Molėtai District Municipality Explained

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.

Structure

District structure:

Population of largest Molėtai District Municipality elderships (2011):

Notes and References

  1. https://osp.stat.gov.lt/documents/10180/9601028/Gyventojai_gyvenamosiose_vietovese.xlsx