Kaunas County

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Kaunas County Kauno apskritis
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Kaunas County
Country	Lithuania
Administrative centre	Kaunas
Municipalities	show 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  (2020)
• Total	562,841
• Rank	2nd of 10 (20.4% of the population of Lithuania)
• Density	70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 code	LT-KU
GDP (nominal)	2019[1]
- Total	€10 billion
- Per capita	€17,700
HDI (2018)	0.877[2] very high · 2nd

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.^[3]

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[]

External links[]

• Social and demographic characteristics of Kaunas County
• Economy of Kaunas County
• Environment of Kaunas County

Coordinates: 54°53′50″N 23°53′33″E / 54.89722°N 23.89250°E / 54.89722; 23.89250