The Kaunas urban area (known in Lithuanian as Kauno aglomeracija) is the functional urban area of Kaunas. The area covers two municipalities in the Kaunas County, with a total built-up area of around 302 km2.
Area The continuous built-up area of Kaunas streches to 302 km2. The area includes the 158 km2 Kaunas City Municipality and the surrounding suburbia: 144 km2 of the Kaunas District Municipality, that had a population of 60,884 in 2024.
Demographics The largest cities or towns within the area are Kaunas, Garliava, Domeikava and Raudondvaris.
Subdivision Urban area (km2) Urban population 158 304,198 Kaunas District Municipality 144 60,883 Kaunas urban area302365,081
Dual city The dual city of Vilnius and Kaunas (known in Lithuanian as Vilniaus ir Kauno dvimiestis) is an idea to combine the resources of Vilnius and Kaunas in order to compete with larger European cities like Warsaw, Budapest, Bucharest and Prague for Western investments. The plan includes various forms of collaboration and vocalizes the idea (among other projects) of fast commuting between the two (most notably the construction of high speed rail). The plan has not been fully realized, but the idea is slowly being implemented (see: Rail Baltica) and is brought up by politicians every year. The combined metropolitan area of both cities would have a population of more than 1.5 million and would produce more than a half of Lithuania's total GDP.
Economy In 2024, Kaunas' gross metropolitan product was almost US$20 billion.
See also List of EU metropolitan areas by GDP Vilnius urban area
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