Andina County, Verona: Difference between revisions

Andina County
Andina County
County
	Comarca de Andina
	Andina County Superior Court
	Flag Seal
Country	Cartadania
State	Verona
Chartered	1829
County seat	Buenaventura
Largest city	Lutoria
Government
• Body	Board of Supervisors
• Chief Executive Officer	Felix Guillén (SDP)
Area
• Total	5,653.8 km2 (2,182.9 sq mi)
Area rank	35th
Population (2022)
• Total	6,095,313
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Andian
Area code(s)	313/725/882/916
ICGE Code	30136003
Primary Airport	Gadsden-Samori-Andina International Airport (GSA) (major/international)
Secondary Airport	Sierra International Airport (SIX) (Major/International/Neighboring county); Silvain Rosetta International Airport (EVI) (Major/International/Neighboring county); Rosslyn International Airport (ROS) (Major/International/Neighboring county); Bordeaux-Columbia Airport (BCA) (Domestic/Neighboring county); October Executive Airport (OEA) (Minor/Domestic);
Interstates
Federal routes
State Routes	File:Verona 40.svg
Rapid Transit	PCMTA
Commuter Rail	LusoRail, PalmettoRail, VME
Website	Andina County Website

VisualWikitext

Revision as of 17:56, 23 July 2022

Andina County, officially the County of Andina (Cartadanian: Comarca de Andina), is a county in the northeastern region of the Commonwealth of Verona, in Cartadania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,095,313 making it Verona's second-most populous county and the most populous landlocked county in Cartadania. Its county seat is the city of Buenaventura, located in the center of the county, while Lutoria is the most populous city, lying northeast of Buenaventura.

Most of the county has a mild Mediterranean climate to tropical climate. From north to south, Andina County extends from the western and southern borders of Sierra County and Victoria County, respectively, to the northern border of Santa Rosa County. From west to east, Andina County stretches from the eastern border of Sinhedes County to its boundary with the county of Sierra. It also shares a very short half-kilometer border in the southwest with the County of Los Angeles.

History

Government and politics

Andina County, like all of the counties in the Palm Coast region, is a charter county. Its county seat is the city of Buenaventura. The charter for Andina County was approved by voters in a county-wide referendum held in March 1973, and the first county commissioners elected under this new charter took office on 1 July 1975. The county carries the responsibility of law enforcement via Andina County Sheriff's Department, jails through Andina County Corrections (at Palm Coast Regional Jails), elections, and voter registration, vital records via the Verona Department of Health, property assessment and records, tax collection, public health, health care, social services, libraries, flood control, fire protection, animal control, agricultural regulations, building inspections, ambulance services, and education departments in charge of maintaining statewide standards for the county's seven school districts.

The county is governed by a nine-member Board of Supervisors who hold legislative authority over the county. The county is, in turn, divided into eight districts–Avalon (4), Central (1), Grove Cities (5), Lutoria-West Sierra (2), Memorial (3), North Central (6), North County (7), and South Andina (8) (southern Andina County). The districts each elect one supervisor to the Board of Supervisors which governs Andina County, while the final is elected at large. Together, the board oversees the activities of the county's agencies and departments and sets policy on development, public improvements, and county services. At the beginning of each calendar year, the Supervisors select a Chair and Vice Chair amongst themselves. The Chair presides over board meetings, and the Vice Chair presides when the Chair is not present. The Board appoints the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, the County Counsel, the Performance Audit Director, and the Director of the Office of Independent Review. The Board also appoints the County Manager to act as the chief administrative officer of the county and the manager of all agencies and departments not under the sole jurisdiction of an elected county official nor the sole jurisdiction of one of the four aforementioned officers appointed by the Board.

As of January 2027^[update], the members of the Andina County Board of Supervisors are:

County at-large: Doug Chaffee, SDP (since 12 November 2025)
District 1: Rayan Acin, SDP (since 5 August 2024)
District 2: Mario Alcaide, SDP (since 7 February 2022)
District 3: Hugo Val, UCP (since 28 November 2018)
District 4: Jaume Guerrero, UCP (since 21 January 2026)
District 5: Adara Gallego, SDP (since 7 February 2022)
District 6: Uxue Santisteban, SDP (since 17 November 2020)
District 7: Milad Zuabi, non-partisan (since 9 December 2022)
District 8: Rebeca Zanetti, non-partisan (since 27 July 2027)

The county also has three other elected, constitutional officials, which are: Sheriff–Helena Leal (SDP), Commonwealth's attorney–Diogo Kimura (SDP), and Clerk of Superior Court–Cássia Guedes (non-partisan). Of these, only the Sheriff is limited to a 4-year term, although there is no term limit, provided the incumbent can win re-election.

Geography

Adjacent counties

Victoria County - northwest
Sierra County - northeast and east
Santa Rosa County - south
Los Angeles County - southwest
Sinhedes County - west

National protected area

Economy

Top employers

Demographics

Government and infrastructure

Education

Andina Independent School District is the public school district responsible for public K-12 education in the bulk of Andina County, including all non-enclave unincorporated areas, the cities of Bloomfield, Hampton, October, Sienna, and Umbria, and the census-designated place of Orimas. It is discontiguous, with the northern portion of the county split from the south by the county's other school systems. It contains over 350 public elementary, middle, and high schools district-wide, including several selective-admission magnet schools. There are eleven selective enrollment high schools in the Andina ISD, designed to meet the needs of county's most academically advanced students. These schools offer a rigorous curriculum with mainly honors and accelerated courses. With approximately 200,000 students, Andina ISD is one of the largest school districts in both Verona and Cartadania.

Other school districts serving the county include:

Buenaventura Independent School District serving the city of Buenaventura
Lutoria Independent School District serving the cities of Alicia, Culiamanca, Lutoria, Palacios, and Solana
North Central Independent School District serving the cities of Arroyo, Emporia, Mariada, and Sacristan
Pirasende Independent School District, serving the city of Pirasende (partly in Santa Rosa County)
Willow Grove Independent School District, serving the cities of Andina Junction, Halax, Hawley, Sterling, West Hawley, and Willow Grove
Valdez Independent School District serving the city of Valdez and the enclaved CSD of Caricana

Transportation

Air

Rail

Road

Sea

Parks

Sister counties

Communities

Cities

Census-designated places

Apotanejo
Cantumal
Guamosa
Juadenas
Orimas

Notable people

@@ Line 155: / Line 155: @@
 == Government and politics ==
+[[File:Andina_County_Superior_Court_of_Verona.jpg|200px|thumb|left|The [[Verona Superior Court of Andina County]] is located within the Andina County Justice Center.]]
+Andina County, like all of the counties in the [[Palm Coast metropolitan area|Palm Coast region]], is a charter county. Its county seat is the city of [[Buenaventura, Verona|Buenaventura]]. The charter for Andina County was approved by voters in a county-wide referendum held in March 1973, and the first county commissioners elected under this new charter took office on 1 July 1975. The county carries the responsibility of law enforcement via Andina County Sheriff's Department, jails through Andina County Corrections (at Palm Coast Regional Jails), elections, and voter registration, vital records via the [[Verona Department of Health]], property assessment and records, tax collection, public health, health care, social services, libraries, flood control, fire protection, animal control, agricultural regulations, building inspections, ambulance services, and education departments in charge of maintaining statewide standards for the county's seven school districts.
+The county is governed by a nine-member Board of Supervisors who hold legislative authority over the county. The county is, in turn, divided into eight districts–Avalon (4), Central (1), Grove Cities (5), Lutoria-West Sierra (2), Memorial (3), North Central (6), North County (7), and South Andina (8) (southern Andina County). The districts each elect one supervisor to the Board of Supervisors which governs Andina County, while the final is elected at large. Together, the board oversees the activities of the county's agencies and departments and sets policy on development, public improvements, and county services. At the beginning of each calendar year, the Supervisors select a Chair and Vice Chair amongst themselves. The Chair presides over board meetings, and the Vice Chair presides when the Chair is not present. The Board appoints the {{wp|Clerk (legislature)|Clerk of the Board of Supervisors}}, the {{wp|general counsel|County Counsel}}, the {{wp|performance audit|Performance Audit}} Director, and the Director of the Office of Independent Review. The Board also appoints the County Manager to act as the chief administrative officer of the county and the manager of all agencies and departments not under the sole jurisdiction of an elected county official nor the sole jurisdiction of one of the four aforementioned officers appointed by the Board.
+[[File:Andina county charter.png|thumb|right|200px|Charter of the County of Andina]]
+{{asof|2027|01}}, the members of the [[Andina County, Verona#Government and politics|Andina County Board of Supervisors]] are:
+*County at-large: [[Doug Chaffee]], [[Social Democracy Party (Cartadania)|SDP]] (since 12 November 2025)
+*District 1: Rayan Acin, [[Social Democracy Party (Cartadania)|SDP]] (since 5 August 2024)
+*District 2: Mario Alcaide, [[Social Democracy Party (Cartadania)|SDP]] (since 7 February 2022)
+*District 3: Hugo Val, [[United Conservative Party (Cartadania)|UCP]] (since 28 November 2018)
+*District 4: Jaume Guerrero, [[United Conservative Party (Cartadania)|UCP]] (since 21 January 2026)
+*District 5: Adara Gallego, [[Social Democracy Party (Cartadania)|SDP]] (since 7 February 2022)
+*District 6: Uxue Santisteban, [[Social Democracy Party (Cartadania)|SDP]] (since 17 November 2020)
+*District 7: Milad Zuabi, ''non-partisan'' (since 9 December 2022)
+*District 8: Rebeca Zanetti, ''non-partisan'' (since 27 July 2027)
+The county also has three other elected, constitutional officials, which are: {{wp|Sheriff}}–Helena Leal (SDP), {{wp|District attorney|Commonwealth's attorney}}–Diogo Kimura (SDP), and [[Judiciary of Verona|Clerk of Superior Court]]–Cássia Guedes (''non-partisan''). Of these, only the Sheriff is limited to a 4-year term, although there is no term limit, provided the incumbent can win re-election.
 == Geography ==