Anfa

Anfa Cité en Foi
Autonomous City
Anfa in the Marchal Valley
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Nickname(s):  City of Faith, Peony City
Motto:  Pour Dieu pour la liberté
Country	Haesan
Administrative District (Province)	Anfa (autonomous)
Founded	632 CE
Government
• Mayor	Sébastien Dubois (Liberal Democrats)
Area
• Total	4,560 km2 (1,761 sq mi)
Population  (2015)
• Total	14,891,435
• Density	3,300/km2 (8,500/sq mi)
Demonym	Anfan/Anfois
Time zone	UTC+7 (CHT)
Website	citeanfois.hn

Anfa (L'Cité en Foi), the "second city" of Haesan, is a key economic, financial, and cultural hub in the East of Hesperida. Located on Haesan's northern coast on the Gulf of Haesan, at the mouth of the Marchal River, the city has historically been a key nexus for trade and commerce. First settled by Haemi migrants during the first century BCE, the city was formally founded as Bukcheon (북천시) in 632 during the reign of the Dukedom of Lee. During the French colonial period, Anfa was the seat of French government, and at this time took on much of its present characteristic identity, including widespread use of French language and omnipresence of French culture. During the War of Haesanite Succession, the city was sieged by Opthelian forces, and during its bombardment, was largely destroyed. Afterwards, as the Opthelians contracted "Cité en Foi" to "Anfa," the city became an experiment in modern urban planning notable for its many parks, greenways, and monumental squares. Today the city is one of the major financial hubs of Hesperida, with a high concentration of finance, investments, and consulting firms, and hosting the Bourse Anfois, the exchange with the highest volume of commodities trading in the IDU. Anfa is also a hub for gastronomy, as the headquarters of the Seollim Guide, and a mixing pot of classical French techniques with Haesanite or modern flavors and practices. Anfa is also a major fashion design center and anchors much of the textiles manufacturing of Haesan's northern coast.