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.
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