Kotlas

Kotlas (Russian: Ко́тлас) is a town in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Northern Dvina and Vychegda Rivers. Population: 60,562(2010 Census); 60,647(2002 Census); 68,021(1989 Census).

Kotlas
Котлас
Former headquarters of the Pechora Railway in Kotlas
Location of Kotlas
Kotlas
Location of Kotlas
Kotlas
Kotlas (Arkhangelsk Oblast)
Coordinates: 61°15′N 46°38′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectArkhangelsk Oblast
Founded1890
Town status sinceJune 16, 1917
Area
  Total68.039 km2 (26.270 sq mi)
Elevation
80 m (260 ft)
Population
  Total60,562
  Estimate 
(2018)
61,805 (+2.1%)
  Rank271st in 2010
  Density890/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Administrative status
  Subordinated totown of oblast significance of Kotlas
  Capital oftown of oblast significance of Kotlas, Kotlassky District
Municipal status
  Urban okrugKotlas Urban Okrug
  Capital ofKotlas Urban Okrug, Kotlassky Municipal District, Cheryomushskoye Rural Settlement
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal code(s)
165300–165306, 165308, 165309, 165311–165313, 165398, 165399
Dialing code(s)+7 81837
OKTMO ID11710000001
Websitewww.kotlas-city.ru

Kotlas is the third-largest town of Arkhangelsk Oblast in terms of population (after Arkhangelsk and Severodvinsk) and an important transport hub.

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