Zarasai District Municipality
Municipality in Aukštaitija, Lithuania
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Zarasai District Municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania. It borders with Latvia and Belarus.
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 | 11.33/km2 (29.34/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 58th |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Telephone code | 385 |
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| Website | www |
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
- 4 towns (miestelis): Antalieptė, Aviliai (since 2024),[3] Salakas, and Turmantas
- about 800 rural settlements (villages and single-family farmsteads)
Biggest population (2001):
Notable tree
Stelmužė Oak, the oldest tree in Lithuania, grows in the district.
Gallery
Smalvas
Landscape near Turmantas
