Šalčininkai Destrict Municipality

Šalčininkai Destrict Municipality
Šalčininkai Destrict Municipality; Šalčininkų rajono savivaldybė
	Municipality
	Coat airms
	Location o Šalčininkai Destrict Municipality
Kintra	Lithuanie
Ethnographic region	Dzūkija
Coonty	Vilnius Coonty
Caipital	Šalčininkai
Elderships	Leet Akmenynė; Baltoji Vokė; Butrimonys; Dainava; Dieveniškės; Eišiškės; Gerviškės; Jašiūnai; Kalesninkai; Pabarė; Poškonys; Šalčininkai; Turgeliai;
Govrenment
• Mayor	Zdislav Palevič
Area
• Total	1491 km2 (576 sq mi)
Population (2001 census)
• Total	39,400
• Density	26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Website	www.salcininkai.lt

Šalčininkai Destrict Municipality (Lithuanie: Šalčininkų rajonas, Pols: Gmina rejonowa Soleczniki) is ane o 60 municipalities in Lithuanie. It haes ane o biggest Pols minority populations in Lithuanie, wi 31,223 or ower 80% (2001 census) o the population claimin Pols ethnicity.^[1] Šalčininkai is the lairgest toun in an the admeenistrative centre o the destrict.

The sooth-eastren border o the municipality wi Belaroushie creates a peninsular shape o Lithuanie territory amaist completely surroondit bi Belaroushie.

Lithuanie Route 104 passes throu the destrict.

The Poškonys Reservoir (Poškonių tvenkinys) wi a aurie o 0.3 km² on the Gauja River is locatit in the destrict.

References

↑ "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[1] "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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