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| Kaunas County Kauno apskritis |
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| Country |  Lithuania |
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| 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 |
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| Area | |||
| • Total | 8,089 km2 (3,123 sq mi) | ||
| (12.4% of the area of Lithuania) | |||
| Population (2014) | |||
| • Total | 587,410 ([1]) | ||
| • Rank | 2nd of 10 (20.4% of the population of Lithuania) | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | LT-KU | ||
| GDP (nominal) | 2017 | ||
| - Total | €9 billion($20 billion, PPP)[1] | ||
| - Per capita | €15,200($33,700, PPP)[2] | ||
| HDI (2017) | 0.867[3] very high · 2nd |
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European route E85 in Kaunas.
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[]
- ^ https://osp.stat.gov.lt/informaciniai-pranesimai?articleId=6012573
- ^ https://osp.stat.gov.lt/informaciniai-pranesimai?articleId=6012573
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab" (in en). https://hdi.globaldatalab.org/areadata/shdi/.
- ^ "Dėl apskričių viršininkų administracijų likvidavimo". Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter3/dokpaieska.showdoc_l?p_id=392936. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
External links[]
- Social and demographic characteristics of Kaunas County
- Economy of Kaunas County
- Environment of Kaunas County
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