Kaunas District Municipality
Kaunas District Municipality (Kauno rajono savivaldybė) is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania. The seat of the municipality is the city of Kaunas, which does not belong to the municipality but is a separate administrative unit. It surrounds the Kaunas City Municipality from the north, west and south, while in the east Kaunas district municipality borders Kaišiadorys District Municipality. Kaunas District Municipality has the second largest international airport in Lithuania (Kaunas International Airport), and is well connected by major roads (A1 highway and Via Baltica), as well as railways with other cities of Lithuania.
Kaunas District Municipality
Kauno rajono savivaldybė | |
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Municipality | |
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Location of Kaunas district municipality in Lithuania | |
Map of Kaunas district municipality | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija / Suvalkija |
| County | Kaunas County |
| Capital | Kaunas |
| Elderships | 25 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,496 km2 (578 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 14th |
| Population (2023 census) | |
| • Total | 100,032 |
| • Rank | 7th |
| • Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 13th |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Telephone code | 37 |
| Major settlements | |
| Website | www |
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