East Po'ai
Po'ai Municipality Поаи щи | |
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Municipality | |
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| Nickname: Веичанйонг но чан (The Unoccupied Town) | |
| Location of East Po'ai in Namor Location of East Po'ai in Namor | |
| Country |  Namor |
| District | West Namor |
| Prefecture | Nantai |
| Separation from West Po'ai | February 16, NMR 2298 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hai Min (L) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 204,512 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (GMT-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (observed) |
East Po'ai (Namorese: Поаи-донг), officially known as Po'ai Municipality or eastern Po'ai (to imply that east Po'ai is part of a greater municipality of Po'ai that includes West Po'ai), is a municipality belonging to Nantai Prefecture, West Namor, People's Republic of Namor. It is part of the greater municipal area of Po'ai, currently divided between West Po'ai which is administered by Luziyca and the eastern portion which is administered by Namor.
East Po'ai is the only part of the disputed Nantai region controlled by the People's Republic of Namor, while the rest of the region is administered by Luziyca as part of the Republic of Nantai (which Namor does not recognize). Since Namor regards the Luziycan administration of Nantai as an illegal occupation, East Po'ai has earned the nickname "Веичанйонг но чан (Veichanyong no chan)," meaning "Unoccupied Town." Luziyca formerly claimed East Po'ai as part of its territory, but dropped that claim in 2014.
Prior to 1958 (NMR 2298), all of Po'ai was occupied by East Luziyca. But towards the end of the Christian insurgency in West Namor which Bethlehem supported, Liberationist Namorese troops intruded into Po'ai and fought a skirmish with East Luziycan and local anti-Liberationist forces. The skirmish lasted for a few days and saw Liberationist forces taking control of the eastern sectors of the town. Finally in NMR 2298, a total war over disputed Nantai was averted when both sides signed a truce dividing Po'ai along Central Avenue into two. The line, which cuts through Central Avenue, stands today.
East Po'ai has a population of 204,512 people, making it the most populous part of Po'ai. It is also the largest of the two Po'ais in size, and the most economically developed. It shares the Central Avenue Port of Entry with West Po'ai.
It is the last exit of Namorese Interdistrict 55 (File:I55.png). At the Central Avenue Port of Entry, it leads to Luziycan Highway 3, or what Namor considers to be part of Expressway K99 (File:K99.png).
History
Po'ai is Namorese for "fraternity (Ventzi: 博爱)." Historical records show that the name was used to describe the area as early as the 2nd century BCE.
Po'ai began as an oasis in the West Namorese Desert. Merchants who traveled on the Golden Spice Road traveled across the desert. Over time, a few decided to settle in Po'ai, and what began as a cluster of villages consolidated into a town.
Post First Namo-Luziycan War
In NMR 2237 (1897), Luziyca seized the region of Nantai from Hào Namor. Po'ai in its entirety was also captured by Luziyca and annexed by it. The town became part of the Poyai Improvement District. Poyai Improvement District continued to exist for over fifty years until NMR 2291 (1951) when Nantai was granted the status of constituent republic within Luziyca, effectively abolishing all Improvement Districts. From the time Po'ai was annexed to the end of the Namorese Civil War, the population of Po'ai doubled.
Namorese control
Namorese Republican sympathizers in Nantai waged an insurgency against the newly-founded Liberationist government. Po'ai was among the hubs of Republican insurgency activity.
In NMR 2298, the Namorese Liberation Army launched an offensive against Po'ai as part of its overall offensive against insurgent forces. This inevitably led to direct clashes with East Luziycan forces. Ultimately, Po'ai was divided between a Luziycan-controlled west and a Liberationist Namorese-controlled east. Main Street became the division line, and a border crossing was built in the intersection between Main Street and Central Avenue.
In the eastern side, the Liberationist authorities expelled all non-Namorese inhabitants from the city, mainly Slavs. The Liberationists tried undoing the effects of "Denamorization" under Luziycan control, renaming street names that were changed under the Luziycans to names that sound either more Namorese or "revolutionary."
From NMR 2306 to NMR 2307, Po'ai was renamed Fante ("anti-imperialism") as part of the Green Fever's mass renaming campaign. But "Fante" was unpopular among the local population and the name change was quickly reverted.
The eastern side saw little signs of development in the next few decades under Namorese control, as part of the government's cautiousness in developing infrastructure in regions close to Luziyca. Clashes occurred during the Third Namo-Luziycan War. Namor retained control of East Po'ai but did not acquire West Po'ai after the war's close, preserving the status quo. Main Street was walled up, and the Central Avenue Port of Entry would be closed until the normalization of relations between Namor and Luziyca.
Resumption of Namo-Luziycan relations led to the opening-up of East Po'ai to the rest of Nantai and vice versa. The government spent millions of ramon to develop East Po'ai into a city. Po'ai was upgraded from township to municipality status in NMR 2345.
Geography
According to the last Namorese national census, East Po'ai has a total area of 90.6 square kilometers (35 square miles).
There are five neighborhoods in the side of Po'ai under Namorese control - Hoping (Хопинг), Tonguni (Тонгуни), Liangshan (Лиангшан), Wukang (Wуканг), and Yunao (Йунао).
Its de facto border with West Po'ai is defined by Main Street, which due to the municipality's division no longer functions as a street.
Transportation
East Po'ai marks the western end of Interdistrict Highway 55 which runs all the way to Nghenh Nghenh in eastern Namor (Antelopia). It also marks the eastern end of the hypothetical Nantai Expressway (K99), which is actually composed of various highways constructed by Luziyca.
Central Avenue is the main street of East Po'ai, being part of I-55. It connects East Po'ai with the rest of Namor, as well as West Po'ai and the rest of Nantai through the port of entry that bears its name. Due to the city being divided, Central Avenue remains by far the only street that connects both sides of Po'ai, while the other streets were cut off by the Namo-Luziycan barrier. They include Gukja Street (Гукджа лу), Saskatoon Street (Сасикатон лу), Regina Street (Реджина лу), Maple Street (Фенгшу лу), and Yunglang Street (Йунгланг лу).
Demographics
According to the last census, Po'ai (excluding West Po'ai) has a population of 204,512 people, and 51,128 families.
Ethnically, most inhabitants in East Po'ai are Kannei Namorese. 89% of residents are Kannei, while 10% are Hoy (Namorese Muslims) and 1% are Yutai (Namorese Jews).
60% of residents are irreligious, atheist or agnostic; 20% are Txoists, 10% are Muslims, 9% are Christians and 1% is Jewish. Of the 9% that are Christian, an overwhelming majority of 90% consider themselves to be nondenominational (the government discouraged Apostolic Catholicism and those who followed the denomination converted or moved to West Po'ai).
Government
Being the only part of Nantai that is controlled by Namor, East Po'ai serves as the de facto seat of the government of Nantai Prefecture. It is represented in the national level by Legislative District 39, which encompasses the entire district of West Namor.
Since NMR 2373, the mayor of the municipality is Hai Min of the Liberationists. Voters in East Po'ai tend to support left-wing parties such as the Liberationists, Socialists, Democratic Socialists or the nationalist People's First. The New Democrats have but a relatively minor clout in Po'ai.
Education
The Po'ai School District consists of three primary schools, one intermediate school and one secondary school. All schools in East Po'ai are public.
Media
The Nantai Daily Inquirer (Нантаи Меири Шунвенджебо) has its headquarters and printing office in East Po'ai.
Nantai Cable Television (NCT; Нантаи Йосенденши) is the local cable television station of East Po'ai and broadcasts in the Western Namorese dialect. Besides NCT, PTH, WNTV and LRT can also be received from East Po'ai.