Coronado
Coronado, Ochoa | |
|---|---|
State capital and city | |
| City of Duke Savidge | |
 Clockwise from top left: Ochoa State bell tower, the Ochoa State Capitol, houses in Boylan Heights, houses in Historic Oakwood, statue of Duke Savidge, skyline of the downtown, Fayetteville Street, and the warehouse district | |
| Nickname: "City of Oaks" | |
| Country |  Ibica |
| State |  Ochoa |
| County | Coronado |
| Chartered | December 31, 1692 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–Manager |
| • Mayor | Walter Padmore (P) |
| Area | |
| • State capital and city | 144.8 sq mi (375 km2) |
| • Land | 142.8 sq mi (369 km2) |
| • Water | 2.0 sq mi (2.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 315 ft (96 m) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • State capital and city | 403,892 |
| • Estimate (2018) | 469,298 |
| • Density | 3,284/sq mi (1,268/km2) |
| • Urban | 1,012,994 |
| • MSA | 1,337,331 |
| • CSA | 2,201,103 |
| Demonym | Coronadan |
| Time zone | EST |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT |
| Major airport | COR |
| Interstate Highways |  Interstate 95,  Interstate 695 |
| Other major highways |  Ibican Route 15,  Ibican Route 64,  OC 1,  OC 2 |
Coronado is the capital of the state of Ochoa and the seat of Coronado County in Ibica. Coronado is the largest city in the state. Coronado is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees, which line the streets in the heart of the city. The city covers a land area of 142.8 square miles (370 km2). The Ibica Census Bureau estimated the city's population as 469,298 as of July 1, 2018. It is one of the fastest-growing cities in the country. Coronado is home to Ochoa State University (OSU).
Coronado is an early example in Ibica of a planned city. Following the Ochoa Revolution when the state gained its independence from the Kingdom of Angola, this was chosen as the site of the fledgling republic's capital in 1678 and incorporated in 1692 as such. The city was originally laid out in a grid pattern with the Ochoa State Capitol in Union Square at the center.
Economy
Coronado's industrial base includes financial services, electrical, medical, electronic and telecommunications equipment, clothing and apparel, food processing, paper products, and pharmaceuticals. The city is a major retail shipping point for Ochoa and a wholesale distributing point for the grocery industry. Coronado is also home to several
Top employers
According to Coronado's 2017–18 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are:
| # | Employer | No. of employees |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | State of Ochoa | 22,365 |
| 2 | Coronado Medical Center | 9,362 |
| 3 | Ochoa State University | 8,948 |
| 4 | Coronado County Public School System | 8,396 |
| 5 | OSU Healthcare | 5,680 |
| 6 | City of Coronado | 4,276 |
| 7 | Coronado County | 3,960 |
| 8 | Ochoa Health and Human Services | 3,800 |
| 9 | Grouse | 2,800 |
| 10 | Coronado Community College | 2,160 |
Parks and Recreation
The Coronado Parks and Recreation Department offers a wide variety of leisure opportunities at more than 150 sites throughout the city, which include: 8,100 acres (33 km2) of park land, 78 miles (126 km) of greenway, 22 community centers, a BMX championship-caliber race track, 112 tennis courts among 25 locations, 5 public lakes, and 8 public aquatic facilities. The J. C. Raulston Arboretum, an 8-acre (32,000 m²) arboretum and botanical garden in west Coronado administered by Ochoa State University, maintains a year-round collection that is open daily to the public without charge.
Law and government
City Council
Coronado operates under a council-manager government. Coronado City Council consists of eight members; all seats, including the Mayor's, are open for election every two years. Five of the council seats are district representatives and two seats are citywide representatives elected at-large.
Crime
According to the Ibican Investigations Agency's Uniform Crime Reports, in 2018 the Coronado Police Department and other agencies in the city reported 1,740 incidents of violent crime and 12,995 incidents of property crime – far below both the national average and the Ochoa average. Of the violent crimes reported, 14 were murders, 99 were sexual assaults and 643 were robberies. Aggravated assault accounted for 984 of the total violent crimes. Property crimes included burglaries which accounted for 3,021, larcenies for 9,104 and arson for 63 of the total number of incidents. Motor vehicle theft accounted for 870 incidents out of the total.
Public safety
The Coronado Fire Department provides fire protection throughout the city.
Education
Higher education
Public
Primary and secondary education
Public schools
Public schools in Raleigh are operated by the Coronado County Public School System, the largest public school system in Ochoa. Coronado is home to three magnet high schools and three high schools offering the International Baccalaureate program. There are four early college high schools in Coronado. Coronado also has two alternative high schools.
Transportation
Coronado International Airport
Coronado International Airport, the region's primary airport and the largest in Ochoa, located northwest of downtown Coronado via IR 64, serves the city as well as much of Ochoa. The airport offers service to more than 35 domestic and international destinations and serves approximately 10 million passengers a year. The airport also offers facilities for cargo and general aviation. The airport authority tripled the size of its Terminal 2 (formerly Terminal C) in January 2011.
Freeways and primary designated routes
Interstate Highways
- Interstate 95 traverses the city north-south, connecting Coronado to Albion and Romane toward the north, a
Future
- Interstate 97 will begin at I-95 in Coronado and will follow Ibican Route 64 southeast to Magnolia, ending at the entrance to Naval Station Magnolia.
Ibican Highways
- Ibican Route 15 Traverses the city north-south as Capitol Boulevard, as a surface level street.
- Ibican Route 64 is the main east-west route through Coronado, and is built to freeway standards.
Intercity rail
Coronado's train station is one of the most under-utilized major stations on the RailIbica network. The station is served by only four passenger trains daily by Southern Ibica Railroad's Oceanview Line.
Public transit
Public transportation in and around Coronado is provided by Coronado Area Transit, which operates 33 fixed bus routes. Although there are 33 routes, some routes are designed to cover multiple other routes at times when they are not served. Depending on the time of the day, and the day of the week, the number of routes operating is between 5 and 29.
Ochoa State University also maintains its own transit system, the Wolfline, that provides zero-fare bus service to the general public along multiple routes serving the university's campuses in southwest Coronado.