Kaunas County
| Kaunas County Kauno apskritis | |||
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| County | |||
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 Location of Kaunas County | |||
| Country |
 Lithuania | ||
| Administrative centre | Kaunas | ||
| Municipalities |
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| Area | |||
| • Total | 8,089 km2 (3,123 sq mi) | ||
| (12.4% of the area of Lithuania) | |||
| Population (2012) | |||
| • Total | 596,200 () | ||
| • 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) | 2012 | ||
| - Total | €6,5 billion () | ||
| - Per capita | €10,800 () | ||
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,[1] and since that date, Kaunas County remains as the territorial and statistical unit.
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
- ↑ "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