Kaniava Eldership

Kaniava Eldership
Kaniavos seniūnija
Location of Kaniava Eldership
Coordinates: 54°04′01″N 24°41′13″E / 54.067°N 24.687°E / 54.067; 24.687
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionDzūkija
CountyAlytus County
MunicipalityVarėna District Municipality
Administrative centrePanočiai
Area
  Total
263 km2 (102 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total
1,009
  Density3.8/km2 (9.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Kaniava Eldership (Lithuanian: Kaniavos seniūnija) is a Lithuanian eldership, located in the southern part of Varėna District Municipality. Part of the ethnographic Dainava region and is in proximity to the Dzūkija National Park. The eldership encompasses a number of villages, Kaniava, Rudnia, and Ūta.