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| name = Kievits Hook
| name = Kievits Hoek
| official_name = Province of Kievits Hook
| official_name = Province of Kievits Hoek
| native_name = Provincie van Kievits Hook
| native_name = Provincie van Kievits Hoek
| settlement_type = Province
| settlement_type = Province
| image_map = Kievits Hoek Province Map.png
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| map_caption = The province of Kievits Hook, ''in dark red.''
| map_caption = The province of Kievits Hoek, ''in dark red.''
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* '''Paulus Spee''' <br> (Secretary of State)
* '''Paulus Spee''' <br> [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_of_state Secretary of State]
* '''Rutgert Vanderliet''' <br> (Treasurer)
* '''Rutgert Vanderliet''' <br> [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasurer Treasurer]
* '''Claas Stroupe''' <br> (Attorney General)
* '''Claas Stroupe''' <br> [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attorney_general Attorney General]
* '''Constantijn Huisman''' <br> (Education Sec.)
* '''Constantijn Huisman''' <br> [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_education_ministries Education Sec.]
* '''Harman Lubbers''' <br> (Health Sec.)
* '''Harman Lubbers''' <br> [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_department Health Sec.]
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The '''Province of Kievits Hoek''' (Freijian: Provincie van Kievits Hoek) is a [[Rensselaerswijck|Rensselaer]] province located in central [[Rensselaerswijck]]. It is bordered by the province of [[Province of Nieuw Hoop|Nieuw Hoop]] to the west, the province of [[Province of Vrystaat|Vrystaat]] to the south, and the province of [[Province of Wilhelmnus|Wilhelmnus]] to the east. Kievits Hoek is the second-most populous province in the country, and is the country's hub for shipbuilding and military naval construction. The province is dotted mainly by large towns and cities, and is one of the most developed provinces in the country.
The '''Province of Kievits Hoek''' (Freijian: Provincie van Kievits Hoek) is a [[Rensselaerswijck|Rensselaer]] province located in central [[Rensselaerswijck]]. It is bordered by the province of [[Province of Nieuw Hoop|Nieuw Hoop]] to the west, the province of [[Province of Vrystaat|Vrystaat]] to the south, and the province of [[Province of Wilhelmnus|Wilhelmnus]] to the east. Kievits Hoek is the second-most populous province in the country, and is the country's hub for shipbuilding and military naval construction. The province is dotted mainly by large towns and cities, and is one of the most developed provinces in the country.


Kievits Hook is the stronghold for the [[Parliament of the Rensselaer Republic#Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democratic Party]], with a soft-middle class base not as tied to the mercantilist appeal in [[Nieuw Hoop]]. It has consistently voted for Liberal Democratic candidates over its electoral history, excluding the 1928 Snap Elections, in which the province voted for [[Willem Lodewijk]] for president. It was the first and only time the majority of the province voted for a [[Parliament of the Rensselaer Republic#Mercantile Interest|Mercantile Interest]] presidential candidate.
Kievits Hoek is the stronghold for the [[Parliament of the Rensselaer Republic#Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democratic Party]], with a soft-middle class base not as tied to the mercantilist appeal in [[Nieuw Hoop]]. It has consistently voted for Liberal Democratic candidates over its electoral history, excluding the 1928 Snap Elections, in which the province voted for [[Willem Lodewijk]] for president. It was the first and only time the majority of the province voted for a [[Parliament of the Rensselaer Republic#Mercantile Interest|Mercantile Interest]] presidential candidate.


The provinces of Kievits Hoek, [[Province of Nieuw Hoop|Nieuw Hoop]], and [[Province of Wilhelmnus|Wilhelmnus]] all form the "urban-belt" of the country, consisting of upwards of 70% of the population and having all of the top ten biggest cities in the country. It is within this urban-belt that the province experiences rapid economic growth. The population of the province is expected to multiply in coming decades, due in part to many moving into the urban-belt from rural Rensselaerswjick. Many analysts predict that a result of an influx of new citizens to cities like [[Nieuw Hoop]] or Volendam is that some will leave the big cities for less-dense while still city life in provinces such as Kievits Hoek.
The provinces of Kievits Hoek, [[Province of Nieuw Hoop|Nieuw Hoop]], and [[Province of Wilhelmnus|Wilhelmnus]] all form the "urban-belt" of the country, consisting of upwards of 70% of the population and having all of the top ten biggest cities in the country. It is within this urban-belt that the province experiences rapid economic growth. The population of the province is expected to multiply in coming decades, due in part to many moving into the urban-belt from rural Rensselaerswjick. Many analysts predict that a result of an influx of new citizens to cities like [[Nieuw Hoop]] or Volendam is that some will leave the big cities for less-dense while still city life in provinces such as Kievits Hoek.

Latest revision as of 16:27, 25 May 2020

Kievits Hoek
Provincie van Kievits Hoek
Province
Province of Kievits Hoek
Flag of Kievits Hoek
Nickname: 
The Oceangoing Province
Motto(s): 
"Wees Waakzaam"
"Be Alert"
The province of Kievits Hoek, in dark red.
The province of Kievits Hoek, in dark red.
CountryFederal Republic of Rensselaerswijck
Admitted1820
Counties
List of Counties
  • Dirksland
  • Langstraat
Government
 • GovernorEduard Vanderwouden II
(Liberal Democratic)
 • Deputy GovernorRombert Van Duyne
 • Cabinet
Population
 (1930 Census)
 • Total522,459
 • Rank2nd (Rensselaerswijck)
Provincial Assembly
Assembly Layout
  • Liberal Democrats:
    110 Seats
  • Mercantile Interest:
    34 Seats
  • Christian Democrats:
    22 Seats
  • Worker's Movement:
    8 Seats

The Province of Kievits Hoek (Freijian: Provincie van Kievits Hoek) is a Rensselaer province located in central Rensselaerswijck. It is bordered by the province of Nieuw Hoop to the west, the province of Vrystaat to the south, and the province of Wilhelmnus to the east. Kievits Hoek is the second-most populous province in the country, and is the country's hub for shipbuilding and military naval construction. The province is dotted mainly by large towns and cities, and is one of the most developed provinces in the country.

Kievits Hoek is the stronghold for the Liberal Democratic Party, with a soft-middle class base not as tied to the mercantilist appeal in Nieuw Hoop. It has consistently voted for Liberal Democratic candidates over its electoral history, excluding the 1928 Snap Elections, in which the province voted for Willem Lodewijk for president. It was the first and only time the majority of the province voted for a Mercantile Interest presidential candidate.

The provinces of Kievits Hoek, Nieuw Hoop, and Wilhelmnus all form the "urban-belt" of the country, consisting of upwards of 70% of the population and having all of the top ten biggest cities in the country. It is within this urban-belt that the province experiences rapid economic growth. The population of the province is expected to multiply in coming decades, due in part to many moving into the urban-belt from rural Rensselaerswjick. Many analysts predict that a result of an influx of new citizens to cities like Nieuw Hoop or Volendam is that some will leave the big cities for less-dense while still city life in provinces such as Kievits Hoek.

Kievits Hoek is one of the least diverse provinces in the country, having nearly 85% of her citizens identify with some sort of ancestry with Freijian or mainland Cybelleum. The lowest population of indigenous citizens in the country are recorded here, only 10% identifying as "native or indigenous."

The name Kievits Hoek roughly translates to "Plover's Corner," and the area around the province used to be a breadbasket for farming in the early days of colonial Rensselaerswjick. Flat, coastal plain allowed for easy settlement, which explains why it is now part of the "urban-belt." As colonists headed deeper into Rensselaerswjick, they found even more fertile plains than Kievits Hoek, leading it to be abandoned as a place of farming. While a small agricultural industry does exist in border regions of the province, they pale in comparison to the agricultural economies of Wilhelmnus and Vrystaat.