Lainerovan Kadlara
 | This article is incomplete because it is pending further input from participants, or it is a work-in-progress by one author. Please comment on this article's talk page to share your input, comments and questions. Note: To contribute to this article, you may need to seek help from the author(s) of this page. |
Lainerovan Kadlara Lainerovaírn Kadlarach | |
|---|---|
 Location of Lainerovan Kadlara in South Neviersia | |
| Country |  South Neviersia |
| Territory status | 27 August 1898 |
| Declared as Province | 21 March 1911 |
| Home Rule Agreement | 19 July 1982 |
| Named for | Kadlaran Ranges |
| Capital and largest city | Bondulagh |
| Demonym(s) | Lainerovan Kadlaran LainKadder (informal) Bastionite (informal) |
| Government | |
• Premier | Stephen Brenthope (PULK) |
• Deputy Premier | Olivia Tuiotohi-Adamson (Territorian Front) |
| Legislature | Local Government Lainerovan Kadlara |
| Senate | |
| Regional Assembly | |
| Area | |
• Total | 96,576 km2 (37,288 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2024 estimate | 5,771,000 |
• Density | 65.97/km2 (170.9/sq mi) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2021 estimate |
• Total | $294.3 billion (4th) |
• Per capita | $51,000 (5th) |
| HDI (2023) | 0.887 very high |
| Time zone | UTC+14 (Central Veropan Time) |
| Postal abbreviation | LK |
| ISO 3166 code | SN-LK |
| Website | lk.gov.sn |
Lainerovan Kadlara (Te Rova Lainer: Lainerovaírn Kadlarach, also referred to as LK, LainKad or the Bastion) is a region of South Neviersia. It is located in the southwest of the country with a shoreline along the Sea of Macarthur. It shares land borders with The West Layners region to the east, and the countries of Manima to the north and Helessima to the west. With a land area of 96,576 square kilometres, it is the fourth largest region. It has a population of 5,771,000, the fourth most populous. More than 42% of the population lives in the metropolitan area of Bondulagh, surrounding the region's capital and largest city. Other major population centres include the region's second largest city, Lormagh-Clouthdin, with a population of 418,000, and Melway, with a population of 173,000. Most of the remaining population reside along the coast.
The region has a long history of being settled by various human tribes. The name "Kadlara" refers to the Kadlaran ranges, spanning across Manima, Helessima and South Neviersia, of which Lainerovan Kadlara constitutes the southeastern portion. It also refers to the historical Kingdom of Kadlara which also reigned across the general area, until the southeast was ceded to the Kingdom of Neviersia after a conflict between the Lainerovans and Kadlarans in the 1400s, hence "Lainerovan Kadlara". Lainerovan Kadlara was the last region to be controlled by a European power in 1898, the year of the Great Fall of Bondulagh, when British forces usurped King Miongardi Tiron's throne at Bondulagh Castle, ending the 100-Year War between the Kingdom of Lainerovan Kadlara and the British Empire. Today, Lainerovan Kadlara is one of only two regions whose boundaries have remained mostly unchanged since the European conquest, the other being Northern Lainerova.
Since the Rugby Riots and the Naming Conflict Wars in the 1950s, the region has gradually diversified its economy beyond the declining mining industry. Today, the region's economy is dominated by the tourism, financial and service industries.
History
Geography
Climate
Areas along the coast of Lainerovan Kadlara primarily have an oceanic climate (Cfb in the Köppen climate classification) with cooler summers and mild winters, differing from the humid subtropical climate found in most of South Neviersia. Snowfall is common with higher altitudes of the Kadlaran Ranges.
Governance
Economy
Demography
Lainerovan Kadlara has an estimate of 5,771,000 inhabitants.
Ethnicity
At the 2024 census, the ethnicities of Lainerovan Kadlara were as follows (ethnicities add to more than 100% as citizens could choose more than one ethnic group):
| Ethnic group | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Lainerovan/Lainer | 68.8 |
| Asana | 11.6 |
| Larishoma | 33.4 |
| Sortoma | 21.3 |
| Other Lainerovan/Lainer | 2.5 |
| European | 14.3 |
| Asian | 6.7 |
| Pacific Islander | 3.9 |
| ME/LA/African | 4.8 |
| Other | 3.1 |
| No answer/invalid | 2.6 |
Education
Sport
Rugby union
Unlike most of South Neviersia, where association football is the most followed sport by spectators, rugby union is more commonly played and followed sport in Lainerovan Kadlara. Lainerovan Kadlarans had the highest attendance rate for rugby union of any region, with 36% of Lainerovan Kadlarans attending a match for the sport in the last twelve months in 2017. Lainerovan Kadlara hosts three major teams in the top division of the South Neviersian Rugby League: Irish Bondulagh, Lormagh Force and Onetoho. The Point Stadium in Bondulagh is the largest rugby union stadium in South Neviersia with a capacity of over 58,000.