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"''Huadao''" is the [[Daxia]]n language name for the island, meaning "Flower Island". This name is used for various applications related to the island, including "Flower City", the Cathedral City of the island.
"''Huadao''" is the [[Daxia]]n language name for the island, meaning "Flower Island". This name is used for various applications related to the island, including "Flower City", the Cathedral City of the island.
==Geography==
==Geography==
Huadao is a single island that is part of the [[Trade Islands]] sitting roughly halfway between the equator and [[Australis]] in the [[Ocean of Cathay]].
==History==
==History==
===Pre-colonization===
===Pre-colonization===

Revision as of 12:19, 19 September 2023

Rectory of Huadao
Overseas territory of Urcea
Flag of Rectory of Huadao
Flag
Annexed by Urcea1865
Cathedral CityFlower City
Government
 • RectorCarlentina Sanda
Population
 (2020)
 • Total10,782
Demonym(s)Huadaoic

Huadao is an island in the Trade Islands area that is part of Urcea.

Prior to the 19th century, Huadao was inhabited on an inconsistent basis, and it was claimed by Daxia. The island was rich in guano deposits. Following Urcea's acquisition of Rapa Rapa, it was able to project naval power into the Ocean of Cathay, and the guano-rich island became a possible target for expansion. Urcea took the island from Daxia in the Guano War and began mining operations while also colonizing the island. In the early 20th century, most of the accumulated guano was depleted, but the island remained economically viable due to trade with Alshar and other parts of the Trade Islands, as well as its importance as a coaling station.

Etymology

"Huadao" is the Daxian language name for the island, meaning "Flower Island". This name is used for various applications related to the island, including "Flower City", the Cathedral City of the island.

Geography

Huadao is a single island that is part of the Trade Islands sitting roughly halfway between the equator and Australis in the Ocean of Cathay.

History

Pre-colonization

Prior to the 19th century, Huadao never had a permanent human population. Various reports and archaeological evidence suggests the island was occasionally home to bands of fishermen or whalers who would use it as a temporary base of operations, and some records indicate Daxian prisoners were occasionally exiled to the island, but beyond these limited instances the island was unpopulated on a permanent basis. The island was, however, home to large numbers of seabirds, and over the course of hundreds and thousands of years, Huadao became covered in accreted bird feces, creating a rich guano deposit.

Guano War

Mining operations and early colony

Second Great War

Postwar boom

Government

Culture

Demographics

Economy

Military