Kotka

Summary

Kotka is a town^[1]. Kotka ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (206 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kotka was a member of Union of the Baltic Cities^[3].
• Kotka is located in Kymenlaakso^[4].
• Kotka is in the country of Finland^[5].
• Kotka's head of government is recorded as Esa Sirviö^[6].
• Kotka's image is recorded as Kotkan kirkko Haukkavuorelta.JPG^[7].
• Kotka's instance of is recorded as town^[8].
• Kotka's instance of is recorded as municipality of Finland^[9].
• Kotka's instance of is recorded as city^[10].
• Kotka's instance of is recorded as port city^[11].
• Kotka's official language is recorded as Finnish^[12].
• Kotka's shares border with is recorded as Hamina^[13].
• Kotka's shares border with is recorded as Kouvola^[14].
• Kotka's shares border with is recorded as Pyhtää^[15].
• Kotka's coat of arms image is recorded as Kotka.vaakuna.svg^[16].
• Kotka's headquarters location is recorded as Kotka City Hall^[17].
• Kotka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Brașov County^[18].
• Kotka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Klaipėda^[19].
• Kotka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Greifswald^[20].
• Kotka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Fredrikstad Municipality^[21].
• Kotka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gdynia^[22].
• Kotka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Glostrup Municipality^[23].
• Kotka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lübeck^[24].
• Kotka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Taizhou^[25].
• Kotka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tallinn^[26].
• Kotka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Landskrona Municipality^[27].

Body

Founding

+1879-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kotka^[28].

Operations

Kotka's headquarters location is recorded as Kotka City Hall^[17].

Why It Matters

Kotka ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (206 views/month).^[2] Kotka has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] Kotka is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]