Korendam

Korendam
City and metropolitan area
Gemeente Korendam
Korendam CBD Port of Korendam Korendam Centraal Station Lambertusplein metro station Koninklijk Concertgebouw Aerial view of the Binnenhaven
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Etymology: lit. "Dam on the river Koren"
Country	Scandonia
Province	Binnendijkland
First settled	592
Government
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Neelie de Ruiter (SSD)
Area
• City	754 km2 (291 sq mi)
• Urban	1,672 km2 (646 sq mi)
• Metro	11,530 km2 (4,450 sq mi)
Elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024)
• City	1,504,343
• Rank	1st (Scandonia) 14th (Foringana)
• Density	2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi)
• Urban	4,336,912
• Metro	6,951,532
Demonym	Korendammer
Time zone	FTC (FOT-2)
• Summer (DST)	FSTC (FOT-1)
Postal code(s)	1000 AA-1999 ZZ
Area code(s)	010, 014, 015
Official languages	Scandonian
Website	gm.korendam.sc

Official brandmark of the City

Korendam (Scandonian: [koːrɘnˈdɑm], lit. "Dam on the river Koren") is the capital of Scandonia. It is the country's largest municipality and metropolitan area, with approximately 1.5 million residents in the City of Korendam (Gemeente Korendam) and 6.9 million people in the surrounding region as of 2024. Located in the Scandonian province of Binnendijkland, Korendam also sits at the northwestern end of the Hoofdmetropoolregio ("Main Metropolitan Region"), an urban corridor home to approximately one-quarter of the country's population.

Historical documents place the founding of Korendam just before the turn of the 7th century, in the year 592. Korendam's location on the northwestern coast of Scandonia has ensured its continued prosperity through the ages as a centre for trade. As the closest major city to parts of Atlantian Oceania and Anaia, the city has held considerable strategic importance. Today, Korendam is home to the country's largest and most important seaport, which is also the second-busiest port by volume in Foringana. Its international airport is the third-busiest on the continent by both passenger and aircraft movements.

Korendam is the commercial capital of Scandonia, and, as such, contributes a disproportionately large share to the country's overall gross domestic product. It remains the Kingdom's largest banking and trade hub and is home to the Scandonian Royal Stock Exchange. The city and metro area is home to a large number of Scandonian companies and also hosts the Scandonian headquarters of several foreign multinational corporations. Korendam hosts the Scandonian parliament, the Staten-Generaal Scandonië, as well as seven major universities, a number of non-governmental organizations, and several well-known art and history museums. It is a major tourist destination, attracting over 15 million visitors per year. As a result of its economic, cultural and political importance, the city is rated as an alpha global city, one of six in Foringana and the only one in Scandonia.

Korendam is closely associated with cycling; thanks to its dense core, it has one of the highest rates of cycling mode share and bicycle ownership in the world. The city has an extensive public transportation system with regional commuter rail, metro and tram service, buses, and a city-run bike-share program. At the same time, the city continues to grapple with motor vehicle congestion, and a high volume of cargo traffic to and from its port, and is making efforts to try to disincentivize and reduce car ownership.

The city is governed by a 47-member municipal council, consisting of a mayor and 46 councillors. Korendam's municipal charter grants the mayor considerable authority and they have a major political profile in domestic politics as the head of government of the country's largest city. Despite the mayor's ability to act unilaterally in some circumstances, most city business still requires majority support from council, and by convention, the mayor still seeks consensus on policy matters. The mayor is directly elected through a runoff voting process; the council is composed of both at-large members and those elected from the city's 23 local boroughs.