Bugan (city)

Bugan officially The city of Bugan (Kjerso: Bugan Orden) is the capital and largest city of the state of the same name, located in the country of Yogania. It is built near the Buganheulen River. Bugan is the 3rd largest city in Yogania by population, after Yocopo and Burnach, with over 20 million people. It is also the northernmost big city in the world, being only 700 kilometers away from the North Pole. Bugan is one of the three most important cities in Yogania, it has the headquarters of Hanggalt Bank and the HGTV television channel, two of the most important companies in Yogania. The city is known for it's skyscrapers and modern architecture, it has the tallest skyscraper in Europe, the HGTV building standing at 609 meters. It is also known for having one of the most developed public transport systems in the country.

Bugan
City
Bugan´s skyline.
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Country	Yogania
Region	Kjerso
State	Bugan (state)
Founded	c. 700
Government
• Type	Mayor–council government
• Mayor	Jom Bulagen (JDS)
Area
• Total	12,992 km2 (5,016 sq mi)
• Land	11,846 km2 (4,574 sq mi)
• Water	1,146 km2 (442 sq mi)
Population  (2022)
• Total	20,346,511
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
	3rd in Yogania
Demonym	Buganol
Time zone	UTC+3

Etymology

The name Bugan comes from the Buganollien Mountains, a chain of mountains located 100 kilometers to the north of the country. The word "Buganollien" comes from the Ancient Kjerso language and roughly means " Lakeside Mountains"

History

First Human Settlements

Archeological evidence shows that the area around Bugan has been inhabited since at least the 2nd millenia B.C. The first mention of Bugan was in an ancient Kjerso text from 860 A.D describing it as a "mid-size town".

Kingdom of Kjerso

By 970 A.D, Bugan was one of, if not the biggest city in Kjerso. It was made the capital of the kingdom in 1020 because of it´s strategic position at the very north of the country. During the Conquering of Kjerso, military general Yalashi Bogelnod moved his armies to Bugan as it was the last big city remaining unconquered.

Middle Ages

After the Conquering of Kjerso, Bugan remained mostly intact, Burydan Halfdan wanting to preserve Kjerso language and culture. Bugan´s inhabitants were mostly peasant farmers living far away from the center of the city, where the nobles lived. They lived mostly from hunting and agriculture. At that time, Bugan was mostly known for it´s market, Yoganian documents from that era mention people traveling from nearby cities just to visit this market.

19th Century

Bugan´s population experienced a rapid increase in the 19th century, going from approximately 5 million to 11 million between 1833 and 1898 due to Bugan and it´s surrounding area being rich in coal reserves, several coal mines and factories popped up in the area, attracting farmers who had recently lost their jobs to work as coal miners. Coal industry workers started to move to the city, to a point where there were not enough houses for all the workers and their families to live in, so they resorted to living in basements and storage rooms, with horrible living conditions. The Yoganian Housing and Worker´s Rights act of 1909 introduced laws intended to fix these problems.