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Port Hope
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Clockwise from top: Skyline from Hawke Mound; National War Museum; Breybach Sands Beach; Parliament Buildings; National Archives & Library; St John's Cathedral | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Etymology: Named for The Earl Hope of Longwood | |
| Nickname(s): Old Town; Sandy Cove | |
| Motto(s): Primum sibi ac Fidelissimum Estmerish: First and Most Loyal | |
_in_Satavia.png) National Capital District (NCD) in red | |
| Country |  Satavia |
| Territory | National Capital District |
| Founded | 22 August, 1541 |
| Founded by | Jan van Breybach |
| Legislature | National Capital District Council |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Christopher Marshall |
| • Administrator | office vacant |
| • Mayor | Arthur Greenhouse (LIB) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 336 km2 (130 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 2,421,671 |
| • Density | 7,200/km2 (19,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+11 (Satavian Standard Time) |
| Post codes | 2 postcodes
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| Website | ncd |
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Port Hope is the Capital city of Satavia and the National Capital District, a federal territory within Satavia containing only the unitary authority of Port Hope. With a population of 2.4 million inhabitants, Port Hope is the most populous city in Satavia and also the oldest continually inhabited settlement on the island. Port Hope is located around Dolfynbaai and is situated at the mouth of the River Pelham. From the early 19th century the docks at Breybach Sands were some of the largest in the Asterias, before they slowly fell out of use as larger ships were unable to navigate the shallow waters at the mouth of Dolfynbaai, and by the late 20th century they had been made entirely redundant.
Port Hope was founded as 'Nieuwe Zilverzee' on the 22 August, 1541 by the Hennish explorer Jan van Breybach, who was the first Euclean to successfully navigate the Van Horn Straight. By 1590, the town had become known as 'Zanderig Inham', meaning 'Sandy Cove'. By 1747, Sandy Cove was by far the largest settlement on the island of Satavia and was the capital of the Dolfynbaai Kolonie, the largest of the Satavian colonies.