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  | other_name = Pitastad
  | motto = Ruramisiro kune vese ({{wp|Shona language|Rwizi}})<br>Justice for all
  | motto = Sempre fedele alla patria ({{wp|Italian language|Vespasian}})<br>Ever loyal to the fatherland
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  | subdivision_type1 = [[Imagua and the Assimas#Administrative divisions|Parish]]
  | subdivision_name = {{flag|Rwizikuru}}
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  | subdivision_name1 = [[Gutaguru]]
  | subdivision_name1 = [[Assimas Parish|Assimas]]
  | established_title = Founded
  | established_title = Founded
  | established_date = 1973
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  | leader_title = Mayor
  | leader_title = Mayor
  | leader_name = [[Rungano Sithole]]
  | leader_name = [[Narseo Quagliata]]
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  | population_as_of = 2011
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  | population_total = 191,096
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  | population_rank = 22nd in Rwizikuru
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'''San Pietro''' ([[Western Imaguan Creole]]: ''Pitastad'') is the second largest city in [[Imagua and the Assimas]], and the capital of the [[Assimas Parish|Assimas]]. Located on the northern shore of [[Avitabile Island]], San Pietro is the largest city in the country to not be its own parish, instead being subordinate to the [[Assimas Parish]].


'''Guta raMambo''' is the official {{wp|capital city}} of [[Rwizikuru]], having been declared capital in 1978 to replace [[Port Fitzhubert]] as the capital city of the country, and also is the seat of the district of [[Gutaguru]]. Located on the western bank of the [[Rwizikuru River]], Guta raMambo was developed as a {{wp|planned capital}} in the 1970s due to a combination of fear of another invasion in the aftermath of the [[Mabifian-Rwizikuran War]] and the [[Garamburan War of Independence]], and a desire to improve control over the peripherial regions of Rwizikuru.
While the [[Caldia|Caldians]] were the first to set up a settlement on what is now San Pietro, doing so in 1536, the settlement was abandoned for unclear reasons in 1548, although it is speculated by archaeologists that the small population made the settlement vulnerable to attacks by the {{wp|Island Caribs|native Imaguan}} population.
 
It was only in 1601 that it was established as a permanent settlement by [[Blostland|Blostlandic]] settlers as the city of '''Peterstad''', it was initially an insignificant settlement under [[Estmere]] captured [[Imagua (island)|Imagua]]. Following the fall of [[Cuanstad]], the Geats kept control over the [[Assimas Islands]], causing the town to grow, as many government officials previously based in Cuanstad moved to Peterstad.
 
In 1813, [[Eldmark]] sold the Assimas Islands to [[Etruria]], and the Etrurians immediately set San Pietro up as the capital of their colony. Over the next century and a half, San Pietro became the main centre of Etrurian rule, with the city itself being aggressively Etrurianized. In addition, San Pietro became a major industrial centre, rivaled only by that of [[Cuanstad]] in the immediate vicinity of the [[Arucian Sea]].


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
The name '''Guta raMambo''' derives from the {{wp|Shona language|Rwizi}} phrase meaning ''city of the King''. This was a name that was used for present-day [[Munzwa]] during the [[Rwizi Empire]] which existed from the twelfth century to the middle of the seventeenth century, and renamed a nickname until its abolition.
The name '''San Pietro''' derives from the name {{wp|Saint Peter}} in the {{wp|Italian language|Vespasian language}}.  


Prior to 1973, it was home to a village called '''Dryden''', with the name coming from [[Jonas Dryden]], a colonial administrator who oversaw part of the construction of the [[Rusere-Port Fitzhubert railway]].
However, San Pietro is an {{wp|Italian language|Vespasain}} translation of the {{wp|Swedish language|Blostlandic}} name, '''Peterstad''', which means Peter's town, with Peter referring to Saint Peter, as it was established on 29 June, 1601 by [[Blostland|Blostlandic]] settlers. The Blostlandic name serves as the origin for the name of the town in [[Western Imaguan Creole]], '''Pitastad'''.


==History==
==History==
===Pre-1973===
===Pre-colonial era===
[[File:The_National_Archives_UK_-_CO_1069-164-66.jpg|250px|thumb|left|A farm near present-day Guta raMambo, 1950s]]
Due to the location on the mouth of the [[Colosimo River]], and on a plain, the site of what would become San Pietro was home to a major settlement, albeit none to the extent of the settlements on the site of present-day [[Cuanstad]].
The site of present-day Guta raMambo had been inhabited for as long as humans have existed along the banks of the [[Rwizikuru River]]. However, the area was used mostly for agriculture, with the remaining areas being natural forests.
 
The first explorers to land on the site of present-day San Pietro in 1510 reported that the natives there were "curious" about the [[Euclea|Euclean]] explorers, and after some trading, they left. Over the next two decades, trade between the [[Caldia|Caldians]] in newly-established [[Cuanstad|Cuan]] and Avitabile Island grew.


Although the site of present-day Guta raMambo was home to several villages over the course of its history, the town only started to develop into a town in the early 20th century, when the [[Rusere-Port Fitzhubert railway]] established a {{wp|water stop}} on the site of Guta raMambo. The stop was named after [[Jonas Dryden]], who was a colonial administrator who oversaw part of the construction of the [[Rusere-Port Fitzhubert railway]].
In 1536, the first settlement was established on the site of what would become San Pietro by the Caldians, with the Caldish settlers naming the area '''Baile Adamhnáin''' after [[Saint Adomnán]]. While initially, the relationship between the natives and the settlers were cordial, tensions started to rise between the Caldians and the native population on Avitabile Island. Combined with the small population, the settlement was abandoned in 1548 for unclear reasons, although many archaeologists believe that it was primarily due to the small population.


By 1911, Dryden was listed on the census as a hamlet, comprising of five Eucleans, and eleven Bahians. Over the next few decades, the population grew, with Dryden being incorporated as a village in 1939. By 1941, Dryden had a population of 315 people, where the population largely stayed as is over the next two decades.
The settlement's ruins were generally used by the surviving natives for building materials, or as firewood, with a report by a [[Geatland|Geat]] official passing by the area in 1583 remarking that:


Despite Dryden's unimportance, the government of Rwizikuru as early as 1952 eyed the site to be home of a new capital city to replace [[Port Fitzhubert]], due to its central location which would bring "unity" to all people from [[Yekumavirira]] to [[East Riziland]]. However, these schemes to relocate the capital generally went nowhere during the 1950s and 1960s due to cost concerns and most proposals focused on moving the capital to [[Munzwa]] instead.
<blockquote>"''The natives have told us stories about a Caldish town on the mouth of the [[Colosimo River|Storström]] that was abandoned fifty years prior. However, as I gaze on the area, I find it hard to believe, were it not for some unusual roadworks that cannot have been constructed by the savages''."</blockquote>


In 1962, [[Vudzijena Nhema]] began making plans for a mini-[[Amankose|Mukoma]] (present-day [[Amankose]]) to serve as the capital of Rwizikuru, with Nhema selecting Dryden as "the most suitable site" for the project. However, any plans to relocate the capital were put on hold following the [[Rwizikuran coup d'etat, 1963|1963]] and [[Rwizikuran coup d'etat, 1964|1964]] coups d'etat as the [[National Salvation Council (Rwizikuru)|National Salvation Council]] sought to present a more [[Euclea|pro-Euclean]] image.
===Early colonial era===
In 1601, the [[Geatland|Geats]] established '''Peterstad''' on the site of Baile Adamhnáin. Initially, Peterstad was a fishing village, with an official remarking that "besides fishing and subsistence farming, there is not much of an economy as [[Cuanstad]] and [[Hammarvik]] remain the primary centre," but with the fall of Cuanstad in 1658, Peterstad began to develop as it became the main seat of Geatish rule over the islands.


===Construction===
With this, Peterstad began to grow, as Geatland, and later, [[Eldmark]] focused their attention on developing the [[Assimas Islands]] to protect them from invasions by outside colonial powers. At the same time, Peterstad began to grow into a town, as many colonial officials on the Assimas moved there.
[[File:Guta_raMambo_1982.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Aerial view of Guta raMambo, 1982]]
Following the end of the [[Mabifian-Rwizikuran War]], and the [[Garamburan War of Independence]] in 1969, [[Monarchy of Rwizikuru|Mambo]] [[Izibongo Ngonidzashe]] realized that with the advance on the Mugwagwa which connected the cities of what had been [[Port Tsalar|Port Vaugeois]] (present-day [[Port Tsalar]], [[Mabifian]]), [[Port Graham]], and [[Port Fitzhubert]], Port Fitzhubert would be vulnerable to a future Mabifian invasion of Rwizikuru in the event that the Mabifians broke the [[Treaty of Snarksburgh]].


At the same time, Izibongo Ngonidzashe realised that a more central location for the Rwizikuran capital would help improve control over the peripherial regions, particularly over the [[Northern Territory (Rwizikuru)|Northern Territory]], but to a lesser extent also [[Randaland]] and [[North Balisaland]] compared to Port Fitzhubert, which was situated on a coastal estuary.
(TBC)


Over the next four years, government officials scouted potential sites, with most of these sites being in the [[Midlands Province (Rwizikuru)|Midlands Province]], as the area was centrally located. Among the options were [[Crogan]] and [[Munzwa]], but by 1971, it became clear that the capital should be completely built from scratch as designating an existing urban centre would "cause the rest of the country to feel neglected."
===Etrurian rule===


On 2 December, 1973, Izibongo Ngonidzashe planted a cross to declare the site of Dryden to be home to the new capital city, on the basis of easy transport links by both the [[Rusere-Port Fitzhubert railway]] and the [[Rwizikuru River]], while still being able to defend itself from a Mabifian invasion. He also proclaimed the name of the town to be '''Guta raMambo''', or city of the king.
===Independence===
Following the end of the [[Solarian War]] in November 1946, San Pietro was annexed into [[Imagua and the Assimas|Imagua]] following the passage of the [[Constitution of Imagua and the Assimas#First Amendment (January 1947)|First Amendment]] to the [[Constitution of Imagua and the Assimas|Imaguan constitution]]. Thus, for the first time in nearly three hundred years, San Pietro was in the same country as [[Cuanstad]].


In 1974, [[Jim Chimusasa]] was asked by Izibongo Ngonidzashe to design the city. Chimamusa would design a city that was "low to the ground" akin to {{wp|Architecture of Zimbabwe#Traditional architecture|traditional Rwizi buildings}}, and not monumental unlike planned capital cities such as [[New Mina]] (present-day [[Amankose]]). In accordance with Izibongo Ngonidzashe's [[Izibongo Ngondizashe#Political views|conservative]] views, the existing settlement of Dryden was "integrated into the urban fabric," while newer areas were to be designed "more like traditional Rwizi villages." In 1975, Chimusasa's design was approved by the King, and construction began the same year.
With this annexation, San Pietro briefly was under [[Estmere|Estmerish]] colonial rule, as while [[Imagua and the Assimas]] had {{wp|Dominion|equal partnership status}} with [[Estmere]], it still was a colony of Estmere. However, with Estmere no longer able to support its colonies, Imagua and the Assimas were granted complete independence on 23 April, 1948.


By 1977, the first government officials began to relocate to Guta raMambo from Port Fitzhubert, and the following year, the royal family moved to the [[Ashcombe Palace]] on the outskirts of Guta raMambo. With the relocation of the royal family to Guta raMambo, the district of [[Gutaguru]] was carved out of the Midlands Province, partially so that the area can governed directly, and partially to avoid "favouring the Midlands over all the other provinces" in the country.
After their independence, San Pietro became a major economic centre, alongside Cuanstad, as both were manufacturing hubs. However, in the 1950s, tourism started to develop, with hotels being opened to cater to tourists from both the [[Asterias]] and [[Euclea]], with Etrurians being the main Euclean demographic travelling to San Pietro. At that time, {{wp|deindustrialization}} started to take place, as the economy began to transition more to a {{wp|service economy}}.


In 1981, Guta raMambo's population had risen to 14,509 people. At that point in time, most ministries, including the [[Ministry of Defence (Rwizikuru)|Ministry of Defence]] were still based in Port Fitzhubert, which made the city the site of the [[Port Fitzhubert putsch, 1981|attempted coup d'etat]] against the Rwizikuran government that year. In its aftermath, the government accelerated efforts to relocate most government offices to Guta raMambo, and by the end of the decade, most high-ranking officials had relocated to Guta raMambo from Port Fitzhubert.
However, the main beneficiary was not San Pietro, but rather, Cuanstad, as the {{wp|financial sector}} blossomed there. This led to significant job losses in San Pietro, which helped heighten anxieties among many of the Etrurian population, as they believed that they were neglected by the central government. In addition, the influx of people from the island of [[Imagua (island)|Imagua]] attending the [[Università di San Pietro]] helped increase anxieties among the local population.


===Contemporary era===
In the 1960s, the [[Assimas Independence Movement]] started to become a major force in island politics, forcing the government under [[Prime Minister of Imagua and the Assimas|Prime Minister]] [[Efrem Lacovara]] to grant concessions to the Assimans, such as expanding educational rights, establishing the {{wp|English language|Estmerish language}} [[University of Cuanstad]], and by 1969, granting autonomy to the Assimas Islands. Thus, by the early 1970s, the Assimas Independence Movement faltered.
[[File:View_of_Ashcombe_Palace.jpg|250px|thumb|left|View of [[Ashcombe Palace]], 2023]]
In 1990, the city was officially declared completed by Crown Prince [[Joseph Ngonidzashe]], who served as the Chief of Gutaguru at the time. The 1991 census showed that the city's population rose to 67,104 people.


While Joseph Ngonidzashe's tenure as Chief of Gutaguru was marked by his attempts to maintain the city's image by prohibiting the construction of skyscrapers, as Joseph Ngonidzashe believed that skyscrapers would "undermine the city's character," the lack of a cohesive urban plan after Chimamusa's urban plan led to the emergence of shantytowns on the edge of town, in part because the city became a regionally important hub for the surround towns and villages. By 2001, the city's population rose to 112,708 people.
Despite this, San Pietro saw many jobs being lost, which helped fuel a {{wp|brain drain}}, with younger people generally moving to Imagua or to other countries to find work. However, the economic crisis in the late 1970s and early 1980s made things more difficult for San Pietro.


After the death of Joseph Ngonidzashe in 2002, his successor as Chief, [[Thomas Mhlanga]], instituted the first "comprehensive urban plan" for the capital since [[Jim Chimamusa]]'s original 1974 plan for the city. Mhlanga's plan was to {{wp|slum clearance|clear}} all twenty-one slums and to build neighbourhoods similar to Chimamusa's original plan for the city, with a target population of 300,000 people by 2022. However, Chimasusa's plan was hindered by a lack of money due to high levels of {{wp|misappropriation}} and {{wp|corruption}} by the Rwizikuran government, although by 2011, three new neighbourhoods were built in place of former slums, primarily near the [[Ashcombe Palace]]. That year, the city's population was measured to be 149,104 people by the Rwizikuran government.
===Contemporary era===
In the early 1980s, San Pietro, while it was attracting migrants from the countryside of the [[Assimas Islands]], was continuing its decline. However, in the late 1980s and early 1990s, it became a centre for the {{wp|information technology sector}}, which combined with the {{wp|hospitality industry}}, helped San Pietro begin to recover its status compared to [[Cuanstad]].


In September 2014, Thomas Mhlanga retired from his position as Chief of Gutaguru, and Crown Prince [[Munashe Ngonidzashe]] was appointed as Chief of Gutaguru. As Chief, Munashe Ngonidzashe largely continued Mhlanga's policies, but with full access to the royal treasury, Munashe was able to accomplish more of the Mhlanga plan: by the time Munashe Ngonidzashe became regent in June 2016, a total of fifteen slums were cleared of the original twenty-one, with five new neighbourhoods being under construction at that point in time. By the time of [[Izibongo Ngonidzashe]]'s death in February 2019, fourteen new neighbourhoods were built, although the district government noted that since 2002, six new slums emerged as the city continued to grow.
However, not all was well: in the 1990s, the rise of the [[National Reform Party of Imagua|National Reform Party]] led by [[Austin Houghton]] led many Etrurians to fear for their future in [[Imagua and the Assimas]], as the National Reform Party sought to abolish the autonomy of the Assimas Islands. Those fears were only heightened in the mid-1990s when they took power: from 1995 to 1997, the National Reform government had the [[Assimas Police Force]] were merged into the [[Imaguan Constabulary]], and attempted to abolish the autonomy of the Assimas Islands.


After the accession of Munashe Ngonidzashe to the Rwizikuran throne, he appointed [[TBD]] to be the Chief of Gutaguru.  
Following the defeat of Austin Houghton in 1997, and the election of [[Viviana Andreoli]] as [[Prime Minister of Imagua and the Assimas|Prime Minister]], the [[Constitution of Imagua and the Assimas|constitution]] was amended to entrench the autonomy of the [[Assimas Parish]]. At the same time, with the growing adoption of the internet, San Pietro was starting to rise economically again, as many {{wp|dot-com companies}} based themselves out of San Pietro.


(TBC)
By the early 2000s, San Pietro began to attract immigrants for the first time since the 1960s, as job prospects there were improving rapidly, due to the information technology sector. However, anti-immigrant sentiment started to grow, which accelerated with the outbreak of the [[Mariranan Civil War]] in 2013. As many people from Marirana were seeking refuge, many settled in San Pietro, on account of it being an Vespasian-speaking city, as opposed to Cuanstad.


==Geography==
==Geography==
[[File:Kutarisa_pamusoro_peGuta_raMambo.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Panoramic view of Guta raMambo, 2020]]
San Pietro is located on the northern shore of [[Avitabile Island]], and is located in a relatively large plain shaped by the [[Colosimo River]] which originates on the slopes of [[Mount Pioniere]], the highest point on the [[Assimas Islands]]. Thus, most of the settlement is flat, with only the edges of the mountains taking form near the city limits, with the highest point being a slope of Mount Pionere which at the point where it crosses the city limits reaches an elevation of 456 meters above sea levels.
Guta raMambo is located on the western bank of the [[Rwizikuru River]], and bordered to the south by the [[Chitsvene Rover]], which flows from the Plateau to the Rwizikuru River in an west to east direction. This provides the city with ample access to both freshwater and to trade along the Rwizikuru River with other cities such as [[Rusere]], [[Munzwa]], and Port Fitzhubert.


Guta raMambo is relatively low-lying, with the average elevation of Guta raMambo being at fourty meters (131 feet) above sea level. The city also contains several hills within city limits, with the highest point in Guta raMambo being [[Cheushe Hill]], situated at 172 meters above sea level. The lowest point in Guta raMambo is at 121 metres below sea level, where the Chitsvene River empties out into the Rwizikuru River.
Climatically, like the rest of the [[Assimas Islands]], San Pietro experiences a {{wp|tropical monsoon climate}}, due to its location near the {{wp|equator}}, with the yearly average highs being 32 °C (89.6 °F), and the yearly average lows being 20.5 °C (68.9 °F). The wet season is generally from May to October, while the dry season typically lasts from November to April, although the months of April and November receive more rain than any other month in the dry season.  


Climatically, Guta raMambo has a {{wp|tropical monsoon climate}} like most of the rest of the plains region of Rwizikuru, with the city experiencing average highs of 33.1 °C (91.6 °F), average lows of 21.6 °C (70.9 °F), and 2,783.3 milimeters of rain per year, with most of the rain falling between April and October, as well as having high humidity.
The highest recorded temperature was recorded on 1 August, 1939, when it was measured at 37.5 °C (99.5 °F), while the lowest recorded temperature in San Pietro was measured at 14 °C (57.2 °F) on 19 February, 1911.


==Government==
==Government==
Like any city in [[Rwizikuru]], it has an elected '''Mayor''' ({{wp|Shona language|Rwizi}}: ''meya'') and an elected '''city council''' (''kanzuru yeguta'').
[[File:Offices_of_the_Prefecture_of_the_Dodecanese_02.jpg|150px|thumb|right|''[[Palazzo Governale]]'', 2011]]
San Pietro has an eighteen member '''town council''' ({{wp|Italian language|Vespasian}}: ''Consiglio comunale'') and is headed by a '''mayor''' ({{wp|Italian language|Vespasian}}: ''sindaco''). They are all elected by residents of San Pietro every four years. Like other town councils, San Pietro is a {{wp|non-partisan}} government, with all members and candidates being {{wp|independent politicians}}. The current mayor of San Pietro is [[Narseo Quagliata]], who was first elected in 2008, defeating [[Oscar Mugavero]], and was re-elected in 2012, 2016, and 2020.
 
While it is commonly referred to as a '''city''' ({{wp|Italian language|Vespasian}}: ''città''), having been granted it by [[Etruria|Etrurian]] authorities in 1913 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of its purchase from [[Eldmark]], since the end of the [[Solarian War]] in 1946, it has been legally classified as a '''town''' ({{wp|Italian language|Vespasian}}: ''cittadina''), as it never had been given {{wp|borough}} status like [[Cuanstad]] had been. Despite proposals made in 1977, and in 2003, San Pietro has not been granted city status as doing so would require a constitutional amendment, as the ''[[Cities Act of 1961]]'' declared that only city-parishes (i.e. [[Cuanstad]]) can be cities.
 
On the parish level, San Pietro has thirty-seats of the sixty member parish council, which like other parishes, is non-partisan, with all members and candidates officially being independent politicians.
 
On the national level, San Pietro is represented with ten members in the [[Lesser House of Imagua and the Assimas|Lesser House]] of [[Parliament of Imagua and the Assimas|Parliament]], due to it's status as the second largest settlement in [[Imagua and the Assimas]].


The city council comprises of five members, each representing one of the city's five wards, and are elected every four years by all inhabitants of Guta raMambo over the age of 21, as stipulated in the ''[[Civic Decree of 1965]]'' issued by [[Izibongo Ngonidzashe]]. The mayor is also elected in the same elections that elect the rest of the city council.
==Population==
As of the 2011 census, San Pietro has a population of 191,096 people, while its metropolitan area comprises 230,758 people, comprising 76.5% of the population of the [[Assimas Parish]], and 17.6% of the national population.


The current mayor is [[Rungano Sithole]], who was elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2018.
Ethnically, 113,977 people, or 59.6% of the city's population are [[Eucleo-Imaguans]], with 99,370 people, or 52% of the population being [[Etrurian-Imaguans]], with the remaining Euclean population comprised of [[Estmerish-Imaguans]] and more recent immigrants from [[Euclea]]. After this, 71,363 people, or 37.3% of the population, are [[Bahio-Imaguans]].


==Demographics==
Only three percent of the population, or 5,733 people are immigrants, mostly from the [[Asterias]] and [[Coius]], with only twenty-three [[Native Imaguan people|Native Imaguans]] residing in the city.
[[File:000_1333_Dodoma_Cathedral.JPG|250px|thumb|left|[[Saint Chloé's Church, Guta raMambo|Saint Chloé's Church]], 2006]]
As of the 2021 census, Guta raMambo has a population of 204,985 people within its borders, while its metropolitan area comprises of 294,667 people, mostly comprising small villages near Guta raMambo.


Of the 204,985 people living in Guta raMambo, 143,490 people, or around 70% percent of the population are {{wp|Shona people|Rwizi}}, followed by the {{wp|Sotho people|Balisa}} at 30,748 people, or around 15% of the population, the [[Randa people|Randa]] at 16,399 people, or around 8% of the population, and other ethnic groups at 14,348 people, or around 7% of the population, mostly {{wp|Bemba people|Makomo}} and [[Mirites|Mirite]], with a tiny [[Murungu (Rwizikuru)|varungu]] presence in Guta raMambo.
Religiously, San Pietro is heavily dominated by the [[Solarian Catholic Church]], with 78% of the population, or 149,140 people adhering to the Solarian faith. After the Solarian Catholic church, the next largest sects are {{wp|Lutheranism|Bahrism}}, with 22,164 people, or 11.5% following it, and then 7,388 people, or 3% of the city's population, who follow other {{wp|Christianity|Sotirian}} sects. Only 4% of the population, or 8,710 people are {{wp|irreligious}}, while 3,694 people, or 1.9% follow other religions.


In terms of religion, 164,603 people, or around 80.3% of the population are [[Sotirianity|Sotirian]]. Of the Sotirians, 68,465 people, or around 33.4% of the population are members of the [[United Amended Church]], 61,496 people, or around 30% of the population, are members of the [[Reformed and Amended Church of Sotirias]], 29,108 people, or around 14.2% of the population, are [[Solarian Catholic Church|Catholics]], and the remaining 5,534 people, or around 2.7% of the population, follow other sects.
Linguistically, San Pietro speaks {{wp|Italian language|Vespasian}}, with 158,616 people, or 83% of the population reporting that they use Vespasian on a regular basis, with 31,524 people, or 16.5% of the population reporting that they use {{wp|English language|Estmerish}} on a regular basis. Only 956 people, or 0.5% of the population, reporting that they do not use either official language on a regular basis.


The next largest religion is [[Badi]], followed by 33,823 people, or around 16.5% of the population, followed by [[Irfan]], followed by 4,305 people, or around 2.1% of the population. Of the remaining 1.1% of the population, around 0.9% of the population follow [[Bahian Fetishism|traditional Bahian religions]], with the remainder following other religions, with only trace amounts of irreligious people living in the capital city.
The largest non-official language spoken is [[Western Imaguan Creole]], with around 48% of the city's population, or 91,726 people, reporting it as their native language. The next largest native non-official languages are {{wp|Swedish language|Geatish}}.


==Transportation==
==Transportation==
[[File:Dodma_Airport.JPG|250px|thumb|right|[[Guta raMambo Airport]], 2015]]
San Pietro is, as the largest city in the [[Assimas Parish]] and on [[Avitabile Island]], a key transport node in the regional transportation network. The city is accessible to the rest of the country by ferries, with daily ferries connecting San Pietro to [[Guardia Island]] and [[Ineweyu Island]], as well as ferries connecting it to [[Nua Taois]], and an hourly ferry to [[Cuanstad]]. As well, all roads on Avitabile Island ultimately converge at San Pietro. It is home to [[San Pietro International Airport]], the second and least busiest international airport in the country.
Guta raMambo was selected to be the capital of [[Rwizikuru]] on account of its position on both the [[Rwizikuru River]] and the [[Rusere-Port Fitzhubert railway]]: to this day, there are daily train services going to both [[Port Fitzhubert]] and [[Rusere]] by railway, as well as {{wp|water taxi}} service to communities along the Rwizikuru River that also transports goods in and out of the city.


It is connected by air via the [[Guta raMambo Airport]], with daily flights to the [[Zophar Bohannon International Airport]] near Port Fitzhubert, as well as regular cargo flights from [[Euclea]]. The Guta raMambo Airport is also the base for the royal private jets, which are frequently used by the [[House of Ngonidzashe]] to fly to and from Euclean countries, such as [[Estmere]], or for diplomatic purposes, such as flights to [[COMDEV]] member states.
The city's {{wp|public transit}} system is [[Avitabus]], serving not just San Pietro, but the entirety of the island, although most of its routes operate within the city limits of San Pietro.


While Guta raMambo is connected by road to Port Fitzhubert, Rusere, and [[Munzwa]], these roads were historically not as well-maintained as the {{wp|motorway|Mugwagwa}} connecting Port Fitzhubert with [[Port Graham]], due in part to [[Izibongo Ngonidzashe]]. However, since 2012, a project has been made to build a second motorway from Port Fitzhubert to the border with [[Yemet]], going through Guta raMambo, although construction has been marred due to corruption issues, with the original completion date of 2018 having been extended several times.
==Culture==
As the second largest city of [[Imagua and the Assimas]] and the largest city that has more people speaking {{wp|Italian language|Vespasian}} over {{wp|English language|Estmerish}}, San Pietro is a major cultural center, especially on the [[Assimas Islands]].
 
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Revision as of 00:14, 18 September 2023

San Pietro
Pitastad
Town
Isla.Verde.PR.JPG
Motto(s): 
Sempre fedele alla patria (Vespasian)
Ever loyal to the fatherland
CountryFile:ImaguaFlag.png Imagua and the Assimas
ParishAssimas
Government
 • MayorNarseo Quagliata
Population
 (2011)
 • Town191,096
 • Rank2nd in Imagua and the Assimas
 • Urban
191,096
 • Metro
230,758
Time zoneUTC+11 (Imaguan Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)not observed

San Pietro (Western Imaguan Creole: Pitastad) is the second largest city in Imagua and the Assimas, and the capital of the Assimas. Located on the northern shore of Avitabile Island, San Pietro is the largest city in the country to not be its own parish, instead being subordinate to the Assimas Parish.

While the Caldians were the first to set up a settlement on what is now San Pietro, doing so in 1536, the settlement was abandoned for unclear reasons in 1548, although it is speculated by archaeologists that the small population made the settlement vulnerable to attacks by the native Imaguan population.

It was only in 1601 that it was established as a permanent settlement by Blostlandic settlers as the city of Peterstad, it was initially an insignificant settlement under Estmere captured Imagua. Following the fall of Cuanstad, the Geats kept control over the Assimas Islands, causing the town to grow, as many government officials previously based in Cuanstad moved to Peterstad.

In 1813, Eldmark sold the Assimas Islands to Etruria, and the Etrurians immediately set San Pietro up as the capital of their colony. Over the next century and a half, San Pietro became the main centre of Etrurian rule, with the city itself being aggressively Etrurianized. In addition, San Pietro became a major industrial centre, rivaled only by that of Cuanstad in the immediate vicinity of the Arucian Sea.

Etymology

The name San Pietro derives from the name Saint Peter in the Vespasian language.

However, San Pietro is an Vespasain translation of the Blostlandic name, Peterstad, which means Peter's town, with Peter referring to Saint Peter, as it was established on 29 June, 1601 by Blostlandic settlers. The Blostlandic name serves as the origin for the name of the town in Western Imaguan Creole, Pitastad.

History

Pre-colonial era

Due to the location on the mouth of the Colosimo River, and on a plain, the site of what would become San Pietro was home to a major settlement, albeit none to the extent of the settlements on the site of present-day Cuanstad.

The first explorers to land on the site of present-day San Pietro in 1510 reported that the natives there were "curious" about the Euclean explorers, and after some trading, they left. Over the next two decades, trade between the Caldians in newly-established Cuan and Avitabile Island grew.

In 1536, the first settlement was established on the site of what would become San Pietro by the Caldians, with the Caldish settlers naming the area Baile Adamhnáin after Saint Adomnán. While initially, the relationship between the natives and the settlers were cordial, tensions started to rise between the Caldians and the native population on Avitabile Island. Combined with the small population, the settlement was abandoned in 1548 for unclear reasons, although many archaeologists believe that it was primarily due to the small population.

The settlement's ruins were generally used by the surviving natives for building materials, or as firewood, with a report by a Geat official passing by the area in 1583 remarking that:

"The natives have told us stories about a Caldish town on the mouth of the Storström that was abandoned fifty years prior. However, as I gaze on the area, I find it hard to believe, were it not for some unusual roadworks that cannot have been constructed by the savages."

Early colonial era

In 1601, the Geats established Peterstad on the site of Baile Adamhnáin. Initially, Peterstad was a fishing village, with an official remarking that "besides fishing and subsistence farming, there is not much of an economy as Cuanstad and Hammarvik remain the primary centre," but with the fall of Cuanstad in 1658, Peterstad began to develop as it became the main seat of Geatish rule over the islands.

With this, Peterstad began to grow, as Geatland, and later, Eldmark focused their attention on developing the Assimas Islands to protect them from invasions by outside colonial powers. At the same time, Peterstad began to grow into a town, as many colonial officials on the Assimas moved there.

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Etrurian rule

Independence

Following the end of the Solarian War in November 1946, San Pietro was annexed into Imagua following the passage of the First Amendment to the Imaguan constitution. Thus, for the first time in nearly three hundred years, San Pietro was in the same country as Cuanstad.

With this annexation, San Pietro briefly was under Estmerish colonial rule, as while Imagua and the Assimas had equal partnership status with Estmere, it still was a colony of Estmere. However, with Estmere no longer able to support its colonies, Imagua and the Assimas were granted complete independence on 23 April, 1948.

After their independence, San Pietro became a major economic centre, alongside Cuanstad, as both were manufacturing hubs. However, in the 1950s, tourism started to develop, with hotels being opened to cater to tourists from both the Asterias and Euclea, with Etrurians being the main Euclean demographic travelling to San Pietro. At that time, deindustrialization started to take place, as the economy began to transition more to a service economy.

However, the main beneficiary was not San Pietro, but rather, Cuanstad, as the financial sector blossomed there. This led to significant job losses in San Pietro, which helped heighten anxieties among many of the Etrurian population, as they believed that they were neglected by the central government. In addition, the influx of people from the island of Imagua attending the Università di San Pietro helped increase anxieties among the local population.

In the 1960s, the Assimas Independence Movement started to become a major force in island politics, forcing the government under Prime Minister Efrem Lacovara to grant concessions to the Assimans, such as expanding educational rights, establishing the Estmerish language University of Cuanstad, and by 1969, granting autonomy to the Assimas Islands. Thus, by the early 1970s, the Assimas Independence Movement faltered.

Despite this, San Pietro saw many jobs being lost, which helped fuel a brain drain, with younger people generally moving to Imagua or to other countries to find work. However, the economic crisis in the late 1970s and early 1980s made things more difficult for San Pietro.

Contemporary era

In the early 1980s, San Pietro, while it was attracting migrants from the countryside of the Assimas Islands, was continuing its decline. However, in the late 1980s and early 1990s, it became a centre for the information technology sector, which combined with the hospitality industry, helped San Pietro begin to recover its status compared to Cuanstad.

However, not all was well: in the 1990s, the rise of the National Reform Party led by Austin Houghton led many Etrurians to fear for their future in Imagua and the Assimas, as the National Reform Party sought to abolish the autonomy of the Assimas Islands. Those fears were only heightened in the mid-1990s when they took power: from 1995 to 1997, the National Reform government had the Assimas Police Force were merged into the Imaguan Constabulary, and attempted to abolish the autonomy of the Assimas Islands.

Following the defeat of Austin Houghton in 1997, and the election of Viviana Andreoli as Prime Minister, the constitution was amended to entrench the autonomy of the Assimas Parish. At the same time, with the growing adoption of the internet, San Pietro was starting to rise economically again, as many dot-com companies based themselves out of San Pietro.

By the early 2000s, San Pietro began to attract immigrants for the first time since the 1960s, as job prospects there were improving rapidly, due to the information technology sector. However, anti-immigrant sentiment started to grow, which accelerated with the outbreak of the Mariranan Civil War in 2013. As many people from Marirana were seeking refuge, many settled in San Pietro, on account of it being an Vespasian-speaking city, as opposed to Cuanstad.

Geography

San Pietro is located on the northern shore of Avitabile Island, and is located in a relatively large plain shaped by the Colosimo River which originates on the slopes of Mount Pioniere, the highest point on the Assimas Islands. Thus, most of the settlement is flat, with only the edges of the mountains taking form near the city limits, with the highest point being a slope of Mount Pionere which at the point where it crosses the city limits reaches an elevation of 456 meters above sea levels.

Climatically, like the rest of the Assimas Islands, San Pietro experiences a tropical monsoon climate, due to its location near the equator, with the yearly average highs being 32 °C (89.6 °F), and the yearly average lows being 20.5 °C (68.9 °F). The wet season is generally from May to October, while the dry season typically lasts from November to April, although the months of April and November receive more rain than any other month in the dry season.

The highest recorded temperature was recorded on 1 August, 1939, when it was measured at 37.5 °C (99.5 °F), while the lowest recorded temperature in San Pietro was measured at 14 °C (57.2 °F) on 19 February, 1911.

Government

Palazzo Governale, 2011

San Pietro has an eighteen member town council (Vespasian: Consiglio comunale) and is headed by a mayor (Vespasian: sindaco). They are all elected by residents of San Pietro every four years. Like other town councils, San Pietro is a non-partisan government, with all members and candidates being independent politicians. The current mayor of San Pietro is Narseo Quagliata, who was first elected in 2008, defeating Oscar Mugavero, and was re-elected in 2012, 2016, and 2020.

While it is commonly referred to as a city (Vespasian: città), having been granted it by Etrurian authorities in 1913 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of its purchase from Eldmark, since the end of the Solarian War in 1946, it has been legally classified as a town (Vespasian: cittadina), as it never had been given borough status like Cuanstad had been. Despite proposals made in 1977, and in 2003, San Pietro has not been granted city status as doing so would require a constitutional amendment, as the Cities Act of 1961 declared that only city-parishes (i.e. Cuanstad) can be cities.

On the parish level, San Pietro has thirty-seats of the sixty member parish council, which like other parishes, is non-partisan, with all members and candidates officially being independent politicians.

On the national level, San Pietro is represented with ten members in the Lesser House of Parliament, due to it's status as the second largest settlement in Imagua and the Assimas.

Population

As of the 2011 census, San Pietro has a population of 191,096 people, while its metropolitan area comprises 230,758 people, comprising 76.5% of the population of the Assimas Parish, and 17.6% of the national population.

Ethnically, 113,977 people, or 59.6% of the city's population are Eucleo-Imaguans, with 99,370 people, or 52% of the population being Etrurian-Imaguans, with the remaining Euclean population comprised of Estmerish-Imaguans and more recent immigrants from Euclea. After this, 71,363 people, or 37.3% of the population, are Bahio-Imaguans.

Only three percent of the population, or 5,733 people are immigrants, mostly from the Asterias and Coius, with only twenty-three Native Imaguans residing in the city.

Religiously, San Pietro is heavily dominated by the Solarian Catholic Church, with 78% of the population, or 149,140 people adhering to the Solarian faith. After the Solarian Catholic church, the next largest sects are Bahrism, with 22,164 people, or 11.5% following it, and then 7,388 people, or 3% of the city's population, who follow other Sotirian sects. Only 4% of the population, or 8,710 people are irreligious, while 3,694 people, or 1.9% follow other religions.

Linguistically, San Pietro speaks Vespasian, with 158,616 people, or 83% of the population reporting that they use Vespasian on a regular basis, with 31,524 people, or 16.5% of the population reporting that they use Estmerish on a regular basis. Only 956 people, or 0.5% of the population, reporting that they do not use either official language on a regular basis.

The largest non-official language spoken is Western Imaguan Creole, with around 48% of the city's population, or 91,726 people, reporting it as their native language. The next largest native non-official languages are Geatish.

Transportation

San Pietro is, as the largest city in the Assimas Parish and on Avitabile Island, a key transport node in the regional transportation network. The city is accessible to the rest of the country by ferries, with daily ferries connecting San Pietro to Guardia Island and Ineweyu Island, as well as ferries connecting it to Nua Taois, and an hourly ferry to Cuanstad. As well, all roads on Avitabile Island ultimately converge at San Pietro. It is home to San Pietro International Airport, the second and least busiest international airport in the country.

The city's public transit system is Avitabus, serving not just San Pietro, but the entirety of the island, although most of its routes operate within the city limits of San Pietro.

Culture

As the second largest city of Imagua and the Assimas and the largest city that has more people speaking Vespasian over Estmerish, San Pietro is a major cultural center, especially on the Assimas Islands.

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