Kotka
| Kotka | |||
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| Kotkan kaupunki | |||
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| Coordinates: 60°28′N 026°56.5′E / 60.467°N 26.9417°E | |||
| Kintra | Finland | ||
| Region | Kymenlaakso | ||
| Sub-region | Kotka-Hamina sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1879 | ||
| Govrenment | |||
| - Ceety manager | Henry Lindelöf | ||
| Aurie(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Tot | 949.74 km2 (366.7 sq mi) | ||
| - Laund | 271.29 km2 (104.7 sq mi) | ||
| - Watter | 678.45 km2 (262 sq mi) | ||
| Aurie rank | 117t lairgest in Finland | ||
| Indwallers (2012-09-30)[2] | |||
| - Tot | 54,849 | ||
| - Rank | 19t lairgest in Finland | ||
| - Densitie | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) | ||
| Population bi native leid[3] | |||
| - Finnish | 94.4% (official) | ||
| - Swadish | 1% | ||
| - Ithers | 4.5% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Simmer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[4] | 19.5% | ||
| Wabsteid | www.kotka.fi | ||
Kotka (literally eagle) is a toun an municipality o Finland.
Kotka is locatit on the coast o the Guwf o Finland at the mooth o Kymi River an it is pairt o the Kymenlaakso region in soothren Finland. The municipality haes a population o 54,849 (30 September 2012)[2] an covers an aurie o 949.74 square kilometres (366.70 sq mi) o which 678.45 km2 (261.95 sq mi) is watter.[1] The population densitie is Expression error: Unrecognized word "automatic". inhabitants per square kilometre (Expression error: Unrecognized word "automatic". /sq mi). The ceety centre o Kotka is locatit at Kotkansaari island.
The municipality is offeecially unilingually Finnish.
The Port o Kotka is a major Finnish sea port that serves baith the foreign trade o Finland an Roushie.[5]
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History[edit]
The Seicont Aw-Roushie Conference o the Roushie Social Democratic Labour Pairty wis held in Kotka, on Julie 21–23 (Aug. 3–5), 1907.
Internaitional relations[edit]
Twin touns — Sister ceeties[edit]
Kotka is twinned wi:
Sports[edit]
The maist famous sport team frae Kotka is KTP (Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat). It competes in fitbaa an basketbaa.
Gallery[edit]
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View o Kotka
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Maretarium – Finnish Sea Life
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Maritime Centre Vellamo
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Sea Museum Vellamo
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Mariankatu street in Kotka
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Sunset in Kotka
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Area by municipality as of 1 Januar 2011 (Finnish an Swadish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved on Error: Invalid time.. .
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 30.09.2012 (Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved on 17 October 2012. .
- ↑ Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 Dizember 2008. Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved on Error: Invalid time.. .
- ↑ List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011. Tax Administration of Finland (29 November 2010). Retrieved on Error: Invalid time.. .
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Freemit airtins[edit]
Media relatit tae Kotka at Wikimedia Commons
- Ceety o Kotka – Offeecial wabsteid
- Kotka Tourism – Offeecial wabsteid o Kotka Ceety Tourist Information
