Kaunas urban area
Kauno aglomeracija
Urban area
One of the new house complexes in Domeikava
One of the new house complexes in Domeikava
Kaunas urban sprawl from space, ESA
Kaunas urban sprawl from space, ESA
Country Lithuania
Largest cityKaunas
Area
 • Urban
250 km2 (100 sq mi)
Population
[1]
 • Urban
381,007
 • Urban density1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Gross Metropolitan Product
[2]
 • Total€10.2 billion (2021)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
Kaunas City (red) and District (orange) Municipalities

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 250 km2

Demographics

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

Subdivision Area km2 Population
 Kaunas157304,459
Kaunas District Municipality1496100,032

Dual-City

Dual city of Vilnius and Kaunas (known in Lithuanian as: Vilniaus ir Kauno dvimiestis) is an idea to combine resources of Vilnius and Kaunas to be able to compete with larger European cities like Warsaw, Budapest, Bucharest or Prague for Western investments. The plan, which includes various forms of collaboration and vocalizes the idea, among all the other projects,– of fast commuting between the two (most notably – the construction of high speed rail) is not fully realized but idea is slowly being implemented (see: Rail Baltica) and is brought up by politicians every year. Combined metropolitan area of both cities would have population of more than 1.5 million and would produce more than a half of Lithuania's total GDP.[3][4][5][6]

Economy

In 2020 Kaunas gross metropolitan product was €10.2 billion. This puts Kaunas in 200th place among cities in European Union.[7]

See also

References

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

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