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'''Stolitsemlağa''' (pronounced [https://https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English /stoʊlitsɛmlaɪə/]), officially the '''Federal District of Stolitsemlağa''' (Gregahouvian: Stoliçniy Rayon Stolitsemlağanskiy) is the {{wp|capital city|capital}} and largest city in [[Gregahou]]. A port city situated on a {{wp|natural harbor}}, Stolitsemlağa is the most important cultural and financial center in the country. As of 2021, the city has a combined population of 1,598,937, making it the most populated city in Gregahou. | '''Stolitsemlağa''' (pronounced [https://https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English /stoʊlitsɛmlaɪə/]), officially the '''Federal District of Stolitsemlağa''' (Gregahouvian: Stoliçniy Rayon Stolitsemlağanskiy) is the {{wp|capital city|capital}} and largest city in [[Gregahou]]. A port city situated on a {{wp|natural harbor}}, Stolitsemlağa is the most important cultural and financial center in the country. As of 2021, the city has a combined population of 1,598,937, making it the most populated city in Gregahou. | ||
Originally settled due to its proximity to offshore oil fields, the outpost became the center of life on the archipelago as it became permanently inhabited. | Originally settled due to its proximity to offshore oil fields, the outpost became the center of life on the archipelago as it became permanently inhabited. The city was officially founded by the Soviet Union in 1962 as New Ocean City (Russian: Новгород Океана, <small>{{wp|Romanization of Russian|tr.}}</small> ''Novgorod Okeana''). Upon gaining independence in 1981, the provisional government renamed it to Stolitsemlağa (in English, "capital territory") and it became the official political center of the new country. | ||
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Stolitsemlağa | |
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Clockwise from top: Central city skyline, Revolutionaries' Square, Third of May National Stadium, Central District at night, train approaching Severskiy station, Parliamentary Complex | |
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| Nickname(s): Ğorod okhana English: The Ocean City | |
| Country |  Gregahou |
| District | SR Stolitsemlağa |
| Settled | 1954 |
| Founded | 1962 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Timor Usmanov |
| Area | |
| • Total | 60.52 km2 (23.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 1,598,937 |
| • Rank | 1st in Gregahou |
| • Density | 26,419/km2 (68,420/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| Website | srs.gov.go |
Stolitsemlağa (pronounced /stoʊlitsɛmlaɪə/), officially the Federal District of Stolitsemlağa (Gregahouvian: Stoliçniy Rayon Stolitsemlağanskiy) is the capital and largest city in Gregahou. A port city situated on a natural harbor, Stolitsemlağa is the most important cultural and financial center in the country. As of 2021, the city has a combined population of 1,598,937, making it the most populated city in Gregahou.
Originally settled due to its proximity to offshore oil fields, the outpost became the center of life on the archipelago as it became permanently inhabited. The city was officially founded by the Soviet Union in 1962 as New Ocean City (Russian: Новгород Океана, tr. Novgorod Okeana). Upon gaining independence in 1981, the provisional government renamed it to Stolitsemlağa (in English, "capital territory") and it became the official political center of the new country.