Kouvola

Summary

Kouvola is a town^[1]. Kouvola ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (814 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kouvola is located in Kymenlaakso^[3].
• Kouvola is in the country of Finland^[4].
• Kouvola is on the body of water Kymi River^[5].
• Kouvola's instance of is recorded as town^[6].
• Kouvola's instance of is recorded as municipality of Finland^[7].
• Kouvola's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Kouvola's official language is recorded as Finnish^[9].
• Kouvola's shares border with is recorded as Hamina^[10].
• Kouvola's shares border with is recorded as Heinola^[11].
• Kouvola's shares border with is recorded as Iitti^[12].
• Kouvola's shares border with is recorded as Kotka^[13].
• Kouvola's shares border with is recorded as Lapinjärvi^[14].
• Kouvola's shares border with is recorded as Loviisa^[15].
• Kouvola's shares border with is recorded as Luumäki^[16].
• Kouvola's shares border with is recorded as Miehikkälä^[17].
• Kouvola's shares border with is recorded as Mäntyharju^[18].
• Kouvola's shares border with is recorded as Pyhtää^[19].
• Kouvola's shares border with is recorded as Savitaipale^[20].
• Kouvola followed Anjalankoski^[21].
• Kouvola followed Kuusankoski^[22].
• Kouvola followed Valkeala^[23].
• Kouvola followed Jaala^[24].
• Kouvola followed Elimäki^[25].
• Kouvola's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mülheim an der Ruhr^[26].
• Kouvola's twinned administrative body is recorded as Vologda^[27].

Body

Founding

1875 marks the founding of Kouvola^[28].

Identity

Kouvola's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Kouvolan kaupunki'}^[29]. Predecessors include Anjalankoski^[21], Kuusankoski^[22], Valkeala^[23], Jaala^[24], and Elimäki^[25].

Why It Matters

Kouvola ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (814 views/month).^[2] Kouvola has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] Kouvola is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]