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 54,849 (31 August 2013) an covers an aurie o 949.74 square kilometres (366.70 sq mi) o which 678.45 km2 (261.95 sq mi) is watter. The population densitie is []. 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 trade o Finland an Roushie.
The Seicont Aw-Roushie Conference o the Roushie Social Democratic Labour Pairty wis held in Kotka, on Julie 21–23 (Aug. 3–5), 1907.
Kotka is twinned wi:
The maist famous sport team frae Kotka is KTP (Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat). It competes in fitbaa an basketbaa.
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