Kotka

For ither uises, see Kotka (disambiguation).

Kotka (literally eagle) is a toun an municipality o Finland.

Kotka
Ceety
Kotkan kaupunki
The centre o Kotka
Coat airms
Location o Kotka in Finland
Coordinates: 60°28′N 026°56.5′E
Kintra	Finland
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 [3]
• Finnish	7,001,944,000,000,000,000♠94.4% (offeecial)
• Swadish	7,000,100,000,000,000,000♠1%
• Ithers	7,000,450,000,000,000,000♠4.5%
Population by age [4]
• 0 tae 14	7,001,148,000,000,000,000♠14.8%
• 15 tae 64	7,001,655,000,000,000,000♠65.5%
• 65 or aulder	7,001,196,000,000,000,000♠19.6%
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Website	www.kotka.fi

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.^[5] 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.^[6]

History

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

Relatit page: Leet o twin touns an sister ceeties in Finland

Twin touns — Sister ceeties

Kotka is twinned wi:

• Gdynia, Poland
• Tallinn, Estonia
• Kronstadt, Roushie
• Saunt Petersburg, Roushie
• Landskrona, Swaden

Sports

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

Gallery

• 
  View o Kotka
• 
  Lutheran kirk in Kotka
• 
  Maretarium – Finnish Sea Life
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  Maritime Centre Vellamo
• 
  Sea Museum Vellamo
• 
  Mariankatu street in Kotka
• 
  Sunset in Kotka