Kaunas County Kauno apskritis |
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County | |||
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Location of Kaunas County |
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Country | Lithuania | ||
Administrative centre | Kaunas | ||
Municipalities | |||
Area | |||
• Total | 8,089 km2 (3,123 sq mi) | ||
(12.4% of the area of Lithuania) | |||
Population (2014) | |||
• Total | 587,410 ([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) | 2013 | ||
- Total | €7 billion ([2]) | ||
- Per capita | €11,700 ([3]) |
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, and since that date, Kaunas County remains as the territorial and statistical unit.
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.
The county is subdivided into municipalities:
Coordinates: 54°53′50″N 23°53′33″E / 54.89722°N 23.89250°E