Loviisa

Loviisa
Loviisa – Lovisa
—  Town  —
Loviisan kaupunki
Lovisa stad

Coat of arms
Location of Loviisa in Finland
Coordinates:
Country Finland
Region Uusimaa
Sub-region Loviisa sub-region
Charter 1745
Government
 • Town manager Olavi Kaleva
Area(2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 1,751.49 km2 (676.3 sq mi)
 • Land 819.57 km2 (316.4 sq mi)
 • Water 931.92 km2 (359.8 sq mi)
Area rank 54th largest in Finland
Population (2011-01-31)[2]
 • Total 15,597
 • Rank 75th largest in Finland
 • Density 19.03/km2 (49.3/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 59.2% (official)
 • Swedish 38% (official)
 • Others 2.8%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 14.2%
 • 15 to 64 63%
 • 65 or older 22.8%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 07900
Area code(s) 019
Municipal tax rate[5] 19.75%
Website www.loviisa.fi

Loviisa (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈloviːsa]; Swedish: Lovisa) is a municipality and town of 15,597 inhabitants (31 January 2011)[2] on the southern coast of Finland. About 43 per cent of the population is Swedish-speaking.[3]

The municipality covers an area of 1,751.49 square kilometres (676.25 sq mi) of which 931.92 km2 (359.82 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 19.03 inhabitants per square kilometre (49.3 /sq mi).

The neighboring municipalities of Liljendal, Pernå and Ruotsinpyhtää were consolidated with Loviisa on January 1, 2010.

Loviisa was founded in 1745, as a border fortress against Russia. Most of the fortifications have been preserved. It is named after Lovisa Ulrika, the Swedish Queen consort of Adolf Frederick of Sweden.

Loviisa is the site of one of Finland's two nuclear power stations, the other being at Olkiluoto. The Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant consists of two VVER units, each of 488 MWe.

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Politics

Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Loviisa:

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland

Twin towns — Sister cities

Loviisa is twinned with:

References

  1. ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/default/files/pinta-alat_2011_kunnannimenmukaan.xls. Retrieved 9 March 2011. 
  2. ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=4258&site=3&id=0. Retrieved 18 February 2011. 
  3. ^ a b "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 29 March 2009. 
  4. ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 28 April 2009. 
  5. ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=7996;193801. Retrieved 13 March 2011. 

External links

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