Rukla
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 Coat of arms
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  Rukla Location in Lithuania
 Rukla Rukla (Lithuania)
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| Coordinates: 55°03′10″N 24°22′40″E | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija |
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 Kaunas County
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| Municipality | Jonava district municipality |
| Eldership | Rukla Eldership |
| Population
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| • Total | 1,987 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Rukla is a small town in Kaunas County in central Lithuania. In 2011 it had a population of 2,098. Administrative centre of Rukla Eldership.
The national Refugees Reception Center hosts all refugees coming to the country.
Military base
Five different units of the Lithuanian Armed Forces are based in Rukla. Military facilities include the Gaižiūnai military training ground (12,500 ha) and Jonava Air Base. Since 2017, Rukla hosts the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence.
Demographics
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| Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Gallery
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US M1 Abrams tank in the Gaižiūnai military training ground -
M113 garrison monument of Iron Wolf brigade in Rukla, Lithuania -
Refugees Reception Center -
Road to Rukla
