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San Pietro
Petastad | |
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Town | |
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| Motto(s): Sempre fedele alla patria (Etrurian) Ever loyal to the fatherland | |
| Country | File:ImaguaFlag.png Imagua and the Assimas |
| Parish | Assimas |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Narseo Quagliata |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Town | 191,096 |
| • Rank | 2nd in Imagua and the Assimas |
| • Urban | 191,096 |
| • Metro | 230,758 |
| Time zone | Imaguan Standard Time |
| • Summer (DST) | not observed |
San Pietro (Imaguan Creole: Petastad) is the second largest city in Imagua and the Assimas, and the capital of the Assimas. Located on the northern shore of Avitabile Island, San Pietro is the largest city in the country to not be its own parish, instead being subordinate to the Assimas Parish.
While the Caldians were the first to set up a settlement on what is now San Pietro, doing so in 1533, the settlement was abandoned for unclear reasons in 1548, although it is speculated by archaeologists that the small population made the settlement vulnerable to attacks by the native Imaguan population.
It was only in 1601 that it was established as a permanent settlement by Ordennyan settlers as the city of Peterstad, it was initially an insignificant settlement under Estmere captured Imagua. Following the fall of Cuanstad, the Ordennyans kept control over the Assimas Islands, causing the town to grow, as many government officials previously based in Cuanstad moved to Peterstad.
In 1813, Eldmark sold the Assimas Islands to Etruria, and the Etrurians immediately set San Pietro up as the capital of their colony. Over the next century and a half, San Pietro became the main centre of Etrurian rule, with the city itself being aggressively Etrurianized. In addition, San Pietro became a major industrial centre, rivaled only by that of Cuanstad in the immediate vicinity of the Arucian Sea.
Etymology
The name San Pietro derives from the name Saint Peter in the Etrurian language.
However, San Pietro is an Etrurian translation of the Ostisk name, Peterstad, which means Peter's town, with Peter referring to Saint Peter, as it was established on 29 June, 1601 by Ordennyan settlers. The Ostisk name serves as the origin for the name of the town in Imaguan Creole, Petastad.
History
Pre-colonial era
Due to the location on the mouth of the Colosimo River, and on a plain, the site of what would become San Pietro was home to a major settlement, albeit none to the extent of the settlements on the site of present-day Cuanstad.
The first explorers to land on the site of present-day San Pietro in 1510 reported that the natives there were "curious" about the Euclean explorers, and after some trading, they left. Over the next two decades, trade between the Caldians in newly-established Cuan and Avitabile Island grew.
In 1533, the first settlement was established on the site of what would become San Pietro by the Caldians, with the Caldish settlers naming the area Baile Adamhnáin after Saint Adomnán. While initially, the relationship between the natives and the settlers were cordial, tensions started to rise between the Caldians and the native population on Avitabile Island. Combined with the small population, the settlement was abandoned in 1548 for unclear reasons, although many archaeologists believe that it was primarily due to the small population.
The settlement's ruins were generally used by the surviving natives for building materials, or as firewood, with a report by an Ordennyan official passing by the area in 1583 remarking that:
"The natives have told us stories about a Caldish town on the mouth of the Storström that was abandoned fifty years prior. However, as I gaze on the area, I find it hard to believe, were it not for some unusual roadworks that cannot have been constructed by the savages."
Early colonial era
In 1601, the Ordennyans established Peterstad on the site of Baile Adamhnáin. Initially, Peterstad was a fishing village, with an official remarking that "besides fishing and subsistence farming, there is not much of an economy as Cuanstad and Hammarvik remain the primary centre," but with the fall of Cuanstad in 1658, Peterstad began to develop as it became the main seat of Ordennyan rule over the islands.
With this, Peterstad began to grow, as Ordennya, and later, Eldmark focused their attention on developing the Assimas Islands to protect them from invasions by a colonial power.
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Etrurian rule
Contemporary era
Following the end of the Solarian War in November 1946, San Pietro was annexed into Imagua following the passage of the First Amendment to the Imaguan constitution. Thus, for the first time in nearly three hundred years, San Pietro was in the same country as Cuanstad.
With this annexation, San Pietro briefly was under Estmerish colonial rule, as while Imagua and the Assimas had equal partnership status with Estmere, it still was a colony of Estmere. However, with Estmere no longer able to support its colonies, Imagua and the Assimas were granted complete independence on 23 April, 1948.
After their independence, San Pietro became a major economic centre, alongside Cuanstad, as both were manufacturing hubs. (TBC)
Geography
San Pietro is located on the northern shore of Avitabile Island, and is located in a relatively large plain shaped by the Colosimo River which originates on the slopes of Mount Pioniere, the highest point on the Assimas Islands. Thus, most of the settlement is flat, with only the edges of the mountains taking form near the city limits, with the highest point being a slope of Mount Pionere which at the point where it crosses the city limits reaches an elevation of 456 meters above sea levels.
Climatically, like the rest of the Assimas Islands, San Pietro experiences a tropical monsoon climate, due to its location near the equator, with the yearly average highs being 32 °C (89.6 °F), and the yearly average lows being 20.5 °C (68.9 °F). The wet season is generally from May to October, while the dry season typically lasts from November to April, although the months of April and November receive more rain than any other month in the dry season.
The highest recorded temperature was recorded on 1 August, 1939, when it was measured at 37.5 °C (99.5 °F), while the lowest recorded temperature in San Pietro was measured at 14 °C (57.2 °F) on 19 February, 1911.
Government
San Pietro has an eighteen member town council (Etrurian: Consiglio comunale) and is headed by a mayor (Etrurian: sindaco). They are all elected by residents of San Pietro every four years. Like other town councils, San Pietro is a non-partisan government, with all members and candidates being independent politicians. The current mayor of San Pietro is Narseo Quagliata, who was first elected in 2008, defeating Oscar Mugavero, and was re-elected in 2012 and 2016.
While it is commonly referred to as a city (Etrurian: città), having been granted it by Etrurian authorities in 1913 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of its purchase from Eldmark, since the end of the Solarian War in 1946, it has been legally classified as a town (Etrurian: paese). Despite proposals made in 1977, and in 2003, San Pietro has not been granted city status as doing so would require a constitutional amendment, as the Cities Act of 1961 declared that only city-parishes (i.e. Cuanstad) can be cities.
On the parish level, San Pietro has thirty-seats of the sixty member parish council, which like other parishes, is non-partisan, with all members and candidates officially being independent politicians.
On the national level, San Pietro is represented with ten members in the Lesser House of Parliament, due to it's status as the second largest settlement in Imagua and the Assimas.
Population
As of the 2011 census, San Pietro has a population of 191,096 people, while its metropolitan area comprises 230,758 people, comprising 76.5% of the population of the Assimas Parish, and 17.6% of the national population.
Ethnically, 113,977 people, or 59.6% of the city's population are Eucleo-Imaguans, with 99,370 people, or 52% of the population being Etrurian-Imaguans, with the remaining Euclean population comprised of Estmerish-Imaguans and more recent immigrants from Euclea. After this, 71,363 people, or 37.3% of the population, are Bahio-Imaguans.
Only three percent of the population, or 5,733 people are immigrants, mostly from the Asterias and Coius, with only twenty-three indigenous Imaguans residing in the city.
Religiously, San Pietro is heavily dominated by the Solarian Catholic Church, with 78% of the population, or 149,140 people adhering to the Solarian faith. After the Solarian Catholic church, the next largest sects are TBC, with 22,164 people, or 11.5% following it, and then 7,388 people, or 3% of the city's population, who follow other Sotirian sects. Only 4% of the population, or 8,710 people are irreligious, while 3,694 people, or 1.9% follow other religions.
Linguistically, San Pietro speaks Etrurian, with 158,616 people, or 83% of the population reporting that they use Etrurian on a regular basis, with 31,524 people, or 16.5% of the population reporting that they use Estmerish on a regular basis. Only 956 people, or 0.5% of the population, reporting that they do not use either official language on a regular basis.
The largest non-official language spoken is Imaguan Creole, with around 48% of the city's population, or 91,726 people, reporting it as their native language. The next largest native non-official languages are Ostisk.
Transportation
San Pietro is, as the largest city in the Assimas Parish and on Avitabile Island, a key transport node in the regional transportation network. The city is accessible to the rest of the country by ferries, with daily ferries connecting San Pietro to Guardia Island and Ineweyu Island, as well as ferries connecting it to Nua Taois, and an hourly ferry to Cuanstad. As well, all roads on Avitabile Island ultimately converge at San Pietro. It is home to San Pietro International Airport, the second and least busiest international airport in the country.
The city's public transit system is Avitabus, serving not just San Pietro, but the entirety of the island, although most of its routes operate within the city limits of San Pietro.
Culture
As the second largest city of Imagua and the Assimas and the largest city that has more people speaking Etrurian over Estmerish, San Pietro is a major cultural center, especially on the Assimas Islands.
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