Nantai Prefecture, West Namor
Nantai
Нантаи | |
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Prefecture of West Namor | |
| Nantai Prefecture Нантаисен | |
| Location of Nantai Prefecture in Namor Location of Nantai Prefecture in Namor | |
| File:Mapofnantai.png | |
| Country |  Namor |
| Established | 1933 |
| Capital | Kenyen (de jure) Po'ai (provisional) |
| Government | |
| • Governor1 | Fan Vanchang (PFC) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 204,512 |
| Demonym | Nantainese |
| Time zone | ST+4:00 |
| Counties | 4 (official) 3 (de facto) |
| Townships | 23 (official) 5 (de facto) |
| 1 Although the two offices are officially separate, the Governor of Nantai Prefecture and Mayor of East Po'ai have been held by the same person | |
Nantai Prefecture (Нантаисен tr. Nantaisen), otherwise known as Nantai, is a prefecture in the district of West Namor in the People's Republic of Namor.
Since the First Namo-Luziycan War, most of Nantai Prefecture has been under the control of Luziyca. Namor did not exercise control over any part of Nantai until 1933 when Namorese Liberation Army troops captured the eastern neighborhoods of Po'ai, where the prefectural government of Nantai was reestablished. Further Namorese incursions during the Third Namo-Luziycan War in 1971 brought parts of northern and southeastern Nantai under Namorese control, and these areas were also put under the jurisdiction of Nantai Prefecture. Presently, the Namorese-administered areas make up around 20% of Nantai Prefecture's total area. The Luziycan-administered areas are officially referred to in Namor as Namorese Territory under Luziycan Administration (NTLA, Лузейика канса но Намора гукту tr. Luzeyika kansa no Namora guktu) to denote the Namorese government's position that Luziycan administration of Nantai does not cover the entire prefecture.
As of 2015, 204,512 people reside in the Namorese-administered parts of Nantai, while two million people are estimated to be living in the entire prefecture.
Etymology
The name Nantai in Namorese means "South of the Tai." Tai refers to the Tai Hills, a group of hills situated north of the prefecture. The name was first mentioned in official records from the Dan dynasty when a prefecture by the name of Nantai was first established. The area north of the Tai Hills, Peitai, is a prefecture bordering Nantai.
In the early years of Luziycan rule, Nantai was known as Nantay, a Luziycan variation of the Namorese name. Nantay was discarded after the Luziycan-administered parts of Nantai became a constituent republic nominally governed by the local population.
History
Nantai Prefecture was first established in 1276 when Jidu forces in present-day West Namor were defeated by the Dan dynasty. Under the Hao dynasty, the prefecture was maintained. Thousands of Luziycan migrants settled in Nantai in the aftermath of the Chen Minko Rebellion as part of an agreement to expand trade between Hao Namor and Luziyca.
In 1897, Luziycan expatriates in Nantai revolted after the Hao dynasty raised taxes on foreigners in Namor to compensate for its losses from the rebellion. The revolt was suppressed, sparking a war between Luziyca and Hao Namor. Luziyca invaded and occupied Nantai, and in 1899, Luziyca and the Hao dynasty signed the Second Treaty of Vetpei, ceding Nantai and Txotai to Luziyca. Nantai Prefecture was thereby disbanded.
In 1933, Jin Hanming, a Republican Namorese general residing in Nantai, led an unsuccessful campaign to capture the vicinity of Nantai from the Liberationists. The Namorese Liberation Army launched a counterattack and captured parts of Po'ai, a town in the eastern border of Nantai. Having captured a portion of Nantai, the Liberationists reestablished Nantai Prefecture and named Kenyen its capital. However, because Kenyen was still under Luziycan control, Po'ai became the seat of the prefectural government.
The NLA launched another offensive into Nantai during the Third Namo-Luziycan War, capturing most of the Tai Hills and parts of southeastern Nantai. The captured areas were placed under the jurisdiction of Nantai Prefecture.
After Luziyca and the People's Republic of Namor established diplomatic relations in 1990, movement between the Namorese and Luziycan-controlled parts of Nantai was restored.
Geography
Because Namor does not recognize Luziycan sovereignty over Nantai, it also does not recognize the eight counties in Nantai that were established under Luziycan rule. Instead, it recognizes the borders of Nantai Prefecture and its counties drawn during the Hao dynasty.
Nantai Prefecture has four counties — Hihang, Kenyen, Po'ai, and Venha. Presently, the Namorese-administered areas extend to parts of Hihang, Po'ai, and Venha, while the entirety of Kenyen County is under Luziycan control. Nantai has 23 townships, five of which are partially or totally under Namorese control. Kenyen, while recognized as a city by Luziyca, is still considered a township by Namor as such was its status under Hao rule.
Namorese officials have said that if Namor retakes control of the entire prefecture, the borders of Nantai may change in order to better accommodate the local population.
Governance
The seat of the Nantai prefectural government is currently based in Po'ai, the largest township in the parts of Nantai under Namorese control. In the event that the Luziycan-administered areas come under Namorese control, the prefectural capital will move to Kenyen.
Nantai Prefecture is headed by a governor who is dependent on the Prefectural Council. Since the prefecture's reestablishment in 1933, the mayor of east Po'ai has been the ex officio governor of Po'ai County and Nantai Prefecture. The counties of Hihang and Venha are run by their own governors, but most powers in those counties are vested in the mayors of the individual townships.
The Prefectural Council is one of the smallest prefectural legislatures in Namor, consisting of three deputies from Hihang, Po'ai, and Venha Counties and a representative of Kenyen County appointed by the governor.
Transportation
Because the Namorese-controlled parts of Hihang, Po'ai, and Venha Counties are separated from each other, direct travel between the three counties is impossible. To get from one county to another, travelers must pass through Peitai and Tungtai Prefectures or through the Luziycan-administered areas.
Both Venha and Po'ai intersect National Expressway 51, while Po'ai marks the temporary western terminus of National Expressway 251, also known as the Hangcho-Kenyen Expressway. The Rishensen high speed rail network stops at Po'ai.