title: Rudakiai
text: # Rudakiai
  
  Rudakiai (formerly Russian: Рудаки, Polish: Rudaki) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 25 people. It is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Paaluonys, next to the Aluona river and its tributaries the Sakuona and the Mėlupis.
  
  ## Demography
  
  | Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1902 | 112 | — |
  | 1923 | 169 | +1.98% |
  | 1959 | 118 | −0.99% |
  | 1970 | 99 | −1.58% |
  | Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
  | 1979 | 61 | −5.24% |
  | 1989 | 32 | −6.25% |
  | 2001 | 37 | +1.22% |
  | 2011 | 25 | −3.84% |
  
  Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011 :
  
  