White Kotka Christmas 2012 in South East Finland

Kotka City From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kotkan kaupunki The centre of Kotka Coat of arms Location of Kotka in Finland Coordinates: 60°28′N 026°56.5′ECoordinates: 60°28′N 026°56.5′E Country Finland Region Kymenlaakso Sub-region Kotka-Hamina sub-region Charter 1879 Government • City manager Henry Lindelöf Area(2011-01-01) • 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 (2012-09-30) • Total 54,849 • Rank 19th largest in Finland • Density 202.18/km2 (523.6/sq mi) Population by native language • Finnish 94.4% (official) • Swedish 1% • Others 4.5% Population by age • 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. 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 54,849 (30 September 2012) and covers an area of 949.74 square kilometres (366.70 sq mi) of which 678.45 km2 (261.95 sq mi) is water. The population density is 202.18 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.