Lumeniola

Lumeniola
Metropolitan area
Skyline of West Lumeniola
Country	Libertas Omnium Maximus
Province	Elizabeth, Hampton
Established	1824 (1824)
Government
• Mayor	Michael Cameron (West) Kenneth Kent (East)
Area
• Total	134.3 sq mi (348 km2)
Population  (2018)
• Total	1,302,567
• Density	9,700/sq mi (3,700/km2)
Demonym	Lumeniolen

Lumeniola is the colloquial name for the Maximusian metropolitan area comprising the cities of East Lumeniola (in Hampton), West Lumeniola (in Elizabeth), and a number of independently administered suburban communes. The city is bifurcated by the Boenecca River and is considered by many the nation's "cultural capital," home to the Maximusian film and music industries.

Economy and Politics

Although partially treated as a single municipality, with some shared metropolitan services including a combined constabulary (United Lumeniolan Constabulary Service), transit (LumenRail) and fire authority (Metropolitan Fire and Rescue), the city uniquely straddles two provinces, and has two mayors and city councils as a result. Zoning and easements are handled separately by each city administration's board of commissioners, leading to vastly different skylines. While West Lumeniola is densely populated, with office and residential high-rises along the riverfront and downtown (pictured), East Lumeniola is sprawling, with strictly enforced height restrictions.

Demographics

West Lumeniola is the larger of the two cities, more densely populated and, on the whole, poorer, though the city is also home to a number of the largest movie studios in the nation. Accentuating this wealth disparity, Whitehorse, a suburban neighborhood in West Lumeniola, is among the wealthiest councils (per capita) in the nation, home to movie stars, pop singers, and famous athletes. The West Lumeniola waterfront also houses a number of famous jazz clubs, restaurants, and nightclubs, contributing to the city's reputation as a "city of lights" at night.