New Liverpool
New Liverpool | |
|---|---|
 Looking towards the San Fernando River | |
 Flag | |
| Nickname(s): "Jewel on the River," "The Captial City" | |
| Country | Slokais Islands |
| Special Metro Region | New Liverpool Special Metro Region |
| Settled | 1812 CE |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vincent Robbels (National Allance) |
| Elevation | 578 ft (176 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 5,577,489 |
| New Liverpool Special Metro Region | |
History
New Liverpool was founded by in 1822 to be the seat of government for the then Province of Slokais Islands. A grid was laid out in 30 streets running east to west. By 1840 the city had swelled to over 85,000 people and became one of the hubs for the entire country. It grew even more once it became the capital of the new country of Slokais Islands. In 1910, the city became the New Liverpool District with the district being 20 miles by 10 miles. The city of New Liverpool merged with New Liverpool District in 1920. During the Livingstone Era, the countryside became developed with the district being divided into wards. Southland was founded in 1932 as an independent city within New Liverpool. In 1948, New Liverpool Airport was built on the western bank of the San Fernando River. New Liverpool became a hub for industrial goods during the 1950s as Costa area policies pushed for industrial expansion. In 1970, New Liverpool reached 3 million people. Since then the city has doubled in population due to internal migration as well as the growth of immigrant communities.
Geography
New Liverpool is located on the San Fernando River in Slokais Islands. New Liverpool is located at the meeting point of the Southland and San Fernando River. New Liverpool is primarily situated on low plains, although the city is bordered to the west by the San Fernando Mountains. New Liverpool is located in the Humid subtropical climate zone. The highest point in the city is Qizhongji Mountain at 2,878 feet.
Transit
The city has 2 airports John Santos International Airport and East Bank Airport. The metro is also served by the New Liverpool Rapid Transit Authority as well as Slokasian Rail.
Race and Religion
| Race | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Costeno | 29.6 | 1,650,910 |
| Ren | 20.2 | 1,126,182 |
| Mixed Race | 19.5 | 1,087,534 |
| Blancos | 9.2 | 513,087 |
| Kaijanese | 11.2 | 624,578 |
| Afro-Slokasian | 8.7 | 485,348 |
| Indegenious | 1.1 | 61,354 |
| Other | 10.6 | 591,789 |
New Liverpool is more diverse then Slokais Islands as a whole. The city is also home of the highest number's of Kaijanese outside of Kaijan with 11.2% of the city's population being of Kaijanese ancestry. In recent years immigrant communities have sprung up in areas of New Liverpool. For example, the highest number of Mallacans outside of Mallacaland are in New Liverpool with 5.1% of the entire city being of Mallcan Ancestry, with the Ward of East Southland being 37.5% Mallacan.
| Race | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Christanity | 38.2 | 2,130,566 |
| Minjian | 17.2 | 959,328 |
| Islam | 22.2 | 1,238,442 |
| No Relgion | 12.1 | 672,320 |
| Judiaism | 4.1 | 228,673 |
| Other | 7.2 | 401,345 |
Areas
The District has 55 Urban Wards, the main areas are downtown where many companies as well as much of the business, and urban Parts of the city. North of that is Midtown where most government buildings are located along New Liverpool Creek. The area is home to many museums and agencies for the Slokasian Government as well as Capitol Circle Station. West of the creek is where the Presdential House and the Slokaisian Legislature are located—as well as the Old City and Hallan Hill. South of Downtown is Southland City, home to more working-class areas of the city as well as Capitol South Station. To the north of downtown is Northrock a more wealthy part of the city as well as Xinling Hills. Across the San Fernando River from downtown is Eastbank and the New Liverpool City Airport, this area is home to many office buildings.
Politics
New Liverpool has 74 seats in the Legislature, 40 Seats are given by first past the post while the other 34 are based on parties, districtwide total votes with 2.94% needed for one seat, this low bar means the many political parties have at least one seat, though the National Alliance has a strong hold on seats followed by the Centrist Party, some parties like the Slokasian Peoples Party and the Women's Party have there only seats here. The district also has a 55-member council based on ward elections, for these races the National Alliance-Green Pact does not apply meaning that many small parties do well, there is also a Mayor elected by whoever gets the most votes. Vincent Robbels was elected mayor with 47.5% of the vote in 2019.