Kaunas County

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Kaunas County Kauno apskritis
County
Kaunas, largest city in county
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Kaunas County
Country	Lithuania
Administrative centre	Kaunas
Municipalities	List Birštonas municipality Jonava district municipality Kaišiadorys district municipality Kaunas city municipality Kaunas district municipality Kėdainiai district municipality Prienai district municipality Raseiniai district municipality
Area
• Total	8,086 km2 (3,122 sq mi)
	(12.4% of the area of Lithuania)
Population  (2022)
• Total	623,262[1]
• Rank	2nd of 10 (20.4% of the population of Lithuania)
GDP [2]
• Total	€13.7 billion (2022)
• Per capita	€23,900 (2022)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 code	LT-KU
HDI (2021)	0.882[3] very high · 2nd

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]