Kaunas County

Kaunas County
Kauno apskritis
Kaunas, largest city in county
Kaunas, largest city in county
Flag of Kaunas County
Coat of arms of Kaunas County
Location of Kaunas County
Location of Kaunas County
Country Lithuania
Administrative centreKaunas
Municipalities
Area
 • Total8,086 km2 (3,122 sq mi)
 (12.4% of the area of Lithuania)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total623,262[1]
 • Rank2nd of 10 (20.4% of the population of Lithuania)
GDP
 • Total€13.7 billion (2022)
 • Per capita€23,900 (2022)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 codeLT-KU
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]

  1. ^ "Kauno teritorinė ligonių kasa - Prisirašiusių gyventojų skaičius" (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Gross domestic product by region in 2022". osp.stat.gov.lt.
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  4. ^ "Dėl apskričių viršininkų administracijų likvidavimo". Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. Retrieved 21 August 2011.