Molėtai District Municipality | |
Native Name: | Molėtų rajono savivaldybė |
Native Name Lang: | lt |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Image Map1: | MoletuRajonoSeniunijos.png |
Map Caption1: | Map of Molėtai district municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Lithuania |
Subdivision Type1: | Ethnographic region |
Subdivision Name1: | Aukštaitija |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Utena County |
Parts Style: | para |
Parts Type: | Elderships |
P1: | 11 |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Molėtai |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 1368 |
Area Rank: | 22nd |
Population Total: | 17,222 |
Population As Of: | 2021[1] |
Population Rank: | 48th |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Density Rank: | 56th |
Timezone1: | EET |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Timezone1 Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +3 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 383 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Major settlements |
Blank Info Sec1: | Molėtai (pop. 5,716) |
Flag Size: | 125 |
The Molėtai District Municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania.
Molėtai is known for its many lakes. There are about 220 lakes in the district and they cover about 7% of the total territory. Since it is only about 60 km north of Vilnius, many Vilnians own summer homes there. The area offers many recreational opportunities. It is easy to reach Molėtai because there is a highway connecting Vilnius and Utena which divides the district into two almost equal parts. Since there is little industry, the district is proud of its lack of pollution. The land is not very fertile, therefore the district's government is focused on developing tourism.
Another natural resource of the district are its forests which cover about 26.6% of its territory.
District structure:
Population of largest Molėtai District Municipality elderships (2011):