Kohtla-Järve

Frae Wikipedia, the free beuk o knawledge
Kohtla-Järve
Banner o Kohtla-Järve
Banner
Coat of airms o Kohtla-Järve
Coat airms
Kohtla-Järve is located in Estonie
Kohtla-Järve
Kohtla-Järve
Location in Estonie
Coordinates: 59°24′N 27°17′E / 59.400°N 27.283°E / 59.400; 27.283Coordinates: 59°24′N 27°17′E / 59.400°N 27.283°E / 59.400; 27.283
Kintra Estonie
Coonty Ida-Viru Coonty
Foondit1241
Ceety status1946
Govrenment
 • MayorJevgeni Solovjov (Centre Pairty)
Area
 • Total68.77 km2 (26.55 sq mi)
Population
 (01 Jan 2015)
 • Total36,622[1]
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
30323 to 30326
Area code(s)(+372) 33
Websitewww.kohtla-jarve.ee

Kohtla-Järve (Roushie: Кохтла-Ярве) is a ceety an municipality in north-eastren Estonie, foondit in 1924 an incorporated as a toun in 1946. The ceety is heichlie industrial, an is baith a processor o ile shales an is a muckle producer o various petroleum products. The ceety is very diverse ethnically an aw: it conteens fowk o ower 40 ethnic groups[2] Anerly 21% o the population are ethnic Estonies; maist o the rest are Roushies. Kohtla-Järve is the fift-mucklest ceety in Estonie.

Internaitional relations[eedit | eedit soorce]

Twin touns — sister ceeties[eedit | eedit soorce]

Kohtla-Järve is twinned wi:[3]

References[eedit | eedit soorce]

  1. "REL 2011: EESTI ELANIKKOND KOONDUB SUUREMATE LINNADE ÜMBER". Archived frae the original on 22 November 2017. Retrieved 1 Februar 2016.
  2. "Kohtla-Järve linna arengukava 2007–2016" (PDF) (in Estonian). Kohtla-Järve city council. 2006. Archived frae the original (PDF (2.2 Mb)) on 19 Mairch 2012. Retrieved 1 Juin 2011. Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (help)CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  3. "Välissuhted" (in Estonian). Kohtla-Järve linn. Retrieved 1 Mairch 2012.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)