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.
Elderships Kaunas District Municipality is divided into 25 elderships: Eldership AreaPopulation (2021)Density per km2 Akademija2,928637Alšėnai Eldership3,95769Babtai Eldership3,85127Batniava Eldership1,16827Čekiškė Eldership1,41717Domeikava Eldership9,134157Ežerėlis1,640713Garliava Eldership (rural)7,75192Garliava10,3662,802Kačerginė739493Karmėlava Eldership6,265157Kulautuva1,393498Lapės Eldership3,54757Linksmakalnis634219Neveronys3,094238Raudondvaris Eldership5,64254Ringaudai Eldership7,892134Rokai Eldership 89421Samylai Eldership4,45259Taurakiemis Eldership1,66131Užliedžiai Eldership6,481191Vandžiogala Eldership1,33511Vilkija Eldership (rural)1,96813Vilkija1,762653Zapyškis Eldership2,42916
Geography
Nature The rivers Neman (), 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 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 there is an . 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 located in ), the old church of Zapyškis (Church of St. John the Baptist) and in .
References
External links Website of Kaunas district municipality