Jonava

Jonava
City
  • Clockwise from top: Panorama of Jonava (2014)
  • Monument for Abraomas Kulvietis
  • Culture Centre
  • Sąjūdis Square
Flag of Jonava
Flag
Coat of arms of Jonava
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): 
Jonų ir Janinų sostinė
(The capital of Jonai and Janinos)
Jonava is located in Lithuania
Jonava
Jonava
Location of Jonava in Lithuania
Jonava is located in Baltic states
Jonava
Jonava
Location of Jonava within the Baltics
Jonava is located in Europe
Jonava
Jonava
Location of Jonava in Europe
Coordinates: 55°4′20″N 24°16′50″E / 55.07222°N 24.28056°E / 55.07222; 24.28056
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionAukštaitija
County Kaunas County
MunicipalityJonava district municipality
EldershipJonava City Eldership
Capital ofJonava district municipality
Jonava town eldership
First mentioned1740
Granted city rights1864
Area
 • Total13.6682 km2 (5.2773 sq mi)
Elevation
65 m (213 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total26,423
 • Density1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
55xxx
Websitejonava.lt

Jonava (pronunciationⓘ) is the ninth largest city in Lithuania with a population of c. 30,000.[1] It is located in Kaunas County in central Lithuania, 30 km (19 mi) north east of Kaunas, the second-largest city in Lithuania. It is served by Kaunas International Airport. Achema, the largest fertilizer factory in the Baltic states, is located nearby. The city is sometimes called "the capital of midsummer holiday" (lt. – Joninės).

  1. ^ "Lietuvos Statistikos Departmentas". Lietuvos Statistikos Departmentas. Lietuvos Statistikos Departmentas. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.[permanent dead link]