Varėna District Municipality
Varėna District Municipality (Lithuanian: Varėnos rajono savivaldybė) is a municipality in Alytus County in southern Lithuania.
Varėna district municipality
Varėnos rajono savivaldybė | |
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Čepkeliu marsh | |
Coat of arms | |
Location in Lithuania | |
Map of Varėna district municipality | |
Coordinates: 54°13′N 24°34′E | |
Country | Lithuania |
Ethnographic region | Dzūkija |
County | Alytus County |
Capital | Varėna |
Elderships | 8 |
Area | |
• Total | 2,218 km2 (856 sq mi) |
Area rank | 1st |
Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 20,840 |
• Rank | 41st |
• Density | 9.4/km2 (24/sq mi) |
• Density rank | 60th |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Telephone code | 310 |
Major settlements | Varėna (pop. 10,845) |
Website | www |
History
Along with Vilnius region, a large part of Varėna District Municipality was on the Polish side of not-mutually recognized border during the interwar period. This was mainly due to the strategic Warsaw – Saint Petersburg Railway. Unlike in neighboring regions, where the number of Poles is high, the territories now comprising the municipality always had a Lithuanian majority. The Varėna District, as it was then called, was formed during the Soviet Union, with the small town of Varėna chosen as the capital. Varėna was chosen over the then much larger Senoji Varėna (literally "Old Varėna") as the capital, due to its proximity to a railroad. It only became the center of region in the 1970s when it underwent industrialization under Soviet leadership. During a municipality reform the territory was renamed to Varėna District Municipality and the westernmost parts of it ceded to Druskininkai Municipality.
Geography
Most of the municipality is covered by forests and swamps, it is the largest and least densely populated municipality of Lithuania. The river Merkys passes through its territory, there are over 100 lakes, and the Dainava Forest. It borders Druskininkai Municipality to the west, Alytus District Municipality to the northwest, Trakai District Municipality to the northeast, and Šalčininkai District Municipality also to the west. To the south it shares a border with Belarus.
Economics
Tourism is on rise, as Dzūkija National Park is located in the region.
Demography
Urbanization:
- Urban - 10845 (34,83%)
- Rural - 20292 (75,27%)
Sexual makeup:
- Men - 14947 (48,00%)
- Women - 16190 (52,00%)
Religious makeup:
- Catholics - 28651 (94,75%)
- Atheists - 1146 (3,79%)
- Eastern Orthodox - 349 (1,15%)
- Others less than 0,5% each
Ethnic makeup (2011 census):[1]
- Lithuanians - 22967 (90,5%)
- Poles - 1612 (6,35%)
- Russians - 307 (1,02%)
- Belarusians - 237 (0,93%)
- Others less than 0,5% each
Council
Varėna district municipality council currently has 25 seats. The last elections took place in December 2002, and the term limit is 4 years.
The results of the 2002 elections:
- Lithuanian Center Union - 18
- Christian Coalition with Algis Kašėta - 2
- Social Democratic Party of Lithuania - 2
- New Union Social Liberals - 2
- Liberal democrat party - 1
Transportation
The road network is sparse, but a railway connects the district with Vilnius. There are stations in Valkininkai, Matuizos, Varėna, Marcinkonys, and stops in Kalviai, Pamerkiai, Zervynos, Darželiai, Morgionys, Kabeliai, Senovė (the last three recently closed after the train route to Hrodna was discontinued).
Seniūnijos (Elderships or Wards)
The Varėna municipality contains 8 seniūnijos (in English: elderships or wards);[2] the main town or village is listed for each.
- Jakėnų eldership – Jakėnai
- Kaniavos eldership – Kaniava
- Marcinkonių eldership – Marcinkonys
- Matuizų eldership – Matuizos
- Merkinės eldership – Merkinė
- Valkininkų eldership – Valkininkai
- Varėnos eldership – Varėna
- Vydenių eldership – Vydeniai
Population by locality
Locality | Status | Total | Male | Female |
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Varėnos d. mun. | 25,377 | 11,916 | 13,461 | |
Jakėnų ward (seniūnija) | 1,202 | 586 | 616 | |
Akmuo | K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aukštakalnis | K | 11 | 7 | 4 |
Barteliai | K | 18 | 8 | 10 |
Bytautonys | K | 15 | 9 | 6 |
Burbonys | K | 12 | 7 | 5 |
Damononys | K | 12 | 8 | 4 |
Ginakiemis | K | 15 | 8 | 7 |
Gruožninkėliai | K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jakėnai | K | 10 | 6 | 4 |
Kalėnai | K | 17 | 10 | 7 |
Kaniūkai | K | 35 | 15 | 20 |
Kareivonys | K | 99 | 50 | 49 |
Karpiškės | K | 13 | 6 | 7 |
Kukliai | K | 33 | 19 | 14 |
Laukiapušis | K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Maskauka | K | 22 | 12 | 10 |
Miletonys | K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Norvydiškės | K | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Paakmenė | K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pabezninkai | K | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Pajuodikys | K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Palielukis | K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Paručiai | K | 12 | 5 | 7 |
Paspengliai | K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Petrauskai | K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Puodžiai | K | 322 | 150 | 172 |
Radžiūnai | K | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Salos | K | 8 | 3 | 5 |
Strielčiškės | K | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Užtilčiai | K | 10 | 6 | 4 |
Vazgirdonys | K | 75 | 37 | 38 |
Verbiciškės | K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vergakiemis | K | 34 | 18 | 16 |
Voniškės | K | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Zakoriai | K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Žilinai | K | 392 | 184 | 208 |
Žilinėliai | K | 20 | 9 | 11 |
Kaniavos ward (seniūnija) | 1,390 | 660 | 730 | |
Bagočiai | K | 12 | 5 | 7 |
Balbutai | K | 39 | 15 | 24 |
Būdos | K | 9 | 4 | 5 |
Dalina | K | 16 | 6 | 10 |
Daržininkai | K | 26 | 14 | 12 |
Drucminai | K | 11 | 5 | 6 |
Dubičiai | K | 291 | 146 | 145 |
Gribaša | K | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Grišoniškės | K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jasauskai | K | 60 | 27 | 33 |
Kalviai | K | 47 | 19 | 28 |
Kaniava | K | 23 | 9 | 14 |
Kaniavėlė | K | 14 | 8 | 6 |
Kaniūkai | K | 36 | 23 | 13 |
Karaviškės | K | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Katra | K | 19 | 8 | 11 |
Kaziukonys | K | 6 | 2 | 4 |
Kašėtos | K | 15 | 8 | 7 |
Krokšlys | K | 50 | 21 | 29 |
Krukliai | K | 30 | 18 | 12 |
Lynežeris | K | 24 | 9 | 15 |
Mantotai | K | 16 | 5 | 11 |
Margiai | K | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Mikalčiūnai | K | 30 | 15 | 15 |
Molinė | K | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Noškūnai | K | 41 | 19 | 22 |
Paąžuolė | K | 13 | 5 | 8 |
Pakaniavys | K | 9 | 5 | 4 |
Pakuliškės | K | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Panočiai | K | 284 | 136 | 148 |
Paramėlis | K | 20 | 7 | 13 |
Pauosupė | K | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Podubičiai | K | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Prauda | K | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Rakai | K | 114 | 53 | 61 |
Rudnia | K | 74 | 35 | 39 |
Stojai | K | 10 | 4 | 6 |
Stoniūnai | K | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Šiliniai | K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Šulai | K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ūta | K | 11 | 8 | 3 |
Marcinkonių ward (seniūnija) | 1,389 | 671 | 718 | |
Ašašninkai | K | 43 | 19 | 24 |
Bižai | K | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Darželiai | K | 63 | 25 | 38 |
Daržinėlės | K | 22 | 9 | 13 |
Dubas | K | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Dubininkas | K | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Grybaulia | K | 26 | 16 | 10 |
Kabeliai | K | 168 | 83 | 85 |
Kapiniškiai | K | 40 | 19 | 21 |
Kašėtos | K | 14 | 5 | 9 |
Lavysas | K | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Mančiagirė | K | 15 | 10 | 5 |
Marcinkonys | K | 640 | 310 | 330 |
Mardasavas | K | 26 | 10 | 16 |
Margionys | K | 58 | 30 | 28 |
Musteika | K | 61 | 25 | 36 |
Paūliai | K | 9 | 5 | 4 |
Piesčiai | K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pogarenda | K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Puvočiai | K | 57 | 31 | 26 |
Randamonys | K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rudnia | K | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Senovė | K | 7 | 1 | 6 |
Šklėriai | K | 41 | 24 | 17 |
Trakiškiai | K | 7 | 2 | 5 |
Viršurodukis | K | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Zervynos | K | 47 | 25 | 22 |
Žiūrai | K | 26 | 11 | 15 |
Matuizų ward (seniūnija) | 2,229 | 1,084 | 1,145 | |
Beržupis | VS | 18 | 11 | 7 |
Biekšios | K | 21 | 8 | 13 |
Burneikos | VS | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Butvydonys | K | 50 | 23 | 27 |
Čebatoriai | K | 87 | 44 | 43 |
Giniūnai | K | 22 | 11 | 11 |
Giraitė | K | 61 | 31 | 30 |
Jakėnai | K | 17 | 8 | 9 |
Jurgiškės | K | 59 | 30 | 29 |
Krūminiai | K | 174 | 88 | 86 |
Kukiškės | K | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Likonys | K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marijanavas | K | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Matuizos | K | 1,201 | 561 | 640 |
Mielupiai | K | 11 | 6 | 5 |
Moliai | K | 7 | 2 | 5 |
Pabaronė | K | 10 | 6 | 4 |
Pamerkiai | K | 87 | 43 | 44 |
Papiškės | K | 29 | 16 | 13 |
Pasgrinda | K | 34 | 16 | 18 |
Paversekis | K | 41 | 25 | 16 |
Semoškos | VS | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Smalninkai | VS | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Šarkiškės | K | 48 | 30 | 18 |
Šlaitas | K | 10 | 7 | 3 |
Urkionys | K | 125 | 59 | 66 |
Voriškės | K | 103 | 50 | 53 |
Žagariai | K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Merkinės ward (seniūnija) | 3,222 | 1,514 | 1,708 | |
Apsingė | K | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Aušrinė | K | 7 | 5 | 2 |
Bingeliai | K | 10 | 4 | 6 |
Burokaraistėlė | K | 7 | 2 | 5 |
Burokaraistis | K | 17 | 9 | 8 |
Česukai | K | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Degsnės | K | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Dubaklonis | K | 39 | 12 | 27 |
Dvaralaukis | K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gelovinė | K | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Geniai | K | 14 | 10 | 4 |
Giraitė | K | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Gudakiemis | K | 123 | 63 | 60 |
Gudaraistis | K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gudeliai | K | 10 | 6 | 4 |
Ilgininkai | K | 96 | 47 | 49 |
Jablanavas | K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jakubiškiai | K | 43 | 23 | 20 |
Janauka | K | 9 | 4 | 5 |
Jonionys | K | 48 | 24 | 24 |
Kačingė | K | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Kaibūčiai | K | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Kamintiškės | K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kampai | K | 19 | 9 | 10 |
Kasčiūnai | K | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Kibyšiai | K | 146 | 68 | 78 |
Krušonys | K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kudrėnai | K | 18 | 9 | 9 |
Kurmiškė | K | 6 | 2 | 4 |
Kučiūnai | K | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Lankininkai | K | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Laukininkai | K | 16 | 7 | 9 |
Laukininkėliai | K | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Lemkaraistis | K | 9 | 5 | 4 |
Lesagūrai | K | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Levūnai | K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Liškiava | K | 57 | 29 | 28 |
Maksimai | K | 9 | 5 | 4 |
Maksimonys | K | 22 | 8 | 14 |
Mantvilai | K | 15 | 6 | 9 |
Mardasavas | K | 17 | 10 | 7 |
Masališkės | K | 37 | 17 | 20 |
Merkinė | MST | 1,228 | 559 | 669 |
Merkinė | VS | 17 | 10 | 7 |
Mikniūnai | K | 23 | 11 | 12 |
Milioniškės | K | 19 | 7 | 12 |
Navasodai | K | 5 | 1 | 4 |
Navikai | K | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Netiesos | K | 10 | 4 | 6 |
Noruliai | K | 28 | 14 | 14 |
Pagilšys | K | 6 | 2 | 4 |
Pagronyčys | K | 11 | 6 | 5 |
Panara | K | 213 | 107 | 106 |
Papiškės | K | 8 | 3 | 5 |
Parudnia | K | 5 | 1 | 4 |
Paulenka | K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pašilingė | K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pelekiškė | K | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Pilvingiai | K | 172 | 90 | 82 |
Purpliai | K | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Puvočiai | K | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Radyščius | K | 44 | 22 | 22 |
Raitininkai | K | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Roduka | K | 13 | 5 | 8 |
Rudnia | K | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Rūsingė | K | 23 | 8 | 15 |
Samūniškės | K | 35 | 14 | 21 |
Sarkajiedai | K | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Savulkos | K | 14 | 7 | 7 |
Spyriai | K | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Subartonys | K | 45 | 20 | 25 |
Sukarepka | K | 27 | 13 | 14 |
Šunupis | K | 17 | 8 | 9 |
Tetervinė | K | 11 | 7 | 4 |
Trasninkas | K | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Ulčičiai | K | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Utieka | K | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Vaičiškė | VS | 5 | 1 | 4 |
Valakėliai | K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vilkiautinis | K | 288 | 130 | 158 |
Voverys | K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Zakavoliai | K | 11 | 6 | 5 |
Žeimiai | K | 61 | 30 | 31 |
Valkininkų ward (seniūnija) | 1,932 | 915 | 1,017 | |
Čižiūnai | K | 129 | 65 | 64 |
Dargužiai | K | 252 | 129 | 123 |
Daržininkai | K | 40 | 18 | 22 |
Degsnės | K | 66 | 33 | 33 |
Kuršiai | K | 54 | 26 | 28 |
Maceliai | K | 20 | 10 | 10 |
Naujieji Valkininkai | K | 370 | 157 | 213 |
Naujosios Naniškės | K | 49 | 26 | 23 |
Paklėštarė | K | 150 | 69 | 81 |
Pirčiupiai | K | 75 | 32 | 43 |
Pošalčiai | K | 51 | 25 | 26 |
Pūčkornės | K | 20 | 7 | 13 |
Senosios Naniškės | K | 41 | 22 | 19 |
Spengla | K | 39 | 18 | 21 |
Užuperkasis | K | 343 | 178 | 165 |
Vaitakarčmis | K | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Valkininkai | MST | 229 | 99 | 130 |
Varėnos ward (seniūnija) | 12,628 | 5,817 | 6,811 | |
Aleksandrava | K | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Andriūnai | K | 18 | 11 | 7 |
Arčiūnai | K | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Babriškės | K | 16 | 6 | 10 |
Biniūnai | K | 11 | 4 | 7 |
Diržamenys | K | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Druckūnai | K | 89 | 41 | 48 |
Dubaklonis | K | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Dvarčiai | K | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Ežeriekai | K | 13 | 5 | 8 |
Geidukonys | K | 39 | 19 | 20 |
Genionys | K | 20 | 7 | 13 |
Girežeris | K | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Glūkas | K | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Gojus | K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Grumiškės | K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gudžiai | K | 348 | 172 | 176 |
Karužai | K | 14 | 6 | 8 |
Kazimieravas | K | 30 | 20 | 10 |
Kirklionys | K | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Kucakiemis | K | 12 | 6 | 6 |
Laičiai | K | 27 | 13 | 14 |
Martinava | K | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Mergežeris | K | 30 | 15 | 15 |
Meškučiai | K | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Miguičionys | K | 9 | 3 | 6 |
Milioniškė | K | 22 | 9 | 13 |
Moliadugnis | K | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Nedzingė | K | 244 | 120 | 124 |
Padaugė | K | 23 | 12 | 11 |
Pagirės | K | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Pakaršys | K | 45 | 21 | 24 |
Pamusėliai | K | 35 | 13 | 22 |
Pamusiai | K | 62 | 28 | 34 |
Panedingys | K | 9 | 6 | 3 |
Papiškiai | K | 22 | 9 | 13 |
Pavardaunys | K | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Pavarėnis | K | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Perloja | K | 586 | 277 | 309 |
Rudnia | K | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Salovartė | K | 18 | 10 | 8 |
Sapiegiškė | K | 11 | 5 | 6 |
Sarapiniškės | K | 160 | 76 | 84 |
Senoji Varėna | K | 1,203 | 571 | 632 |
Slabodka | K | 11 | 7 | 4 |
Sokonys | K | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Tolkūnai | K | 158 | 80 | 78 |
Ūta | K | 14 | 7 | 7 |
Vadėnai | K | 10 | 7 | 3 |
Varėna | M | 9,240 | 4,192 | 5,048 |
Vartavalakis | K | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Vilgučiai | K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Želniūnai | K | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Žilinčiškės | K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vydenių ward (seniūnija) | 1,385 | 669 | 716 | |
Aladauka | K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aladiškės | K | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Barčiai | K | 148 | 70 | 78 |
Cibonys | K | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Čepelūnai | K | 9 | 5 | 4 |
Dainava | K | 66 | 33 | 33 |
Dipiškės | K | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Gojus | K | 16 | 6 | 10 |
Gumbiškės | K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Juočiai | K | 8 | 3 | 5 |
Kalėdonys | K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kamaraučiškės | K | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Kamorūnai | K | 37 | 19 | 18 |
Kijučiai | K | 165 | 84 | 81 |
Kijutiškės | K | 18 | 11 | 7 |
Kriviliai | K | 358 | 177 | 181 |
Melekonys | K | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Meškadonys | K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Milvyda | K | 6 | 1 | 5 |
Palkabalis | K | 16 | 6 | 10 |
Papiškės | K | 39 | 20 | 19 |
Pavainikės | K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pikiškės | K | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Puišys | K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ramonai | K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ramoniškiai | K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Razumna | K | 25 | 15 | 10 |
Riliškiai | K | 25 | 15 | 10 |
Senkonys | K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Strėžiūnai | K | 50 | 28 | 22 |
Ulbinai | K | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Vaidagai | K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vydeniai | K | 374 | 164 | 210 |
Žukonys | K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Status: M, MST - city, town / K, GST - village / VS - steading
References
- "Lithuania 2011 Census". Lietuvos statistikos departamentas. 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
- "Population by locality". 2011 Population and Housing Census. Statistics Lithuania. Archived from the original (XLS) on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
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