Morwall

Morwall
Capital city, constituent entity and metropolitan county
Greater Morwall
Clockwise from top-left: Skyline of Morwall • Harrow Tower • Jarringey Court • Houses of Parliament • The Egg • City Hall
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Nickname(s):  The City of the Sleepless, The Heart of Estmere, The Great Melting Pot, and others
Morwall
Country	Template:Country data Estmere
Constituent entity	Greater Morwall
Settled as Marinium	94 CE
Founded by	Emperor Marinus
Government
• Type	Devolved semi-parliamentary administration within a federal republic
• Body	Greater Morwall Council
• Mayor	Darrell Garner (SDCP)
• Governing parties	SDCP
Area
• City/Entity	1,631 km2 (630 sq mi)
• Urban	2,672 km2 (1,032 sq mi)
• Metro	7,890 km2 (3,050 sq mi)
Population
• City/Entity	7,290,934
• Rank	1st (Estmere) 1st (Euclea) 8th (Global)
• Density	4,500/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
• Urban	8,789,507
• Metro	12,903,293
Demonym	Morwallian
Time zone	UTC+0 (Euclean Standard Time)
Postal code(s)	M, AM, HA, MF, CA, HK, SB, PR, BB, GU, MM, OX, KW, WO
Website	morwall.gov.es

Morwall is the capital city of Estmere, with the urban area of the city forming the basis of the constituent entity of Greater Morwall, the greater capital region of Estmere. With an urban population of 8.7 million and a metro population of 12.9 million, Morwall is the largest city in Estmere and in Euclea as a whole. The city is situated on the River Mor, for which it is named, in the geographic centre of the country. The city has considerable urban sprawl, but is generally accepted to be bounded by the Hitchin Hills to the south and west, and the Bywolds to the north.

First founded by Solarians in 94 CE as an outpost to protect the province of Albannica, the settlement quickly grew into a major colony. In the time of the Hexarchy Morwall grew into a prominent market town, and was eventually chosen after the Conquest of Estmere to serve as the capital of the country. The city exploded in population and relevance during the Industrial Revolution, with Morwall emerging as a major economic centre and manufacturing hub. After the Great War the city become a major centre for immigration, and has emerged as diverse and multicultural modern city.

Morwall is governed as part of the constituent entity of Greater Morwall, with power vested in the legislative Greater Morwall Council and the directly-elected Mayor, which is currently Darrell Garner. The city is considered a single metropolitan county for ceremonial purposes, but the internal fourteen boroughs are more commonly used for administrative purposes. The city is home to the Parliament of Estmere and a number of other government buildings.

Morwall has consistently been ranked as a first-rate city by the World City Studies Institute, and the city is an important economic hub in Estmere and east Euclea. The city has a considerable financial sector, a prominent manufacturing hub, and a burgeoning service industry. Riverside is an important financial hub, while Redwoods is a major centre for media. The city is a hub for science and technology, with the University of Morwall and its constituent colleges being highly ranked institutions at the cutting edge of research in the natural, social and applied sciences.

Etymology and name

The city was named in the honour of Emperor Marinus, and was first known as Marinium, which was the name given to the settlement when it was first founded as a fort by the Solarian Empire. The city recieved the precursor to its current name during the time of the Hexarchy; the settlement became known by the Old Swathish name Morwealh, which derived from the term walhaz, in reference to the local Solaro-Albans who continued to inhabit the city long after the withdrawal of the Solarians. The name literally translated to "foreigners on the River Mor", referring to the major waterway on which the city is predominantly situated. After the arrival of the Verique during the Conquest of Estmere and the emergence of the modern Estmerish, the name Morwall emerged and solidified.

The official name for both the constituent entity and the metropolitan county is Greater Morwall, though both are often referred to as Morwall in passing. As the Swathish and Flurian are co-official minority languages below Estmerish in the state of Morwall, the names Morvẹll and Mèroual respectively are also sometimes used in reference to the city.

Nicknames

Morwall is known by a number of nicknames, some of which have gained official recognition and have been used in marketing by the Morwall government.

• The Heart of Estmere: refering both to the city's position at the geographical centre of the country, and to its political and economic prominence within Estmere.
• The City of the Sleepless: referring to the city's bustling night life and non-stop metro services.
• The Great Melting Pot: a reference to both the city's position at the crossroads of Estmere's Swathish and Flurian speaking populations, and the fact that the city is considered home to the Estmerish language which is derived from both. More recently, it has come to refer the wide variety of ethnicities and lanugage users in the modern city.
• The Great Wen: disparaging nickname coined in opposition to the rapid, outward growth of the city during the Industrial Revolution.
• Alikianos of the North: adopted at the foundation of the University of Morwall, intending to establish the city as a centre of knowledge in Euclea.
• The Capital of the Free World (Caput Mundi Libertas): popularised prior to the Great War and used widely during and following the Solarian War.
• Workshop of the World: in reference to the city's role in the Industrial Revolution and large manufacturing sector.
• Bee-on-the-Sea: a satirical, disparaging reference to the city's flag made by prominent vexillologist Sotirian Watson; it has since been adopted as a positive nickname for the city.
• The Hive: reference to the city's emblematic use of bees and large population.
• Gaullica's Northernmost City: disparaging nickname used by Hans Gruber, then-mayor of Weisstadt, to criticise Anthony Restout's decision to twin with Verlois as opposed to Weisstadt.

Government

Darrell Garner
Mayor

Amy Milhouse
Speaker of the Council

Greater Morwall is a constituent entity within Estmere, and Morwall is considered the capital of that entity. For most purposes, Morwall and Greater Morwall are synonymous, with Morwall having no city-wide government distinct from the government of Greater Morwall. Instead, the fourteen boroughs each have local governments closer to that of city councils.

Morwall is led by the directly-elected Mayor, which has been Darrell Garner of the SDCP since 2014. The Mayor works with the legislative Greater Morwall Council to run the city, in a semi-parliamentary system.

Geography

Boroughs

Main article: Counties of Estmere § Boroughs

Morwall is divided into fourteen boroughs, each of which functions similar to cities elsewhere in Estmere, with an elected borough council responsible for local government. All boroughs have the prefix of borough, though the Borough of the City of Morwall has a longest prefix. All boroughs except two (Hedley and Kensworth and Shadwell and Allerton) have a single name.

City of Morwall Hartham Worley Southbeck Presdon Barton Darford

Millfield Oxbrooke Mormouth Guildley Kingswood Hedley and Kensworth Shadwell and Allerton

Demographics

Ethnic groups

2015 Estmerish census
Country of birth	Population
Template:Country data Estmere	5,537,389
Padaratha	202,317
Etruria	137,608
Rwizikuru	128,959
Borland	127,190
Dezevau	110,248
Werania	93,190
Imagua and the Assimas	89,542
Tsabara	83,930
Gaullica	81,293

Morwall is one of the most diverse cities in Estmere. According to the 2015 census, White Estmerish was the largest single ethnic group in the Morwall urban area, comprising 41.7% of the population. This figure includes Swathish and Flurian respondents. White Non-Estmerish comprised a further 13.5% of the population, with this figure predominantly including people from across the Euclean Community and from Etruria.

Black Estmerish were reported to comprise 21.3% of the population, with Estmerish Bahio-Arucians specifically comprising 9.7% of the population. The Bahio-Arucian community in Morwall has been prominent since the aftermath of the Great War, when Bahio-Arucian immigrants were invited to alleviate the city's labour shortage. Freemen also comprise a significant amount of the population.

17.8% of the population are Coian. The Coian community in Morwall is diverse, with the most prominent group being Satrians who comprise 9.7% of the population. Senrians and Xiaodongeses comprise 2.1% and 1.9% of the population respectively, with Rahelians accounting for 1.7% of the population. Dezevauni people account for 0.9% of the population, though the exact number may be higher, as the large Gowsa community numbers at least 500,000 and often does not identify as Dezevauni. Mixed race people account for 5.7% of the city's population.

The oldest continuing minority group in Morwall is the Witterite community, which arrived in the 16th century and has maintained a presence in the city since then. The Atudites and the Mirites are other prominent ethno-religious groups in the city, with most having arrived after the Great War. Foreign-born people living in Morwall are common, and the five largest foreign-born groups are those born in Padaratha, Etruria, Rwizikuru, Borland and Dezevau.

International relations

Sister cities

Morwall has only two twin cities, and since 1959 the three cities have shared an exclusive arrangement where they only twin with each other. The three cities are all capitals, and are the three largest in Euclea. The sentiment is summarised in the following quote by Anthony Restout, Mayor of Morwall at the time; "For who else could be worthy of the Heart of Estmere, but the Flower of Gaullica, and the Pearl of Soravia? Who could be worthy of the Flower or the Pearl, but the Heart?"

• Samistopol, Soravia, 1959
• Verlois, Gaullica, 1959

Other relationships

In the 1980s Morwall began to explore relationships outside of the exclusive twinning relationship. Morwall maintains agreements of friendship and cooperation with a number of other cities.

• Keisi, Senria, 1981
• Newstead, Borland, 1984
• Tyrrenhus, Etruria, 1986
• Precea, Paretia, 1988
• Adunis, Tsabara, 1988
• Spálgleann, Caldia, 1991
• Yndyk, Alsland, 1991
• Aalmsted, Azmara, 1991
• Cuanstad, Imagua, 2006