Kotka | |||
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Kotkan kaupunki | |||
The centre of Kotka | |||
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Location of 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 | |||
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 (366.70 sq mi) | ||
• Land | 271.29 km2 (104.75 sq mi) | ||
• Water | 678.45 km2 (261.95 sq mi) | ||
Area rank | 117th largest in Finland | ||
Population (2012-01-31)[2] | |||
• Total | 54,837 | ||
• Rank | 19th largest in Finland | ||
• Density | 202.13/km2 (523.5/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 54,837 (31 January 2012)[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 202.13 inhabitants per square kilometre (523.5 /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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The Second All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party was held in Kotka, on July 21–23 (Aug. 3–5), 1907.
Kotka is twinned with:
The most famous sport team from Kotka is KTP (Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat). It's currently competing in football and basketball.
Media related to Kotka at Wikimedia Commons
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Kotka (Finnish: kotka means "eagle") may refer to several places:
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he needs a job to pay off his mortgage and his chevrolet
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All he does is stand
Except the time when he is running from the policeman
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But not because he's great
Cause the girls will just keep on laughing
And he'll never get a date
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Banana Man! Dance with me!
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Banana Man! 1 2 3!
Banana Man! I'm Banana Man!
Banana Man! Dance with me!
Whoa, Oh!
Banana Man! 1 2 3!
Banana Man! I'm Banana Man!
Banana Man! Dance with me!