Kaunas County

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]

Kaunas County
Kauno apskritis
Kaunas, largest city in county
Location of Kaunas County
Country Lithuania
Administrative centreKaunas
Municipalities
Area
  Total8,086 km2 (3,122 sq mi)
 (12.4% of the area of Lithuania)
Population
 (2022)
  Total623,262[1]
  Rank2nd of 10 (20.4% of the population of Lithuania)
GDP
  Total€13.7 billion (2022)
  Per capita€23,900 (2022)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 codeLT-KU
HDI (2021)0.882[3]
very high · 2nd

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 2022". 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.

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