Jonava

Jonava is a city in Lithuania. Jonava has a population of about 26 thousand people, which makes it the ninth-largest city in Lithuania. It is in Kaunas County. The city has a fertilizer factory.

Jonava
City
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Nickname(s):  Jonų ir Janinų sostinė (The capital of Jonai and Janinos)
Coordinates: 55°4′20″N 24°16′50″E
Country	Lithuania
Ethnographic region	Aukštaitija
County	Kaunas County
Municipality	Jonava district municipality
Eldership	Jonava City Eldership
Capital of	Jonava district municipality Jonava town eldership
First mentioned	1740
Granted city rights	1864
Area
• Total	13.6682 km2 (5.2773 sq mi)
Elevation	65 m (213 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	26,423
• Density	1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	55xxx
Website	www.jonava.lt

History

Jonava was established (built) in 1750. A bishop named Juozapas Kazimieras Kosakovskis ordered for a wooden church to be built here in 1776.^[1]