New Phork
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New Phork | |
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| Motto(s): Good life, good death. | |
| Country | Philimania |
| Province | North Philimania |
| Founded | April 9, 1771 |
| Founded by | Henry Phork |
| Mayor–Council | New Phork City Council |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Joseph Carr (Democratic Party) |
| Area | |
| • capital city | 1,320 km2 (510 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 990 km2 (380 sq mi) |
| • Rural | 330 km2 (130 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • capital city | 1,865,432 |
| • Density | 1,413/km2 (3,660/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,096,980 |
| • Rural | 768,452 |
| Demonym | New Phorker |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (GMT-6) |
| Website | www.npc.gov |
New Phork, officially the The Republic of New Phork and colloquially referred to as NP, is a federal territory and the capital city of Philimania. It is the largest city in Philimania, covering an area of 1,320 km2 (510 sq mi) with an estimated population of 1.86 million as of 2020. Greater New Phork, is an urban agglomeration of 1.09 million people as of 2020. It is among the fastest growing metropolitan regions in South America, in both population and economic development.
New Phork is the cultural, financial and economic centre of Philimania. It is also home to The Philimanian Legistlative Council (TPLC). It first developed as a town serving the tin mines of the region circa 1771, before it became the capital of Philimania in 1773.
New Phork has a comprehensive road system supported by an extensive range of public transport networks, known as the New Phork Integrated Transit System. It was ranked as being the 9th most-visited city in the world in 2020 by Mastercard.
History
Etymology
The city is named after the founder who is called Henry Phork. The city of Phorktown was founded by his ancestors, Which is why the city is named 'New' Phork.
Early Years (1771-1790)
The city of New Phork was founded in 1771 by Henry Phork. Miners were involved in tin mining At the Philimanian east coast in the 1770s about four kilometres east of present-day New Phork. The City was originally a small hamlet of just a few houses and shops at the confluence of the Brades River before it grew into a town. It is generally accepted that become established as a town circa 1776, when the brother of Henry Phork, Philip Phork, raised funds from businessmen to hire some miners from Phorktown to open new tin mines here.
Although the early miners suffered a high death toll due to the malarial conditions of the jungle, the tin mines were successful, and the first tin from these mines was exported in 1790. The town, spurred on by tin-mining, started to develop centred on Old Market Square (Milieunt Ita), with roads radiating out towards The mines where miners also started to settled in. The miners formed gangs among themselves; and fights between different gangs were frequent in this period, particularly between factions of New Phork, mainly to gain control of the best tin mines.
Beginning of modern day New Phork (1790-1900)
By 1798, New Phork was most prosperous town in Philimania, attracting tons of people from smaller communities to come and find work meaning that more houses had to be built, the town started to grow very rapidly. By 1803, the town has become a city. In 1867, a railway line between New Phork and the mines on the east coast was built, increasing accessibility which resulted in the even more rapid growth of the city. The population grew from 86,672 in 1867 to 320,000 in 1880. As development intensified in the 1880s, it also put pressure on sanitation, waste disposal and other health issues. A Sanitary Board was created on 14 May 1890 which was responsible for sanitation, upkeep of roads, lighting of street and other functions. This would eventually become the New Phork City Council. In 1899, New Phork was made capital of Philimania by Mahad Sanders.
Present day (1900-Present)
By 1916, the city of New Phork has became one of the most largest and important cities in the world. In 2002, Foster International Airport was built by Huton Inc.. By 2010, New Phork is the number one tourist destination in South America.
Geography
The geography of New Phork is characterised by the Brades River. The city's location within the most developed province in Philimania, which has wider flat land than the other provinces, has contributed to its faster development relative to other cities in Philimania. The municipality of the city covers an area of 1,320 km2 (510 sq mi), with an average elevation of 10 m (30 ft).
Climate and weather
New Phork experiences a humid tropical climate with generally cool temperatures and plentiful rainfall all year round. Temperatures tend to remain constant. Maximums hover between 24 and 31 °C (75.2 and 87.8 °F) and sometimes hit 38 °C (100.4 °F), while minimums hover between 18.4 °C (65.12 °F) and have never fallen below 17.8 °C (64.0 °F).
| Climate data for New Phork | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 22.0 (71.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.0 (73.4) |
24.2 (75.6) |
22.5 (72.5) |
23.6 (74.5) |
25.3 (77.5) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.8 (74.8) |
21.0 (69.8) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.5 (74.3) |
25.3 (77.5) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 21.0 (69.8) |
23.8 (74.8) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.8 (73.0) |
24.8 (76.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.7 (76.5) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.7 (74.7) |
22.2 (72.0) |
24.6 (76.3) |
21.7 (71.1) |
22.8 (73.0) |
26.6 (79.9) |
24.1 (75.4) |
22.1 (71.8) |
23.0 (73.4) |
24.0 (75.2) |
22.8 (73.0) |
21.6 (70.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 19.4 (66.9) |
20.6 (69.1) |
19.0 (66.2) |
21.3 (70.3) |
19.6 (67.3) |
21.3 (70.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
18.9 (66.0) |
20.8 (69.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.8 (69.4) |
19.6 (67.3) |
20.3 (68.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 17.8 (64.0) |
18.0 (64.4) |
18.9 (66.0) |
20.6 (69.1) |
20.5 (68.9) |
19.1 (66.4) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.0 (68.0) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.7 (69.3) |
19.0 (66.2) |
17.8 (64.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 193 (7.6) |
198 (7.8) |
257 (10.1) |
290 (11.4) |
197 (7.8) |
131 (5.2) |
148 (5.8) |
162 (6.4) |
214 (8.4) |
265 (10.4) |
321 (12.6) |
252 (9.9) |
2,628 (103.4) |
| Average rainy days | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 231 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 81 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 185.0 | 192.4 | 207.9 | 198.8 | 206.8 | 194.4 | 200.2 | 189.0 | 163.8 | 169.1 | 152.3 | 162.6 | 2,222.3 |
| Climate data for New Phork | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily daylight hours | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 12.1 |
| Average Ultraviolet index | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Governance
New Phork was administered by a corporation sole called the Federal Capital Commissioner from 1 April 1791, until 1890, after which executive power transferred to the New Phork City Council. Thirteen mayors have been appointed since then. The current mayor is Joseph Carr of the Democratic Party, who has been in office since 21 July 2015
Local government
The local administration is carried out by the New Phork City Council. It is responsible for public health and sanitation, waste removal and management, town planning, environmental protection and building control, social and economic development, and general maintenance functions of urban infrastructure. Executive power lies with the mayor in the city hall, who is elected for 5 years by the public. This system of electing the mayor has been in place ever since the local government appointments were suspended in 1901.