Kaunas County

Kaunas County
Kauno apskritis
Kaunas, largest city in county
Kaunas, largest city in county
Flag of Kaunas County
Coat of arms of Kaunas County
Location of Kaunas County
Location of Kaunas County
Country Lithuania
Administrative centreKaunas
Municipalities
Area
 • Total
8,086 km2 (3,122 sq mi)
 (12.4% of the area of Lithuania)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
623,262[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
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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 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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