Alytus district

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District Alytus
Alytaus apskritis
Alytus Marijampolė Kaunas Vilnius Utena Panevėžys Šiauliai Tauragė Klaipėda Telšiai Polen Russland Lettland WeißrusslandMap of Lithuania - Alytus District highlighted
About this picture
the coat of arms of the district of Alytus
Basic data
ISO 3166-2 LT-AL
surface 5425 km²
Capital Alytus
Biggest cities
Inhabitants
- population density
- year-on-year comparison
180,794 (rank 6 / LT)
33.3
inh / km² 182,851 (−1.1%)
Current population figures from 1.1.2006
administration
governor Robertas Graudinis
structure 5 self-governments (savivaldybė)
Web presence www.alytus.aps.lt

The district of Alytus (German district of Alitten ) is one of the ten administrative districts that form the top tier of the Lithuanian regional authorities. It belongs to the historical region of Dzūkija . The district is densely forested and is one of the most sparsely populated regions in the country. The Dzūkija National Park is located in this region .

Administrative division

The Alytus District is divided into five counties (Lithuanian savivaldybės ).

Borough

District parishes

Other municipality

All population figures are as of January 1, 2006.

Web links

Commons : District of Alytus  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files