Šalčininkai Destrict Municipality
Šalčininkai Destrict Municipality Šalčininkų rajono savivaldybė | |
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 Coat airms | |
 Location o Šalčininkai Destrict Municipality | |
| Kintra |  Lithuanie |
| Ethnographic region | Dzūkija |
| Coonty | Vilnius Coonty |
| Caipital | Šalčininkai |
| Elderships | Leet
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| 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 |
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
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