San Fernando Province
San Fernando Provinsi San Fernando Shèng fèi'ěrnánduō | |
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Province | |
 View of San Fernando City | |
 Flag | |
| Nickname(s): The Great Valley | |
| Country | Slokais Islands |
| Establishment | 01 January 1893 |
| Capital and largest city | San Fernando |
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| Religion |
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| Demonym(s) | San Fernandens |
| Government | |
• Governor | Brendan Chan Centrist Party |
• Premier of Parliament of San Fernando | Johnray Munoz Centrist Party |
| Legislature | Parliament of San Fernando |
| National representation | |
| 105/643 | |
| Population | |
• 2020 census | 10,554,286 (1st) |
| Postal | SF |
San Fernando Province (Slokasian: Shèng fèi'ěrnánduō), is a province in Slokais Islands. The largest province by population and the province with the largest GDP of any province, San Fernando is one of the most influential provinces in all of Slokais Islands. Named for the San Fernando River the province is centered around. The province's capital San Fernando is also the largest city in the province and the second largest city in Slokais Islands by population. San Fernando is an economically diverse state with traditional sugarcane and rice farms as well as major tech companies.
History[edit | edit source]
San Fernando was named for San Fernando de Salinas, the financer of the Costenan expedition. At the time, much of what would become Slokais was declared as the Colony of San Fernando. The namesake river, which splits the current-day province was soon settled by farmers and planters who utilized the flat floodplains for the production of rice, sugarcane, and dye production. By 1750, San Fernando Province was home to around 120,000 people, including 70,000 enslaved persons primarily from Kolda. As the population of the province grew, so did conflict with Ren who had lived in settlements along the river since the 1200s. Costeno and Mezito farmers began to settle further south due to land being divided into squares of 5 hectare's each. Existing residents were often forced into smaller communities which to the development of distinctive Ren and indigenous neighborhoods.
Geography[edit | edit source]
San Fernando Province follows the course of the San Fernando River from were it's meets the sea to the the border with New Liverpool. The province forms roughly 40 miles from the river due the Decree of 1655 which laid out what was then the San Fernando Colony, except for the coast where the province stretches to the Cape Faro. The Delta region is mostly wetlands which are sparse in population and settled mostly by indigenous group's such as the Salvadoristas. Most of the population in this region lives in Salvador City which is located along the San Fernando Canal. Further to the east, San Fernando City is located along a coastal bluff with the terrain mostly being coastal plan to the eastern border. To the south, a region known as San Marco's Pass is formed by the rising Sierra Nevada and Sierra Blanco mountains, with the San Fernando River forming through the center. Continuing southward, the namesake valley is mostly agricultural and industrial town's with flat terrain divided since the 1600s into individual plots.
Townships[edit | edit source]
San Fernando Province is divided into 7 townships with San Fernando City being an independent city divided into 10 ward's. Each township is further divided into 55 communities.