Winnecomac

Winnecomac
City
Nickname(s):  Gateway City
Motto(s):  “Simply Winnecomac”
Country	Tierrador
Region	Tulangia
Province	Tawaukee
Parish	Sacoma, Venceia
Founded	1811
Government
• Type	Mayor-Council
• Body	City Council
• Mayor	Aphía Ibalam (PP)
• Deputy Mayor	Fatima Soldaq
Area
• City	219 km2 (85 sq mi)
• Urban	302 km2 (117 sq mi)
• Metro	441 km2 (170 sq mi)
Population  (2030)
• City	431,909
• Density	2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi)
• Urban	561,335
• Metro	959,203
Demonym(s)	Winnecom
Time zone	UTC—10:00 (WTMT)
SPT codes	61053–61112
Area codes	307 and 255
Website	www.simplywinnecomac.tw

Winnecomac, officially the City of Winnecomac, is the capital and largest city of the Tawaukee Province in Western Tulangia Region. It is the second largest city in Tulangia by population, only behind regional capital Sevier. It is located on the southwestern border of Tawaukee and Namanoq Provinces on the Qosori River, around 20 miles from the border between Tierrador and Asteria. It is the 32nd-most populous city in the Tierradorian Woqalate, with a 2030 census population of 431,909 within the city limits. Winnecomac is the anchor of the 5-parish, 2-province Winnecomac–Venceia Metropolitan area. The Winnecomac metro area is the 41st-largest metropolitan area in Tierrador, with an estimated population of 959,203, as reported by the 2030 census. Downtown Winnecomac is the cultural center and home to many small businesses and a number of high-rise buildings. The area has a variety of shops and restaurants. Centrally, River Street contains a pedestrian zone with sidewalk cafes and restaurants. The neighborhood has many local restaurants, bars, and boutiques. The area also contains the River Block, a large shopping mall built in 1996. Downtown Winnecomac's main attractions include the Tawaukee Provincial Capitol, the classic Caphirian Theatre on the corner of Capitol Boulevard and Main Street, the Winnecomac Art Museum on Capitol in front of Aphío A. Woderq Park, and Zoo Winnecomac on the grounds of Aphío A. Woderq Park.

The city was founded in 1811 by Fanerian settlers in their colony of Asteria. The settlement was founded as a way to regulate trade between them and the rogue Western Republic. After the independence of Asteria in 1836, and the fall of the Western Republic at the hands of the Qabóri Woqalate in the 1870s, tensions between Tierrador and the newly-founded Asterian state grew exponentially as the city of Winnecomac became an extremely important economic and political location. Many skirmishes took place in the city during the late 1800s and the early 1900s. In 1979, Asteria launched a full-scale invasion of Tierrador via the many military bases in Downtown and the outskirts of Winnecomac. This began the Cowboy Crisis. The invading Asteria got quite far into Tulangia Region, however they were quickly pushed back across the Tierrador-Asterian border, taking the city of Winnecomac in the process. Since 1983, Winnecomac has officially been a part of Tierrador, though disputes (mainly cultural) occur as some still believe it to be rightful territory of Asteria.

Throughout the rest of the 19th century, the transportation and jobbingsectors were important in the city, along with its railroads and breweries. In the 20th century, the Winnecomac Stockyards, once the world's largest, and its meatpacking plants gained international prominence. Presently, Winnecomac is the home to the headquarters of four Q&Q 400 companies: shipping and logistics company Western Express; one of the world's largest construction companies, Ayawit Corporation; insurance and financial firm Mutual of Winnecomac; and the Tierradorian Republic's largest railroad operator, Far Western Railroads. Western Express is headed by local investor Antti Solana, one of the wealthiest people in the world, according to a decade's worth of international rankings, some of which have ranked him as high as No. 1. Winnecomac is also the home to four Q&Q 1000 headquarters: Tulangia Mutual, Winnecomac Softworks, TerraTrade, and Tsuqan Industries. Also headquartered in Winnecomac are the following: Bank of Winnecomac, the fifth largest privately held bank in Tierrador; and two of the nation's ten largest architecture/engineering firms (III Group and AOQ, Inc.).

Art and culture

Sports

Professional sports teams in Winnecomac include Winnecomac FC of the Premiership, the Winnecomac Marksmen of the Western Hockey League, and the Winnecomac State Spartans of the Asteria Conference in the OIAA.

Infrastructure

Highways

Winnecomac is served by two major Autoroutes; Autoroute 5, which runs from north to south and connects the city with Prisamarina, and Autoroute 44, which runs east to west. Autoroute 105, colloquially referred to as the "Winnecomac Perimeter" serves as a half-ring auxiliary route across the Sacoma Parish portion of the city. Tulangia highways TH11, TH24, and TH68 also serve the city and its surrounding areas. Winnecomac highways were consistently ranked in the top-ten for least congested in Tierrador, with the average work commute in 2016 being 15 minutes, the lowest in Tulangia and the fourth-lowest in the Woqalate.

Airports

Winnecomac is primarily served by the Winnecomac International Airport, located in rural Venceia Parish, approximately 20 kilometers south of the city center. It is the 11th-busiest international airport by passenger traffic in Tierrador, serving more than 3 million passengers every year. With more than 160 flights daily, the airport offers flights to 25 cities across Tierrador. The airport is a hub for Prismarine Airlines, and also includes commercial passenger service through Winnecomac provided by Tierrador Airlines, Epsilon Airlines, and Buzz Airlines.