Britannica AI Icon
Adding us as a Preferred Source tells Google you trust our content, so our articles show up more often in your Google Search, Discover feed, and AI Overviews.
verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Feedback
Corrections? Updates? Omissions? Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login).
Thank you for your feedback

Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article.

External Websites

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. The city, chartered in 1917, has large sawmilling, shipbuilding, papermaking, pulp-making, and timber-working industries. Pop. (2006 est.) 59,434.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Heather Campbell.
Discover the fascinating events that shaped the world, straight from our editors.
By clicking “Sign Up”, you consent to the Britannica Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.