Mambiza
Mambiza | |
|---|---|
City and Province | |
 A sunset view of Mambiza, overlooking the Chipungowe district and its beach | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Nicknames: Iron City | |
| Motto(s): "Guta relron" ("The city of iron") | |
| Coordinates: 8º41'N 33º39'W | |
| Country | Garambura |
| Province | Mambiza |
| Founded | 1656 |
| Incorporated (city) | 1841 |
| Renamed | 1970 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Rupenyu Majange |
| Area | |
| • City and Province | 1,253.9 km2 (484.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • City and Province | 1,873,288 |
| • Density | 1,494/km2 (3,869/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,762,000<ref> |
| Demonym | Mambizan |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (Eastern Bahian Time) |
| Area code | 85 |
| Climate | Cwb |
| Website | cityofmambiza |
| Dialling code 85 (085 in Garambura) | |
Mambiza (/'mæmbi:za/; officially Saint-Germain until 1970) is the largest city in Garambura. The city has one of the largest designated metropolitan areas in Garambura, at 1,253.9km2 (481.4mi2), and an urban population of 1,762,000 in 2014, with a total population of just under 1.9 million inhabitants. Mambiza itself is a metropolitan province of Garambura, and is represented by its elected governor Rupenyu Majange. The city sits on the expansive Gonda Delta and its coastal location makes it a popular destination for global trade.
The city was founded as a trading outpost in 1656 by Gaullican merchants, who named the city Saint-Germain after the Sotirian venerated figure. It served as a stopover for trade between Euclea and southern Coius, namely Xiaodong and Senria, and so the city's wealth grew under the Gaullicans. It was designated as the capital of the Terre-Noire colony when it fell under full Gaullican sovereignty in 1840, and was designated a city in 1841. Mambiza was the site of Charles Moreau's famous Droits de l'homme speech in 1919, before he was executed in the city by national functionalists. Many of the city's inhabitants were conscripted during the Great War. The capital was moved and the city renamed to Mambiza in 1970 after Garambura secured its independence.