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=History=
=History=
==Foundation==
==Foundation==
Human settlements in Busatoka bay probably trace back to roughly 1200 years ago when prehistoric kapulakans built stilt houses in the shallow waters of the bay. Around 1000 BCE. the settlement became the staging grounds of the [[Batu-clan|Batu-clans]] attacks on other clans and families in the archipelago. After he launched the [[Wars of Unification (Kapulaka)|unification wars]] against the 7 other major clans of the kapulakan archipelago [[Gumelar I.|king Gumelar I. of Batu]] made Busatoka his official base of operations and also built the first land installations. As he died soon after having unified the archipelago under his families rule it became the role of his son [[Gumelar II.]] to expand the capital in 1215. Under the rule of Gumelar II. the town was expanded from being mostly located on stilts to also include land settlements, including temples and especially the [[Royal palace of Busatoka]].[[File:Tamalate Palace of Gowa Kingdom.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Reconstruction of the Royal Batu Palace in Busatoka, nowadays the [[National Heritage Museum (Kapulaka)|National Heritage Museum]].  
Human settlements in Busatoka bay probably trace back to roughly 1200 years ago when prehistoric kapulakans built stilt houses in the shallow waters of the bay. Around 1000 BCE. the settlement became the staging grounds of the [[Batu-clan|Batu-clans]] attacks on other clans and families in the archipelago. After he launched the [[Wars of Unification (Kapulaka)|unification wars]] against the 7 other major clans of the kapulakan archipelago [[Gumelar I.|king Gumelar I. of Batu]] made Busatoka his official base of operations and also built the first land installations. As he died soon after having unified the archipelago under his families rule it became the role of his son [[Gumelar II.]] to expand the capital in 1215. Under the rule of Gumelar II. the town was expanded from being mostly located on stilts to also include land settlements, including temples and especially the [[Royal palace of Busatoka]].[[File:Tamalate Palace of Gowa Kingdom.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Reconstruction of the Royal Batu Palace in Busatoka, nowadays the [[National Heritage Museum (Kapulaka)|National Heritage Museum]]]]. As the other powerful of the archipelago still posed a potential threat to Batu rule a fort to protect the population and especially the cities food reserves was constructed in 1244.
 
==Aguda-period==
==Aguda-period==
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===Weranian-occupation===
===Weranian-occupation===
Following the Gaullican defeat in the [[Great War (Kylaris)|Great War]] Werania took over the administration of Kapulaka.
==Modern period==
==Modern period==
===Federation of the Corriveau-islands===
===Federation of the Corriveau-islands===
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===City Council===
===City Council===
The City Council ({{wpl|bugis language|Kaoulakan}}: Makota)
===Administrative divisions===
===Administrative divisions===
Busatoka has 14 subdivisions
Busatoka has 14 subdivisions
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==Transportation==
==Transportation==
===Busatoka Tram and Bus Corporation===
===Busatoka Tram and Bus Corporation===
Tram services in Busatoka were first established in the 1920s to transport workers to the farmland of inner Poeok. In the 1950s public transport was expanded with a busline connecting the harbour to the city center and the main train station. In 1976 the management of all public transport in Busatoka was unified into the Busatoka tram and bus corporation whic is operated by the [[Ministry of transportation (Kapulaka)|ministry of trasnportation]]. This move was necessary as poltical divisions between the [[BWK]] and [[PMN]] regarding the topic began to threaten the normal operations of the city government.
Tram services in Busatoka were first established in the 1920s to transport workers to the farmland of inner Poeok. In the 1950s public transport was expanded with a busline connecting the harbour to the city center and the main train station. In 1976 the management of all public transport in Busatoka was unified into the Busatoka tram and bus corporation which is operated by the [[Ministry of transportation (Kapulaka)|ministry of transportation]]. This move was necessary as poltical divisions between the [[Kapulakan People's Party|BWK]] and [[PMN]] regarding the topic began to threaten the normal operations of the city government.


===Busatoka International Airport===
===Busatoka International Airport===

Latest revision as of 15:29, 28 January 2024

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Busatoka
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Clockwise from top:Fort Saint Dominique with Busatoka harbour in the background, Church of St. Martin, House of the people, presidential villa, Busatoka international airport, fishing boats in Busatoka harbour
Etymology: Foam City
Special MunicipalityBusatoka Special Municipality
Founded byKing Gumelar II. of Batu
Government
 • BodyBusatoka City Council
 •  MayorBotak Mainaky (Kapulakan People's Party)
Area
 • Total104.7 km2 (40.4 sq mi)
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total109,437
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
DemonymBusatokan
Postal Code
101
Websitebutasoka.gov.kl

Busatoka (Kapulakan:ᨅᨘᨔᨈᨚᨀ) is the oldest city of Kapulaka and its political, cultural and economic centre while also being the home to roughly one third of the nations population. Next to its function as national capital Busatoka is also the capital of Poeok, the state it is located in.

The history of settlements in the bay of Busatoka probably traces back to the first humans to arrive on the Kapulakan Archipelago but volcanic activity up to the 13th century destroyed most of those early structures leaving only a very small archeological record. This same volcanic activity is also generally regarded as the one of the major factors for the construction of stilt houses by the kapulakans, a tradition that is kept alive to this day. Its generally assumed that by the time the Batu unified the islands under their rule Busatoka already was the biggest settlement in the Archipelago.


History

Foundation

Human settlements in Busatoka bay probably trace back to roughly 1200 years ago when prehistoric kapulakans built stilt houses in the shallow waters of the bay. Around 1000 BCE. the settlement became the staging grounds of the Batu-clans attacks on other clans and families in the archipelago. After he launched the unification wars against the 7 other major clans of the kapulakan archipelago king Gumelar I. of Batu made Busatoka his official base of operations and also built the first land installations. As he died soon after having unified the archipelago under his families rule it became the role of his son Gumelar II. to expand the capital in 1215. Under the rule of Gumelar II. the town was expanded from being mostly located on stilts to also include land settlements, including temples and especially the Royal palace of Busatoka.

Reconstruction of the Royal Batu Palace in Busatoka, nowadays the National Heritage Museum

. As the other powerful of the archipelago still posed a potential threat to Batu rule a fort to protect the population and especially the cities food reserves was constructed in 1244.

Aguda-period

Colonial-period

Gaullican-occupation

In 1928 Cahya Sitepu created the Independent Busatoka Fire Fighter Brigade.

The Great war

During the Great war Gaullica bolstered its forces on Kapulaka, especially expanding its ammonition depots and hospital facilities. Other than that the only time Busatoka was touched by the war was in 1932 when a weranian cruiser squadron bombarded the city with the goal of destroying Fort Saint Dominique, the gaullican military headquarters for kapulaka. While the bombardment failed to destroy any military installation, largely becaue weranian maps of the island were outdated or straight up incorrect, it instead destroyed several warehouses belonging to a cooperative of local shipbuilders and a gaullican fish raffinery.

The aftermath of the weranian bombardment.

The resulting fire not just destroyed a large amount of wood needed for the construction of fishing boats but also extended to the local neighbourhood where it destroyed 26 houses, the fire burned for a total of 6 hours before the combined efforts of gaullican and kapulakan firefighters managed to contain it. In total 32 people, including 6 Firefighters died

Weranian-occupation

Following the Gaullican defeat in the Great War Werania took over the administration of Kapulaka.

Modern period

Federation of the Corriveau-islands

August 20th coup

On the 20th of August 1964 the armed wing of the People's Freedom Front of Kapulaka(HRMK), the Republican Guard of Kapulaka stormed the government building in Busatoka. After minor skirmishes with the National gendarmarie they entered the presidential office and arrested President Lotulelei. Afterwards the leader of the Republican Guard Ajat Sanaky was declared provisional president. The fighting between members of the Republican Guard and Lotulelei loyalists continued throughout Busatoka for the next week until HRMK control of the entire city was secured. After the establishment of the modern kapulakan republic the first municipal elections in Busatoka were held and Kusworo Rehatta sworn in as the first freely elected mayor of Busatoka.

Soldiers of the Republican Guard raise their flag in front of Busatoka town hall

Politics

Municipal Government

Mayor

City Council

The City Council (Kaoulakan: Makota)

Administrative divisions

Busatoka has 14 subdivisions

Economy

Transportation

Busatoka Tram and Bus Corporation

Tram services in Busatoka were first established in the 1920s to transport workers to the farmland of inner Poeok. In the 1950s public transport was expanded with a busline connecting the harbour to the city center and the main train station. In 1976 the management of all public transport in Busatoka was unified into the Busatoka tram and bus corporation which is operated by the ministry of transportation. This move was necessary as poltical divisions between the BWK and PMN regarding the topic began to threaten the normal operations of the city government.

Busatoka International Airport

The first Airfield in Busatoka was constructed to facilitate the aircraft of the newly established coast guard in 1953. It was later expanded and opened for civilian use in 1957. In 1985 it was inaugurated as an international airport with the flag carrier Air Kapulaka performing the first flight from Kapulaka to Werania.