Kaunas County

Kaunas County Kauno apskritis
County
From the top to bottom-right: Kaunas Old Town, Kaunas Castle, Birštonas spa town, Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Žalgiris Arena.
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Kaunas County
Country	Lithuania
Administrative centre	Kaunas
Municipalities	List Birštonas municipality Jonava district municipality Kaišiadorys district municipality Kaunas city municipality Kaunas district municipality Kėdainiai district municipality Prienai district municipality Raseiniai district municipality
Area
• Total	8,086 km2 (3,122 sq mi)
	(12.4% of the area of Lithuania)
Population  (2022)
• Total	623,262 [1]
• Rank	2nd of 10 (20.4% of the population of Lithuania)
• Density	77.08/km2 (199.6/sq mi)
GDP [2]
• Total	€14.7 billion (2023)
• Per capita	€25,200 (2023)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 code	LT-KU
HDI (2023)	0.901 [3] very high · 2nd

Kaunas County (Lithuanian : Kauno apskritis) is one of ten counties of Lithuania. It is in the centre of the country, and its capital is Kaunas. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished. ^[4]

Symbols

The county's coat of arms can be blazoned as follows: Gules, an aurochs head caboshed argent ensigned by a cross Or between his horns enclosed by a bordure purpure charged with ten evenly distributed crosses of Lorraine Or.

The flag's heraldic blazon is identical, since the flag is a banner of the arms.

Municipalities

The county is subdivided into municipalities:

	Birštonas Municipality
	Jonava District Municipality
	Kaišiadorys District Municipality
	Kaunas City Municipality
	Kaunas District Municipality
	Kėdainiai District Municipality
	Prienai District Municipality
	Raseiniai District Municipality

References

1. "Kauno teritorinė ligonių kasa - Prisirašiusių gyventojų skaičius" (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 9 December 2022.
2. "Gross domestic product by region in 2023 M." osp.stat.gov.lt.
3. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
4. "Dėl apskričių viršininkų administracijų likvidavimo". Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. Retrieved 21 August 2011.

External links

• Social and demographic characteristics of Kaunas County Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
• Economy of Kaunas County Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
• Environment of Kaunas County Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine

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