Kaunas urban area

The Kaunas urban area (known in Lithuanian as: Kauno aglomeracija) is the metropolitan area of Kaunas. The metropolitan area covers two municipalities in the Kaunas County, with an area of 1,653 km2

Subdivision Area km2 Population[1]
 Kaunas157304,459
Kaunas District Municipality1496100,032
Kaunas urban area1653404,491
See also: Kaunas District Municipality

Kaunas urban area
Kauno aglomeracija
Urban area
Skyline of Kaunas
Skyline of Kaunas
Kaunas City (red) and District (orange) Municipalities
Kaunas City (red) and District (orange) Municipalities
Country Lithuania
Largest cityKaunas
Area
 • Metro
1,653 km2 (638 sq mi)
Population
 • Metro
404,491
 • Metro density245/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)

The largest cities or towns within the metropolitan area are Kaunas, Garliava, Domeikava and Raudondvaris.

One of the new house complexes in Domeikava

Dual city of Vilnius and Kaunas

Dual city of Vilnius and Kaunas (known in Lithuanian as: Vilniaus ir Kauno dvimiestis) was an idea to combine resources of Vilnius and Kaunas to be able to compete with larger European cities like Warsaw or Bucharest for Western investments. Plan did not succeed but idea is still alive and is brought up by politicians every year. Combined metropolitan area would have population of more than 1 million and would produce around half of Lithuania's total GDP.[2][3][4][5]

Economy

In 2020 Kaunas gross metropolitan product was €10.2 billion. This puts Kaunas in 200th place among cities in European Union.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Resident population on 1 July". osp.stat.gov.lt. 7 August 2023.
  2. "Vilniaus-Kauno didmiesčio projektas vėl kaitina aistras: paaiškino, ką mano apie idėją", www.lrytas.lt
  3. "Kauno ir Vilniaus dvimiestis: vizija ar netolima ateitis?", www.sa.lt
  4. "VILNIAUS IR KAUNO DVIMIESTIS://ATNAUJINO STRATEGINIO PLANAVIMO KOMISIJĄ", www.pilotas.lt
  5. "Gaivinama Vilniaus ir Kauno dvimiesčio idėja", www.tv3.lt
  6. "Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by metropolitan regions".

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