Kotka tourist information

Kotka is a town and municipality of Finland. Its former name is Rochensalm.

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 54,845 (31 January 2011) 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 202.16 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.

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