Kotka

For other places with the same name, see Kotka (disambiguation).
Kotka
—  City  —
Kotkan kaupunki
The centre of Kotka

Coat of arms
Location of Kotka in Finland
Coordinates:
Country Finland
Region Kymenlaakso
Sub-region Kotka-Hamina sub-region
Charter 1879
Government
 • City manager Henry Lindelöf
Area(2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 949.74 km2 (366.7 sq mi)
 • Land 271.29 km2 (104.7 sq mi)
 • Water 678.45 km2 (262 sq mi)
Area rank 117th largest in Finland
Population (2011-01-31)[2]
 • Total 54,845
 • Rank 19th largest in Finland
 • Density 202.16/km2 (523.6/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 94.4% (official)
 • Swedish 1%
 • Others 4.5%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 14.8%
 • 15 to 64 65.5%
 • 65 or older 19.6%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19.5%
Website www.kotka.fi

Kotka (literally eagle) is a town and municipality of Finland. Its former name is Rochensalm.

Kotka is located on the coast of the Gulf of Finland at the mouth of Kymi River and it is part of the Kymenlaakso region in southern Finland. The municipality has a population of 54,845 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 949.74 square kilometres (366.70 sq mi) of which 678.45 km2 (261.95 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 202.16 inhabitants per square kilometre (523.6 /sq mi). The city centre of Kotka is located at Kotkansaari island.

The municipality is officially unilingually Finnish.

The Port of Kotka is a major Finnish sea port that serves both the foreign trade of Finland and Russia.[6]

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International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland

Twin towns — Sister cities

Kotka is twinned with:

Sports

The most famous sport team from Kotka is KTP (Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat). It's currently competing in football and basketball.

Gallery

References

  1. ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/default/files/pinta-alat_2011_kunnannimenmukaan.xls. Retrieved 9 March 2011. 
  2. ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=4258&site=3&id=0. Retrieved 18 February 2011. 
  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. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 29 March 2009. 
  4. ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 28 April 2009. 
  5. ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=7996;193801. Retrieved 13 March 2011. 
  6. ^ [1]

External links

Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Kotka Kotka] at Wikimedia Commons
Municipalities
Hamina · Iitti · Kotka · Kouvola · Miehikkälä · Pyhtää · Virolahti
Former municipalities
Anjala · Anjalankoski · Elimäki · Haapasaari · Jaala · Karhula · Kuusankoski · Kymi · Sippola · Suursaari · Tytärsaari · Valkeala · Vehkalahti