Domeikava

Domeikava
Village

Coat of arms
Domeikava
Location of Domeikava
Coordinates: 54°58′0″N 23°55′10″E / 54.96667°N 23.91944°E / 54.96667; 23.91944Coordinates: 54°58′0″N 23°55′10″E / 54.96667°N 23.91944°E / 54.96667; 23.91944
Country  Lithuania
Ethnographic region Aukštaitija
County Kaunas County
Municipality Kaunas district municipality
Eldership Domeikava eldership
Capital of Domeikava eldership
Population (2011)
 • Total 5,006
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Domeikava is a village in the Kaunas district municipality, located 8 km (5.0 mi) northwest of Kaunas. Area surrounding Domeikava has some of Lithuania's most fertile and productive soil[1]

Domeikavos Gimnazija, established in early 1920s is the primary high school in the local area with students coming from all nearby villages. Another school, Kauno šv. Kazimiero progimnazija (primary and middle-school) is just outside Domeikava village borders.

According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 5,006 people.[2]. By 2017, Domeikava eldership reached a population of 8820[3], the increase largely driven by construction of new houses and apartments which attract inhabitants from other areas.

References

  1. ↑ "Archived ŽUM fertility map". access via ŽUM, Žemės Ūkio Ministerija. Archived from the original on September 8, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
  2. ↑ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Domeikava population in 2017". Domeikava eldership. Archived from the original on June 21, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2017.


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