Precea

Precea
Capitol City
From top, left to right: View of Sobares Hill and the Bay of Precea • Arch of Unity at Tiago I Plaza • Luís Alves Bridge and Christo Rei da Precea • the Cathedral of Precea• Aurea Tower, the Precea Tramway, and Duarte Bórgia Bridge • Gomem Fortress • Florria Square • Primavera Palace the Palace of the Paretian Premier
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname(s):  the Golden Citadel, the Light of The East, the Sunrise City, the City of Prayers
Motto(s):  Omnes Audiuntur Huc "All are heard here"
Country	Paretia
Constituent Kingdom	Luzela
Founded	200-150 BC~
Founded by	Solarian Empire
Freguesias	40 Freguesias Cidade Velho Cidade Centro Princesas Portareal Colinaforta Templo Solario Sobares Bandeira Roxa Ilhas de Orações Ilha dos Mestres Silsão Cume Praia Precea Lembro Cássional Rainha Marta Praça País Páteiro Taisogâma São Martim Caminhario 36 Ameixa Specúlas Chapéu Branco O Vale Fontes Precessão Postagem do Soldado Cultivia Aradorável Boca do Veloja Vizinhas Fumacia Abreu Santa Isabela Travessares Novos Parques Tereira Santa Jacinta Amizadeo
Government
• Type	City
• Body	Council of Precea
• Mayoress	Roxana Alvim (Vs)
Population  (2020)
• Total	3,243,102

Precea is the capitol and largest city of Paretia. It has a population of just over 3.2 Million people and growing. It is located just north of the Western Strait of the Aurean Straits and Montecara, on the eastern coast of Luzela, at the far eastern end of the Euclean Continent. It is the nation's cultural, political, and financial center. It has many nicknames that it is referred by in those in and outside of Paretia, such as the "Golden Citadel" (Cidadela Dourada), the "Light of The East" (Luz do Oriente), the "Sunrise City"(Cidade do Nascer do Sol), or the "City of Prayers"(Cidade das Orações).

Etymology

The name "Precea" comes from the original name of the city founded by the Solarians, Preceus. The name of Preceus comes from the Solarian word Preces, which means "prayers". The city of Preceus's naming derives from the location being a place where Solarian soldiers would stop during troop movements as a rest stop where many of the soldiers would use a site of praying.

History

Foundation and Solarian Empire

The Solarian temple ruins in Precea

Kingdom of Luzela

The Violet Fortress in the Colinaforta district, built during the early Luzelese kingdom, was the palace of the Luzelese monarchy until the 16th century.

Early Modern

The Sunrise Palace, built in the 1500s, was the residence of the monarch of Paretia until it was destroyed in the 1778 Luzela Earthquake

Paretian troops landing in Precea to subdue revolutionaries, 1825

Industrialization

The Tram of Precea being used after it's completion in 1903

Government

Roxana Alvim has served as Mayoress of Precea since 2018

Precea Administrative Building in the Cidade Centro district

The city has a special status as the capitol and largest city of Paretia, but it's government functions not much different from other major cities in the united kingdom. Today it serves as both the capitol of Luzela and Paretia, having both the administrations of the Kingdom of Luzela and the United Kingdom in the city.

Subdivisions

The city is divided into 6 regions, East, East Central, West Central, North, West, and South. These regions are further divided into 30 freguesias. East-Central is where the old city is located and is the city center. West-Central is where much of the financial district is located. The North and West regions are mostly populated with lower class to middle class people. The East and South regions are more upper class.

East East Central West Central West North South 10 Ilha dos Mestres 1 Cidade Velho 16 Rainha Marta 30 Aradorável 21 Caminhario 36 Travessares 11 Silsão 2 Cidade Centro 17 Praça País 31 Boca do Veloja 22 Ameixa 37 Novos Parques 12 Cume 3 Princesas 18 Páteiro 32 Vizinhas 23 Specúlas 38 Tereira 13 Praia Precea 4 Portareal 19 Taisogâma 33 Fumacia 24 Chapéu Branco 39 Santa Jacinta 14 Lembro 5 Colinaforta 20 São Martim 34 Abreu 25 O Vale 40 Amizadeo 15 Cássional 6 Templo Solario 35 Santa Isabela 26 Fontes 7 Sobares 27 Precessão 8 Bandeira Roxa 28 Postagem do Soldado 9 Ilhas de Orações 29 Cultivia