Zarasai District Municipality

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
• DimitriÅ¡kės – 470
• Antazavė – 461
• Turmantas – 397
• Aviliai – 373
• Antalieptė – 359
• Degučiai – 324

Notable tree

Stelmužė Oak, the oldest tree in Lithuania, grows in the district.

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