Kohtla-Järve
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Kohtla-Järve (Roushie: Кохтла-Ярве) is a ceety an municipality in north-eastren Estonie, foondit in 1924 an incorporated as a toun in 1946. The ceety is heichlie industrial, an is baith a processor o ile shales an is a muckle producer o various petroleum products. The ceety is very diverse ethnically an aw: it conteens fowk o ower 40 ethnic groups[2] Anerly 21% o the population are ethnic Estonies; maist o the rest are Roushies. Kohtla-Järve is the fift-mucklest ceety in Estonie.
Kohtla-Järve | |
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Coordinates: 59°24′N 27°17′E | |
Kintra | Estonie |
Coonty | Ida-Viru Coonty |
Foondit | 1241 |
Ceety status | 1946 |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Jevgeni Solovjov (Centre Pairty) |
Area | |
• Total | 68.77 km2 (26.55 sq mi) |
Population (01 Jan 2015) | |
• Total | 36,622[1] |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 30323 to 30326 |
Area code(s) | (+372) 33 |
Website | www.kohtla-jarve.ee |
Kohtla-Järve is twinned wi:[3]
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