Litudinem
Litudinem | |
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Capital City | |
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| Nickname: Gateway City | |
| Country | Libertas Omnium Maximus |
| Province | Passarelle |
| Founded | 1686 |
| Incorporated | 1841 |
| Founded by | Leroy of Meine |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | David Middleton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 238.6 sq mi (618 km2) |
| • Water | 7.1 sq mi (18 km2) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 2,705,956 |
| • Density | 11,000/sq mi (4,400/km2) |
| Demonym | Litudinemite |
Litudinem, officially known as the City of Litudinem is the capital city and administrative hub of Libertas Omnium Maximus and the capital of Passarelle Province. Litudinem is the second most populous city in the nation and among the oldest continuously inhabited mainland settlements, founded in 1686. Litudinem became the official capital of the Maximusian Republic in 1841 after the conclusion of the Iustitian Civil War, but served as a capital-in-exile for republican forces from 1837 to 1840. Most of Litudinem was centrally planned, with major expansions occurring in the 1850s and 1970s.
History
Litudinem was founded along the east bank of the Lyne River as a fur trapping outpost. At the time, it was adjacent to of a 35,000 sq. acre estate of unmapped wilderness given to Commodore Leroy Bohn Keller for his service in the Valahandian navy during the Illien Reef Wars, a series of antipiracy campaigns targeting privateers seizing Valahandian merchant ships. Bohn Keller, later named Count of Meine, arranged an easement with the town preceding its establishment granting residents trapping and logging rights within the estate for a nominal fee. Litudinem gradually morphed from a provincial outpost to a major lumber and fine fur exporter. At the time, only shallow draft watercraft could make it from settlements at the mouth of the Lyne River to Litudinem and the route remained treacherous, particularly in the waters just south of the city. To remedy this problem, a number of canals were constructed in the 18th century along the river near the city, inadvertently establishing the Litudinem as the furthest upstream settlement easily accessible by boat. Over the next century, Litudinem became a major center of wealth while remaining a decidedly frontier town.
Economics
Demographics
| Ethnic Group | % | # |
|---|---|---|
| Valahan | 41 | 1,109,442 |
| Mixed Iustitian | 28 | 757,668 |
| Native | 11 | 297,655 |
| Rén | 8 | 216,476 |
| Haean | 4 | 108,238 |
| Arrivée | 3 | 81,179 |
| Other | 5 | 135,298 |