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Kotlas is a center of timber industry and an important river port and a railroad center (situated on the railroad connecting central Russia with the Komi Republic). The Northern Dvina and the Vychegda Rivers are navigable; there is regular passenger navigation on the Vychegda.
Kotlas, city, Arkhangelsk oblast (region), northwestern Russia, at the confluence of the Northern Dvina and Vychegda rivers. It is a major focus of river and rail communications and a transshipment point, handling chiefly coal and timber.
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Kotlas (Russian: Котлас) is a city in Arkhangelsk Oblast incorporated in 1917. It is located where the Rivers Dvina and Vychegda join. As such, it is the site of an important river port and shipyard. Kotlas is also a major rail junction; it connects central Russia with the Komi Republic.
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Incorporated in 1917, Kotlas (61° 15' N, 46° 35' E) is a city of 82,000 people at the southern tip of the Archangel Region, a province in northwestern Russia. Kotlas lies at the confluence of two, wide, navigable rivers, the Northern Dvina and the Vychegda.
Kotlas, situated at the active intersection of the waterways of European Northern Russia, had for many centuries not taken advantage of its fortunate, natural location, remaining a small village. The population was sparse, and the soil was poor — partly loam and clay and partly sand.
Kotlas. Type: Town with 61,900 residents. Description: city in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. Categories: city or town, human settlement and locality. Location: Arkhangelsk Oblast, Northwestern Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe. View on OpenStreetMap.
