Port-au-Grégoire

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Port-au-Grégoire
City
Port-au-Grégoire skyline at night
Port-au-Grégoire skyline at night
Etymology: roughly "Port of Gregory" in Estmerish
Nickname(s): 
"Jewel of the Emerald Isles", "Gregwa", "Verlois of the Arucian", "Kapital"
Motto(s): 
Un seul peuple, jamais brisé (Gaullican)
One people, never broken (Estmerish)
Country Île d'Émeraude
Founded1551
Government
 • Typemayor-council
 • BodyPort-au-Grégoire City Council
Area
 • Total86.264 km2 (33.307 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total263,724
 • Rank1st in Île d'Émeraude
 • Density3,100/km2 (7,900/sq mi)
Time zone+14

Port-au-Grégoire (Emeraudian Creole: Portaw Gregwa) is the capital and largest city of Île d'Émeraude. Located where the Rivière Emeraude meets the Crystal Bay, the city is located in a prime position within a natural harbor.

Established in 1551 as a harbor for the slave trade, it is one of the oldest settlements in the Asterias.

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