Rukla

Rukla is a small town in Kaunas County in central Lithuania. In 2011 it had a population of 2,098.[1] Administrative centre of Rukla Eldership.

Rukla
Town
Coat of arms
Rukla
Location in Lithuania
Rukla
Rukla (Lithuania)
Coordinates: 55°03′10″N 24°22′40″E
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionAukštaitija
County Kaunas County
MunicipalityJonava district municipality
EldershipRukla Eldership
Population
 (2011)
  Total2,098
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Rukla refugees centre

Five different Lithuanian armed force military units based in Rukla. Since 2017 is NATO Enhanced Forward Presence in Rukla. The national Rukla Refugees Centre hosts all refugees coming to the country.

Demography

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
192392    
1959501+4.82%
1970133−11.36%
YearPop.±% p.a.
20012,376+9.75%
20112,098−1.24%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011

References

  1. "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 21, 2017.


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