The Kaunas region comprises eight municipalities: the districts of Birštonas, Kaunas city, Jonava, Kaišiadorys, Kaunas, Kėdainiai, Prienai and Raseiniai. It is home to one fifth of the country’s population, which belongs to all four ethnographic groups: aukštaičiai, dzūkai, sūduviai and žemaičiai.
Area: 8 089 km²
Information updated from https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kauno_apskritis
Population: 569 571
The region is located in the very center of Lithuania and can be reached by all possible means – land, rail, water and air.
The main rail (European I and IX D) and road (European I – Via Baltica – and IX B) transport corridors in the East-West and North-South directions intersect at the Kaunas transport hub. Travel and freight can also be transported by water, from the rivers of Kaunas to the ice-free Klaipėda seaport.
Kaunas International Airport, located in the Kaunas district, is well connected to the region’s main highways, railway lines and river transport arteries. Transit cargo is transported from here by various means of transport in different directions. It is the largest cargo airport in the Baltic States and the base airport for Ryanair, which is setting up a maintenance base for Ryanair aircraft.
The Kaunas region is a unique place to relax, travel and have fun. This part of Lithuania is full of green oases and water bodies, forests, well-maintained parks, rivers and lakes with beaches nearby, and rolling hills with spectacular panoramic views of the surrounding area. There are a wide range of tourism options for both locals and foreign visitors to the region, from educational programmes and guided tours of the region’s traditions along the cultural trails to recreational services for those looking for a quiet place to stay.
