Kotka

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Kotka
Ceety
Kotkan kaupunki
The centre o Kotka
The centre o Kotka
Coat of airms o Kotka
Coat airms
Location o Kotka in Finland
Location o Kotka in Finland
Coordinates: 60°28′N 026°56.5′E / 60.467°N 26.9417°E / 60.467; 26.9417Coordinates: 60°28′N 026°56.5′E / 60.467°N 26.9417°E / 60.467; 26.9417
Kintra Finland
RegionKymenlaakso
Sub-regionKotka-Hamina sub-region
Charter1879
Govrenment
 • Ceety managerHenry Lindelöf
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total949.77 km2 (366.71 sq mi)
 • Laund271.29 km2 (104.75 sq mi)
 • Water678.45 km2 (261.95 sq mi)
Area rank239t lairgest in Finland
Population
 (2019-01-31)[2]
 • Total52,899
 • Rank19t lairgest in Finland
 • Density194.99/km2 (505.0/sq mi)
Population bi native leid
 • Finnish94.4% (offeecial)
 • Swadish1%
 • Ithers4.5%
Population by age
 • 0 tae 1414.8%
 • 15 tae 6465.5%
 • 65 or aulder19.6%
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]19.5%
Websitewww.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 52,899 (31 Januar 2019)[2] an covers an aurie o 949.77 square kilometre (366.71 sq mi) o which 678.45 km2 (261.95 sq mi) is watter.[6] The population densitie is 194.99 inhabitants per square kilometre (505.0/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 tred o Finland an Roushie.[7]

History[eedit | eedit soorce]

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[eedit | eedit soorce]

Twin touns — Sister ceeties[eedit | eedit soorce]

Kotka is twinned wi:

Sports[eedit | eedit soorce]

The maist famous sport team frae Kotka is KTP (Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat). It competes in fitbaa an basketbaa.

Gallery[eedit | eedit soorce]

References[eedit | eedit soorce]

  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 Januar 2018.
  2. a b "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Tammikuu 2019" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 15 Mairch 2019.
  3. "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 Mairch 2009.
  4. "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 Apryle 2009.
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 Mairch 2011.
  6. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named total area
  7. "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 31 Mey 2010. Retrieved 3 Januar 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

Freemit airtins[eedit | eedit soorce]

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