Kaunas District Municipality

See also: Kaunas urban area

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
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)[1]
• 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	Garliava (pop. 10,234) Domeikava (pop. 5,215) Raudondvaris (pop. 4,079)
Website	www.krs.lt

Elderships

Kaunas District Municipality is divided into 25 elderships:^[2]

Eldership	Area	Population (2021)	Density per km2
Akademija	4.6 km2 (1,136.68 acres; 1.78 sq mi)	2,928	637
Alšėnai Eldership	57 km2 (14,085.01 acres; 22.01 sq mi)	3,957	69
Babtai Eldership	143 km2 (35,336.07 acres; 55.21 sq mi)	3,851	27
Batniava Eldership	42.8 km2 (10,576.11 acres; 16.53 sq mi)	1,168	27
Čekiškė Eldership	83 km2 (20,509.75 acres; 32.05 sq mi)	1,417	17
Domeikava Eldership	58 km2 (14,332.11 acres; 22.39 sq mi)	9,134	157
Ežerėlis	2.3 km2 (568.34 acres; 0.89 sq mi)	1,640	713
Garliava Eldership (rural)	84 km2 (20,756.85 acres; 32.43 sq mi)	7,751	92
Garliava	3.7 km2 (914.29 acres; 1.43 sq mi)	10,366	2,802
Kačerginė	1.5 km2 (370.66 acres; 0.58 sq mi)	739	493
Karmėlava Eldership	40 km2 (9,884.22 acres; 15.44 sq mi)	6,265	157
Kulautuva	2.8 km2 (691.90 acres; 1.08 sq mi)	1,393	498
Lapės Eldership	62 km2 (15,320.53 acres; 23.94 sq mi)	3,547	57
Linksmakalnis	2.9 km2 (716.61 acres; 1.12 sq mi)	634	219
Neveronys	13 km2 (3,212.37 acres; 5.02 sq mi)	3,094	238
Raudondvaris Eldership	105 km2 (25,946.07 acres; 40.54 sq mi)	5,642	54
Ringaudai Eldership	59 km2 (14,579.22 acres; 22.78 sq mi)	7,892	134
Rokai Eldership	42 km2 (10,378.43 acres; 16.22 sq mi)	894	21
Samylai Eldership	76 km2 (18,780.01 acres; 29.34 sq mi)	4,452	59
Taurakiemis Eldership	53 km2 (13,096.59 acres; 20.46 sq mi)	1,661	31
Užliedžiai Eldership	34 km2 (8,401.58 acres; 13.13 sq mi)	6,481	191
Vandžiogala Eldership	126 km2 (31,135.28 acres; 48.65 sq mi)	1,335	11
Vilkija Eldership (rural)	149 km2 (36,818.70 acres; 57.53 sq mi)	1,968	13
Vilkija	2.7 km2 (667.18 acres; 1.04 sq mi)	1,762	653
Zapyškis Eldership	149 km2 (36,818.70 acres; 57.53 sq mi)	2,429	16

Geography

Nature

The rivers Neman (Lithuanian: Nemunas), Neris, Nevėžis, Jiesia and Dubysa pass through the Kaunas District area. Kaunas Reservoir borders the east side of the district. It also has 7 lakes and 14 ponds in the area.

The largest forests are: Dubrava, Padauguva, Varluva, Zapyškis. Girionys Park is home to some rare and exotic plant life. Žalgiris memorial park is located at Cinkiškė village.

Mounds

There are a total of 20^[3] nationally recognized mounds located in Kaunas District Municipality area. More notable mounds are:

• Piepaliai mound
• Lantainiai mound
• Bernatoniai mound
• Pypliai mound
• Samylai mound
• Pakalniškiai mound
• Guogai mound
• Ringovė mound
• Jaučakiai mound
• Altoniškiai mound
• Jadagoniai mound

Preserves

Kaunas District has a large number of nature reserves. Including:

• Arlaviškės botanical preserve
• Dubrava reserve area
• Kamša botanical-zoological preserve
• Kaunas Reservoir Regional Park
• Nevėžis landscape preserve

Settlements

Kaunas District Municipality consists of:

• 3 cities - Ežerėlis, Garliava, Vilkija
• 10 towns - Akademija, Babtai, Čekiškė, Domeikava, Kačerginė, Kulautuva, Garliava, Domeikava and Vandžiogala
• 370 villages

Culture

An ethnic culture and crafts museum can be found in Vilkija, Babtai has a museum of ethnography and in Saliai [lt] there is an underground press museum [lt]. Among other noteworthy places are a racing circuit in Kačerginė called Nemuno žiedas, also a total of 19 surviving manors (the most famous are Raudondvaris, and Babtynas [lt] located in Žemaitkiemis [lt]), the old church of Zapyškis (Church of St. John the Baptist) and Monastery of Discalced Carmelites [lt] in Paštuva [lt].