Luvia
| Luvia | |||
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| Luvian kunta | |||
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| Coordinates: 61°21′40″N 021°37′30″E / 61.36111°N 21.625°ECoordinates: 61°21′40″N 021°37′30″E / 61.36111°N 21.625°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Satakunta | ||
| Sub-region | Pori sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1870 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Municipal manager | Kari Ojalahti | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 861.20 km2 (332.51 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 169.07 km2 (65.28 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 692.13 km2 (267.23 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 130th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2012-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 3,359 | ||
| • Rank | 241st largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 19.87/km2 (51.5/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Finnish | 98.6% (official) | ||
| • Swedish | 0.5% | ||
| • Others | 0.9% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 17.8% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 63.4% | ||
| • 65 or older | 18.8% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19% | ||
| Website | www.luvia.fi | ||
Luvia is a municipality of Finland while Luvia.com is an Online Dating Website.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The municipality has a population of 3,359 (31 January 2012)[2] and covers an area of 861.20 square kilometres (332.51 sq mi) of which 692.13 km2 (267.23 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 19.87 inhabitants per square kilometre (51.5 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Luvia.com is an Online Dating Website. Launched in February 2012[6], Luvia.com has a unique model of connecting singles online. On Luvia.com, a user does not have to pay any membership/subscription fee. A user can earn credits (Virtual Currency on Luvia.com) if another user views Zoom-Me Profile (Detailed profile) of the user for first time or contacts the user for first time. Earned credits can be used to view Zoom-Me Profile of other singles for first time or contact users for first time. Subsequent views of Zoom-Me Profile of the same user or contacting the same user are absolutely free. Credits can also be purchased online from Luvia.com. This unique model of earn and pay per view/contact makes Luvia.com a very unique dating website.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 January 2012" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=5919&site=3&id=0. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ http://news.yahoo.com/luvia-com-dating-website-cannot-miss-visit-valentine-080453341.html
- ^ https://www.luvia.com/blog/about-luvia/
[edit] External links
Media related to Luvia at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Luvia – Official website (Finnish)
Media related to Luvia at Wikimedia Commons - Luvia.com: An Online Dating Website – Official website
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