Kaunas County
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| Kaunas County Kauno apskritis |
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| Location of Kaunas County Location of Kaunas County |
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| Country |  Lithuania |
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| Administrative centre | Kaunas | ||
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| Area | |||
| • Total | 8,086 km2 (3,122 sq mi) | ||
| (12.4% of the area of Lithuania) | |||
| Population (2022) | |||
| • Total | 623,262[1] | ||
| • 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) | 2021[2] | ||
| - Total | €11.6 billion | ||
| - Per capita | €20,400 | ||
| 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:
References
External links
- Social and demographic characteristics of Kaunas County
- Economy of Kaunas County
- Environment of Kaunas County
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