Akademija, Kaunas

Akademija
Town

Coat of arms
Akademija

Location in Lithuania

Coordinates: 54°53′40″N 23°50′10″E / 54.89444°N 23.83611°E / 54.89444; 23.83611Coordinates: 54°53′40″N 23°50′10″E / 54.89444°N 23.83611°E / 54.89444; 23.83611
Country  Lithuania
County Kaunas County
Municipality Kaunas district municipality
Capital of Akademija eldership
Population (2001)
  Total 4,213
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Akademija is a town in Kaunas district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the town has a population of 4,213 people.[1] The town began to grow in 1964, when Lithuanian University of Agriculture was transferred to nearby Noreikiškės village. The town was created in 1999 of portions of Noreikiškės and Ringaudai settlements.[2]

References

  1. Kauno apskrities kaimo gyvenamosios vietovės ir jų gyventojai (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. 2002. p. 56. ISBN 9986-589-85-1.
  2. "Dėl pavadinimo suteikimo Kauno rajono gyvenamajai vietovei ir jos ribų nustatymo" (in Lithuanian). Government of the Republic Of Lithuania. 1999-03-23.


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