South San Fernando

South San Fernando Province Provinsi San Fernando Selatan
Province
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Nickname(s):  The Innovation Province
Country	Slokais Islands
Establishment	01 January 1923
Capital	San Jose
Official languages	English, Slokasian, Spainsh
Ethnic groups	40.6% Mezito 18.3% Ren 11.6% Indigenous 4.1% Madangari 2.7% Ambonese 1.5% Luandag 8.7% Costenos 4.3% Haesanite 3.8% Blancos 2.2% Andharian 2.0% Kaijanese 1.1% Other 0.7% Afro Slokasian
Demonym(s)	South San Fernandian
Government
• Governor	Maxwell Garcia Neal
• Speaker of the South San Fernando Assembly	Danielle Chen
• Upper house	South San Fernando Senate
• Lower house	South San Fernando Assembly
National representation
• Slokaisian Legislature	43/643
Population
• 2025 census	5,054,507 (4th)
Postal	SS

South San Fernando is a province in Slokais Islands home to 5,054,507 people. The largest city and capital city is San Jose with a population of 1,398,659. South San Fernando is located in the central region of San Fernando Island and contains several area's of high population density. South San Fernando is well-known for its technology and automotive sectors with the province being nicknamed the innovation province. In addition, mountainous regions of the province are known for agricultural production of fruit such as plums and berries. Due to its high urban population, South San Fernando has a diverse population and generally socially liberal social attitudes.

Geography

South San Fernando is defined by its location between the Sierra Nevada and Sierra Blanco mountains, which make up the eastern and western extremes of the province. Much of the province's population is concentrated along the San Fernando River valley, which has long been at the heart of the province. In the north, the suburbs of New Liverpool, which emerged from the formerly divided farmland. After crossing the narrow Madera mountain range, the Rio Bravos, which forms an arc into the western region of the province and includes the second largest city by population, Madera Ranch. Going further south is the city of San Jose, which is located just below a series of rapids, thus making it one of the furthest inland ports.

Economy

South San Fernando has a diverse range of sectors; however, the largest is the advanced industry and computing. Due to silicon deposits in the province, computing companies from across the world have their assembly plants in cities such as San Jose and Lunxi. Additionally, several other technology firms have established operations in the province, drawn by the availability of qualified graduates from universities such as San Jose Polytechnic. In contrast, rural and mountainous areas are known for the production of fruit such as plums and peaches, which contribute to specialty industries in fruit and rice-based alcohols.

Demographics

South San Fernando is one of the most diverse provinces due to internal migration, which has created a unique hybrid culture often described as "SOSF" in contemporary media. The largest group is Mestizos at 40.6% of the population, with traditional communities such as Soledad dating back to the 1600s. Ren is the second largest group at 18.3% with much of the population in the suburbs of San Jose and New Liverpool due to settlement patterns and ownership in the 20th century. The third largest ethnic group is Indigenous, with 11.6% mainly located in rural areas, with Madang Bran being traditionally Ambonari and Calhundangra Township being traditionally Pimya. There is also a more diverse urban population in San Jose.

Haesanite's in South San Fernando

South San Fernando has the largest number of Haesanites, with around 350,000 identifying as such. Dating back to the 1970's and the mass migration of Haesanites abroad. The Land Act of 1971 opened a large number of tracts for low prices along the Rio Bravos River, which was settled by a large number of farmers from Haesan. Since then, a unique food culture has formed, which combines Haesanite staples such as memilpa with local favorites such as yellow curry chicken and, in sweet form, with mango and plums. In an economic sense, a second wave of immigration brought more educated professionals to work at Slokasian companies, with many of the pioneers of San Jose's tech field being immigrants or the children of immigrants from Haesan.

Ethnicity in South San Fernando Province

Ethnic Group	#	%	Notable Populations
Mesitzos	2,052,282	40.6	San Jacinto (64.9%)
Ren	926,246	18.3	Colmas (25.7%)
Indigenous	586,299	11.6	Calhudanga (49.3%)
Costenos	440,606	8.7	San Jacinto (12.6%)
Haesanite	346,303	6.9	Rio Bravos (15.7%)
Blancos	191,483	3.8	New Brighton (9.7%)
Andharian	109,611	2.2	San Jose (4.6%)
Kaijanese	99,975	2.0	Rio Bravos (3.9%)
Other	89,546	1.8	San Jose (3.1%)