Volkgoroda
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Volkgoroda Волкгорода (Laiatainese) |
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— Federal City — | |||
Zukov Station near central Volkgoroda | |||
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Anthem: My Volkgoroda | |||
Location of Volkgoroda in the Laiatanese Federation. | |||
Country | Laiatanese Federation | ||
Federal Territory | Volkgoroda Capital Territory | ||
Established | Before 320 | ||
Government | |||
• Type | Mayor-Council | ||
• Mayor | Nikolai Sluchevsky | ||
• Legislature | City Assembly | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 718.2 sq mi (1,860 km2) | ||
Population (est. 2017) | |||
• Total | 3,815,202 | ||
• Density | 5,300/sq mi (2,100/km2) | ||
Within city limits, not including population in the urban area. | |||
Demonym | Volkgorodan | ||
Time zone | LST (UTC+4) | ||
Area code(s) | 100, 101 | ||
Website | http://www.volkgoroda.lai |
Volkgoroda (Laiatainese: Волкгорода tr. Volkgoroda) is the capital and most populous city of the Laiatanese Federation, with 3.81 million residents within the city limits and 5.51 million within the urban area.
Volkgoroda is settled between the Mahigan and Volk rivers, as well as on the banks of Lake Mahi. The city is located in every raion in the Volkgoroda Capital Territory, though it does not fall under raion authority since it is considered an independent city. However, the city's suburbs do.
Volkgoroda is the seat of the Laiatanese federal government, housing the President of Laiatan within the Presidential Palace. Both chambers of the Federation Assembly (the Federal Council and the People's Council) and the Supreme Federal Court also sit in the city. Volkgoroda is considered the center of Laiatanese culture, having served as the home of Laiatanese artists, scientists, and sports figures and because of the presence of museums, academic and political institutions, and theaters.
The city is served by a transit network which includes an international airport, four railway terminals, numerous trams, a monorail system and one of the deepest underground rapid transit systems in the world, the Volkgoroda Metro. It is recognized as one of the city's landmarks due to the rich architecture of its nearly 120 stations.
Historically, Volkgoroda has been a political center since the Mahigan Kingdom arose in 365. Founded at some point before 320, the city grew in economic and political importance thanks to its situation between two major rivers and a lake. It would go on to be the capital of the Kingdom of Laiatan, the Laiatanese Empire, and finally the Laiatanese Federation.
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Laiatanese Federation | ||
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Main article: Laiatan | ||
Important Topics: Culture ♦ Lupine ♦ Laiatanese language ♦ Mahitou ♦ Laiatanese korona ♦ Defense Forces | ||
Government: Cabinet ♦ Federation Assembly ♦ Federal Council ♦ People's Council ♦ President ♦ Supreme Federal Court ♦ Political Parties | ||
History: Pre-Mahigan Laiatan ♦ Kingdom of Laiatan ♦ Laiatanese Empire ♦ Laiatanese Junta ♦ Laiatanese Federation | ||
Important Figures (Past and Present): Yuliya Surkova ♦ Zakhar Kreskov ♦ Aleksey Zukov ♦ Yuri IV ♦ Katerina I ♦ Nika Alkaev ♦ Yura Lainov | ||