Kaunas County
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Kaunas County
Kauno apskritis | |
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![]() Location of Kaunas County | |
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Administrative centre | Kaunas |
Municipalities | |
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) | 2020[1] |
- Total | €10.2 billion |
- Per capita | €18,000 |
HDI (2018) | 0.877[2] 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.[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:
References
- ^ "Lietuvos statistikos departamentas". Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. 2020-12-15.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ "Dėl apskričių viršininkų administracijų likvidavimo". Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
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
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