Kotka
Kotka | |
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Ceety | |
Kotkan kaupunki | |
![]() The centre o Kotka | |
![]() Location o Kotka in Finland | |
Coordinates: 60°28′N 026°56.5′E / 60.467°N 26.9417°ECoordinates: 60°28′N 026°56.5′E / 60.467°N 26.9417°E | |
Kintra | ![]() |
Region | Kymenlaakso |
Sub-region | Kotka-Hamina sub-region |
Charter | 1879 |
Govrenment | |
• Ceety manager | Henry Lindelöf |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 949.77 km2 (366.71 sq mi) |
• Laund | 271.29 km2 (104.75 sq mi) |
• Water | 678.45 km2 (261.95 sq mi) |
Area rank | 239t lairgest in Finland |
Population (2023-02-28)[2] | |
• Total | 50,599 |
• Rank | 19t lairgest in Finland |
• Density | 186.51/km2 (483.1/sq mi) |
Population bi native leid | |
• Finnish | 94.4% (offeecial) |
• Swadish | 1% |
• Ithers | 4.5% |
Population by age | |
• 0 tae 14 | 14.8% |
• 15 tae 64 | 65.5% |
• 65 or aulder | 19.6% |
Time zone | UTC 2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC 3 (EEST) |
Website | 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 50,599 (28 Februar 2023)[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 186.51 inhabitants per square kilometre (483.1/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
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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
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 Januar 2018.
- ↑ a b "Preliminar population structur bi aurie, 2022M01*-2023M02*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 4 Apryle 2023.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Admeenistration o Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 Mey 2023.
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- ↑ "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] Media relatit tae Kotka at Wikimedia Commons
- Ceety o Kotka Archived 2013-12-31 at the Wayback Machine – Offeecial wabsteid
- Kotka Tourism Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine – Offeecial wabsteid o Kotka Ceety Tourist Information
Kotka travel guide frae Wikivoyage