Kotka

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Kotkan kaupunki
City Kotka (1879)
Administrative Province Southern Finland
Region Kymenlaakso
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

750 km²
272 km²
478 km²
Population
Density
54,860 (2005)
204/km²
The centre of Kotka
The centre of Kotka

Kotka (Finnish for eagle) is a town and municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Kymenlaakso region. The municipality has a population of 54,860 (2005) and covers an area of 750 km² of which 478 km² is water. The population density is 204 inhabitants per km². Kotka is the largest town in Kymenlaakso region. The city centre of Kotka is located at Kotkas Island (Kotkansaari).

The municipality is officially unilingually Finnish.

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Church of Kotka.
Church of Kotka.


Municipalities of Kymenlaakso
Anjalankoski | Elimäki | Hamina | Iitti | Jaala | Kotka | Kouvola | Kuusankoski | Miehikkälä | Pyhtää | Valkeala | Virolahti
Kymenlaakso | Southern Finland | Finland

Coordinates: 60°28′00″N, 26°56′45″E