Kaunas
Kaunas is a regional capital in Lithuania with a population of about 289,380.
LithuaniaCity🏆 #2 most populated in Lithuania🕐 Europe/Vilnius
Kaunas is the second-largest city in Lithuania, the fourth-largest city in the Baltic States, and an important centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the largest city and the centre of a county in the Duchy of Trakai of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Trakai Palatinate since 1413. In the Russian Empire, it was the capital of the Kaunas Governorate from 1843 to 1915.
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About Kaunas
| Country | Lithuania |
| Continent | Europe |
| Explore | 57 |
| Population | 289,380 |
| Local currency | EUR |
| Coordinates | 54.9016, 23.9091 |
| Time zone | Europe/Vilnius |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | City |
| Distance to the capital | 91 km · Vilnius |
| Population (Lithuania) | #2 most populated in Lithuania |
| Where on Earth | 54°54′6″N · 23°54′33″E |
| Hemisphere | N · E |
| Distance to the equator | 6,112 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 3,907 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Newcastle upon Tyne (United Kingdom) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -54.90, -156.09 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Moscow | 871 km |
| Paris | 1,617 km |
| London | 1,636 km |
| Cairo | 2,825 km |
| Dubai | 4,177 km |
| Beijing | 6,630 km |