Marcinkonys Eldership
Marcinkonys Eldership is a Lithuanian eldership, located in the south western part of Varėna District Municipality.
Geography
Marcinkonys Eldership is mostly covered by the Dainava Forest and it is the second most sparsely populated and largest eldership in Lithuania. It is in the Dainava Plain, undulated with massifs of continental dunes. The Čepkeliai Marsh is located at its southern part. Most of the eldership is inside the Dzūkija National Park.- Rivers: Merkys, Ūla, Grūda, Skroblus.
- Lakes and ponds: Lavysas, Grūda Lake, Kastinis, Trikampis.
- Marshes: Čepkeliai Marsh
- Forests: Dainava Forest.
- Protected areas: Dzūkija National Park, Čepkeliai Nature Reserve.
Places of interest
- Wooden Catholic churches in Marcinkonys and Kabeliai villages
- Dzūkian Etnographical Museum in Marcinkonys
- Dzūkian Traditional Beekeeping Museum in Musteika
- Etnographical villages of Musteika, Margionys, Dubininkas, Zervynos, Mardasavas.
- Gražina Didelytė gallery "Andeinė" in Rudnia.
- Folk theater in Margionys.
- Old beekeeping hollows in pine trees.
- 'Lietuvio' lime tree in Margionys.
- Skroblus river source "Woman's Garden" in Margionys.
- Ūla river cliffs between Zervynos and Mančiagirė.
- The source "Ūla Eye" nearby Mančiagirė.
Populated places
| Locality | Status | Total | Male | Female |
| Ašašninkai | K | 27 | 12 | 15 |
| Darželiai | K | 39 | 17 | 22 |
| Daržinėlės | K | 19 | 11 | 8 |
| Dubas | K | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Dubininkas | K | 4 | - | - |
| Grybaulia | K | 15 | 7 | 8 |
| Kabeliai | K | 122 | 56 | 66 |
| Kapiniškiai | K | 16 | 8 | 8 |
| Kašėtos | K | 7 | - | - |
| Lavysas | K | 5 | - | - |
| Mančiagirė | K | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Marcinkonys | K | 493 | 235 | 258 |
| Mardasavas | K | 31 | 17 | 14 |
| Margionys | K | 39 | 21 | 18 |
| Musteika | K | 36 | 18 | 18 |
| Paūliai | K | 3 | - | - |
| Puvočiai | K | 50 | 23 | 27 |
| Senovė | K | 4 | - | - |
| Šklėriai | K | 30 | 17 | 13 |
| Trakiškiai | K | 6 | - | - |
| Zervynos | K | 36 | 14 | 22 |
| Žiūrai | K | 18 | 7 | 11 |