and Belarus.

Zarasai District Municipality Zarasų rajono savivaldybė
Municipality
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
Major settlements	Zarasai (pop. 5,947)
Website	www.zarasai.lt

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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  Stelmužė Oak
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  Landscape near Turmantas