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Kaunas County

Kaunas County
Kauno apskritis
County
Flag of Kaunas County
Flag 		Coat of arms of Kaunas County
Coat of arms
Location of Kaunas County
Location of Kaunas County
Country  Lithuania
Administrative centre Kaunas
Municipalities
Area
 • Total 8,089 km2 (3,123 sq mi)
  (12.4% of the area of Lithuania)
Population (2012)
 • Total 596,200 ([4])
 • 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) 2013
 - Total €7,0 billion ([5])
 - Per capita €11,700 ([6])
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.

Contents

  • Symbols 1
  • Municipalities 2
  • References 3
  • External links 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

  1. ^ "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
Kaunas County
Municipalities
Cities
Towns
Villages


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