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== Transportation ==
== Transportation ==
==== Air ====
[[File:2021-10-05 14 23 58 View south across southern Los Angeles County, California towards the interchange of Interstate 105 and Interstate 405 from an airplane heading toward Los Angeles International Airport.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Beltway 40 interchange with the Palm Coast Beltway]]
The [[Palm Coast Metropolitan Transit Authority]] (PCMTA) is the metropolitan transit authority for the entirety of the Palm Coast metro region (there is an overlap in [[Rosslyn]] with its [[Rosslyn#Transportation|city metro]]). It operates the bus, light rail, and commuter rail systems within the county and is an arm of the [[Palm Coast metropolitan area|Palm Coast Consortium of Metropolitan County Governments]] (PCCMCG). It has the largest transit fleet in the country and serves roughly 35 million residents. Due to the sheer area of the metro region, each county is broken up into districts. Andina County is broken into four districts: Central, East, North, and South. These districts have their own representatives that plan the area and work with residents to develop the best transit plans for them. All cities and communities within Andina County have bus access, while light rail and metro rail extends through all cities except Bloomfield, Umbria, and Valdez, though these communites are connected with feeder buses to light rail.


==== Rail ====
The PCCMCG also operates [[Gadsden-Samori-Andina International Airport]], which sits in an unincorporated section of the county between the cities of Palacios and Sacristan. Most airlines provide flights to various parts of the country, while major airlines usually prefer to transfer passengers to Sierra International Airport for most of their transoceanic flights.


==== Road ====
Andina County is served by the Palm Coast Beltway which links it with other Palm Coast counties by road, while [[Verona State Highway Beltway 40|Beltway 40]] connects most of the cities in the county core. Verona State Highway 95–Allure Parkway is a tolled eight-lane highway connecting Buenaventura to Rosslyn, although those traveling with three or more passengers may use the highway free of charge. The county is also crossed twenty-one other highways providing ample choice for travellers to navigate the area. Beltway 40 is notoriously one of the most congested highways in the state, and thus, the [[Verona Department of Transportation]] (VDOT) is currently expanding the highway to ten lanes.
 
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Revision as of 18:25, 23 July 2022

Andina County
County
Comarca de Andina
Andina County Superior Court
Flag of Andina County
Flag
Official seal of Andina County
Seal
Country Cartadania
State Verona
Chartered1829
County seatBuenaventura
Largest cityLutoria
Government
 • BodyBoard of Supervisors
 • Chief Executive OfficerFelix Guillén (SDP)
Area
 • Total5,653.8 km2 (2,182.9 sq mi)
Area rank35th
Population
 (2022)
 • Total6,095,313
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Andian
Area code(s)313/725/882/916
ICGE Code30136003
Primary AirportGadsden-Samori-Andina International Airport (GSA) (major/international)
Secondary Airport
Interstates
Federal routes
State Routes File:Verona 40.svg
Rapid TransitPCMTA
Commuter RailLusoRail, PalmettoRail, VME
WebsiteAndina County Website

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

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 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.

Charter of the County of Andina

As of January 2027, 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

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:

Transportation

Beltway 40 interchange with the Palm Coast Beltway

The Palm Coast Metropolitan Transit Authority (PCMTA) is the metropolitan transit authority for the entirety of the Palm Coast metro region (there is an overlap in Rosslyn with its city metro). It operates the bus, light rail, and commuter rail systems within the county and is an arm of the Palm Coast Consortium of Metropolitan County Governments (PCCMCG). It has the largest transit fleet in the country and serves roughly 35 million residents. Due to the sheer area of the metro region, each county is broken up into districts. Andina County is broken into four districts: Central, East, North, and South. These districts have their own representatives that plan the area and work with residents to develop the best transit plans for them. All cities and communities within Andina County have bus access, while light rail and metro rail extends through all cities except Bloomfield, Umbria, and Valdez, though these communites are connected with feeder buses to light rail.

The PCCMCG also operates Gadsden-Samori-Andina International Airport, which sits in an unincorporated section of the county between the cities of Palacios and Sacristan. Most airlines provide flights to various parts of the country, while major airlines usually prefer to transfer passengers to Sierra International Airport for most of their transoceanic flights.

Andina County is served by the Palm Coast Beltway which links it with other Palm Coast counties by road, while Beltway 40 connects most of the cities in the county core. Verona State Highway 95–Allure Parkway is a tolled eight-lane highway connecting Buenaventura to Rosslyn, although those traveling with three or more passengers may use the highway free of charge. The county is also crossed twenty-one other highways providing ample choice for travellers to navigate the area. Beltway 40 is notoriously one of the most congested highways in the state, and thus, the Verona Department of Transportation (VDOT) is currently expanding the highway to ten lanes.

Parks

Sister counties

Communities

Cities

Census-designated places

  • Apotanejo
  • Cantumal
  • Guamosa
  • Juadenas
  • Orimas

Notable people

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