The Barupė is a river of Jonava District Municipality and Kėdainiai District Municipality,

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, central

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. It flows for and has a basin area of . It is a left tributary of the Nevėžis. The Barupė river starts next to Žinėnai village, in Jonava District Municipality. It flows northwards, then in Pamelnytėlė turns to the west. It meets the Nevėžis next to

Labūnava Labūnava (formerly russian: Лабуновъ, Лабуново, pl, Łabunów) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 747 people. It ...

village. The upper course in channalised. The lower course has a deep valley. The course has a width of and depth of . The flow rate is . A large

Labūnava Reservoir The Labūnava Reservoir is an artificial lake in Kėdainiai District Municipality, central Lithuania. It is located south from Kėdainiai, next to Labūnava village. It was created in 1977, when a dam on the Barupė The Barupė is a river of Jo ...

is dammed on the Barupė river, also smaller ponds are located on the Barupė valley in Kuigaliai and Labūnava. Sangailiškiai,

Kuigaliai Kuigaliai is a village in Jonava district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 409 people. Village established on Barupė The Barupė is a river of Jonava District Mu ...

Pėdžiai Pėdžiai (formerly russian: Пядзи, pl, Piadzie) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 80 people. It is located from Nociūnai ...

Nociūnai Nociūnai (formerly russian: Нацуны, pl, Nacuny) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 304 people. It is located from Kėdaini ...

Serbinai Serbinai (formerly russian: Сербины, pl, Serbiny) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village had a population of 40 people. It is located from Labūna ...

villages are located on the shores of the Barupė. A part of river's lower course is protected as the

Barupė Landscape Sanctuary The Barupė is a river of Jonava District Municipality and Kėdainiai District Municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for and has a basin area of . It is a left tributary of the Nevėžis. The Barupė river starts next to Žin ...

. The hydronym is of uncertain origin. The component ''upė'' means 'river' while the root ''bar-'' could be of archaic origin, related to russian: бара 'puddle', uk, бар 'slough between hills',

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: *''bar(b)-'' 'puddle'.

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