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Laurua
Ciudad de Laurua (Spanish)
City
File:Skyline of Laurua (Updated).jpg
From left to right: Distrito de la Playa, the Metropolitan Cathedral, Avenida Libertadores de 1970, San Carlos de Ulúa, City Hall and the City Port.
Nickname: 
La cuna de la nación. Ciudad de las Cuatro Guerras. Ciudad del Rey. La perla de la Bahía del Sunadico.
Motto: 
In Unum Progedientes
CountryGran Rugido
Founded
  • 9 March 1232; 789 years ago (as Tlaxomolko)
  • 9 August 1521; 499 years ago (as Santa Arca)
  • 12 October 1824; 196 years ago.
Founded by
  • Unknown Sapinish leader (as Tlaxomolko)
  • Cristobal de Casas (as Santa Arca)
Government
 • MayorCuauhtémoc Robles (UDR)
 • SenatorMichelle Treviño
 • DeputySamuel Sepulveda
Area
 • City324.8 km2 (125.4 sq mi)
 • Urban
958 km2 (370 sq mi)
 • Metro
7,657.5 km2 (2,956.6 sq mi)
Elevation
161 m (528 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • City1,142,194
 • Density3,415/km2 (8,840/sq mi)
DemonymLauruan
Rugidoan Postal Service
00–16
Area code55/56
ISO 3166 codeGR

Laurua (Official Name: Ciudad de Laurua) is the capital of Gran Rugido and the second most pouplated city in the nation (behind Santa Elisa). It is located in the Valley of Rosalía, and the Xocoyotzin River, near the northenwest part of the coastal part of the country, overlooking the Sunadic Ocean. Together with the seaport of Laurua and other 10 subdivisions, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lauruan Metropolitan Area. According to the 2020 census, the city itself has a population of 1,142,194.

Through it's large and rich history, Laurua has seen far too many events in the history of the nation. The city was originally built on an small island of Lake Dama by the Sapinish in 1235 as Tlaxomolko, which was almost completely destroyed in the 1521 Siege of Tlaxomolko and subsequently redesigned and rebuilt in accordance with the colonialists urban standards as "Santa Arca". In 1524, the municipality of Santa Arca was established, known as Santa Arca de Tlaxomolko and as of 1585, it was officially known as Ciudad de Santa Arca. After independence was achieved, the federal district was created in 1824 and the city was renamed Laurua.