Paobelys (Paobelė, formerly Russian: Поабель, Polish: Poabele) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality of Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village residents numbered 293. It is located by the southeastern edge of Kėdainiai city, by the confluence of the Obelis and Nevėžis rivers, next to the crossroad of the Jonava-Šeduva (KK144) and Kėdainiai-Babtai roads. The Šerkšnys river passes through the village.

In the beginning of the 20th century, Paobelys was a small falwark.

During the Soviet era, Paobelys was subsidiary settlement of the "Spike" kolkhoz.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1902 9 —     1923 21 +4.12% 1959 61 +3.01% 1970 247 +13.56% 1979 347 +3.85%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1986 332 −0.63% 1989 307 −2.58% 2001 292 −0.42% 2011 293 +0.03%
Source: 1902, 1923, 1959 & 1970, 1979, 1989, 2001, 2011