Port-au-Grégoire
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Port-au-Grégoire | |
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City | |
Etymology: roughly "Port of Gregory" in Estmerish | |
Nickname(s): "Jewel of the Emerald Isles", "Grégoire", "Verlois of the Arucian" | |
Motto(s): | |
Country | Île d'Émeraude |
Founded | 1551 |
Government | |
• Type | mayor-council |
• Body | Port-au-Grégoire City Council |
Area | |
• Total | 86.264 km2 (33.307 sq mi) |
Population (2019) | |
• Total | 263,724 |
• Rank | 1st in Île d'Émeraude |
• Density | 3,100/km2 (7,900/sq mi) |
Time zone | +14 |
Port-au-Grégoire (Emeraudian Creole: Port-aw-Gregourie) is the capital and largest city of Île d'Émeraude. Located where the Rivière Emeraude meets the Crystal Bay, the city is located in a prime position within a natural harbor.
Established in 1551 as a harbor for the slave trade, it is one of the oldest settlements in the Asterias.