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Gateway | |
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City | |
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| Motto: Gateway to the World | |
| Country |  Surrow |
| County | Tuckamore County |
| Founded | 1938 |
| Incorporated | 1949 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | TBD |
| Population (2021) | |
| • City | 11,688 |
| • Rank | 3rd in Surrow |
| • Urban | 11,688 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (Surrowese Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | not observed |
Gateway (Chequan: Ussiteshiuakamau) is the third-largest city of Surrow, the second-largest city on Holcot Island, and the largest city in Tuckamore County. (TBC)
Etymology
- named because the airport makes it the gateway to Surrow
The Chequan name for Gateway is Ussiteshiuakamau, meaning a lake covered with water lily leaves. This name is the Chequan name for Tern Lake, whose northern shore is home to Gateway, and the name has since been applied to the settlement that arose along the lake by Chequan speakers.
History
- traditional hunting grounds for the Native Surrowese, some good freshwater fish can be found there
- some crazy guy from Tern Harbour built a cabin there in the 1840s, was abandoned in the 1860s because it was a massive pain in the ass to get to
Geography
situated on Tern Lake, very rocky, full of krummholz
Climate
colder than Holcot Inlet, warmer than Tulaktarvik
Demographics
As of the 2021 census, Gateway's population was 11,688 people, making Gateway the third-largest city in Surrow after Holcot Inlet and Tulaktarvik, and the largest settlement in Surrow to not be a county seat.
Racially, the largest group in Gateway are Auressian-Surrowese, with 11,655 people, or around 99.7% of the population. Estimates suggest that TBD are of Rythenan descent, TBD are of Tyrnican origin, and TBD belong to other Auressian groups. The next largest racial group are other racial groups, with 18 people, or around 0.2% of the city's population belong to other racial groups. The smallest racial group are Native Surrowese, with 15 people, or around 0.1% of the city's population, with estimates that 100% of the Native Surrowese population in Gateway are of Chequan descent.
Religiously, Gateway is majority-Perendist, with 11,331 people, or around 97% of the city's population following Perendism. 332 people, or around 2.8% of the city's population are irreligious, while 25 people, or around 0.2% of the city's population follow other religions.
Linguistically, TBC.
Economy
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is basically reliant on the airport, plus stuff that sprung up around the airport
Culture
Government
Gateway's municipal government is structured on a mayor-council system, with the Mayor being directly elected by the citizens, along with a representative to the five-member Gateway City Council. The current Mayor of Gateway is Jasmine Block, who was first elected in 2022 after succeeding long-term incumbent Bill Wirz, who served as mayor since 1998.
As the largest city in Tuckamore County, Gateway is represented by seven of the nine members of the Tuckamore County Council.
On the national level, Gateway is represented by seven seats in the Surrowese Parliament. Of the seven seats, six are from the United People's Party, and one is from the Alliance of Cooperativists and Trade Unionists.
Infrastructure
Education
Public primary and secondary education is provided by Tuckamore County, with the county government operating two primary schools and a secondary school, which all follow the Surrowese curriculum.
There is no institutions that offer post-secondary education in Gateway, with graduates usually going to Holcot Inlet to further their education.
Healthcare
There is one hospital in Gateway, Gateway Hospital, although for cases too complicated to be treated in Gateway, it will send patients to Holcot Inlet.
Transportation
Highway 1 goes through it, airport is also there
Media
in range of SBC transmitters that serves Hairings Harbour which also serves Tern Harbour, locals can also receive the Holcot Inlet papers