Pelograd (Pacifica)
Pelograd
ペログラダ Пелоград | |
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| Country |  Pelinai |
| Federal region |  Stelossia |
| Founded | C. 19 BC |
| Government | |
| • Body | Pelograd Metropolitan Council |
| • Mayor | Makutsu Kaiyama (UP) |
| Area | |
| • Capital city | 2,204 km2 (851 sq mi) |
| • Land | 2,149 km2 (830 sq mi) |
| • Water | 55 km2 (21 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 4,928 km2 (1,903 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 10,920 km2 (4,220 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 2nd in Pelinai |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Capital city | 10,160,440 |
| • Rank | 2nd in Pelinai |
| • Density | 4,610/km2 (11,900/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 17,696,450 |
| • Urban density | 3,591/km2 (9,300/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 22,659,000 |
| • Metro density | 2,075/km2 (5,370/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Pelogradian |
| GDP (nominal) (2024) | |
| • Federal city | ◎210.585 billion (INT$682.296B) |
| • Per capita | ◎20,726 (INT$67,151) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MET) |
| Area codes |
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| Website | Pelograd.gov.pln |
Pelograd (Pelinese: ペログラダ, Perogurada; Stelossian: Пелоград) is the capital and second most populous city of Pelinai, situated on the southwestern edge of Stelossia bordering the Mediterranean Sea. It is administered as a federal city separate from the rest of Stelossia.
The first significant urban settlement in the Pelograd area was established circa 19 BC, when the settlement of Chorpeska was established by the southwestern Chorekite kingdom of Yugorod as a border outpost near the Marahic kingdoms to the west. It reached status as a major population center by 126 AD, when it was recorded as the capital of the Kerekite Empire; later, during the early medieval era, it became an administrative center for the southeasternmost holdings of the Loshkar Dakaraltsate. Following the unification of the medieval Kingdom of Stelossia in 1397, it was reincorporated under Chorekic rule and became the primary seaport for maritime commerce with other states bordering the Mediterranean Sea. Chorpeska was renamed to Pelograd and converted into the capital of the new Kingdom of Pelinai in 1783, superseding Korolyeviya; it retained this status under the Socialist Republic of Belogora under the name Belograd between 1975 and 1982. The city was spared from the large-scale destruction visited on cities such as Korolyeviya and Letograd by the surrender of the communist government in October 1982, which saw the name of Pelograd restored to usage and the new Provisional Government placed into power.
Pelograd possesses significant political, economic, and cultural significance in Pelinai, and is one of the nation’s fastest-growing cities as of 2024. The city is home to numerous major financial and commercial assets such as Pelograd Harbor and the State Energy Resources Exchange; along with Tsugunare and Letograd, it is also one of the three major shipping hubs handling most of Pelinai’s maritime trade with western countries. The federal city and its metropolitan area contain the headquarters buildings for 17 of Pelinai’s 100 largest companies as well as 3 of its major keiretsu banks. Major research universities situated in or near the city include Pelograd State University, Stelossia Regional University, and East Mediterranean University. International institutions partially or fully headquartered in Pelograd include the Bailtemmic Commission of the Bailtemmic Cooperation Organization and the Bailtemmic Infrastructure Investment Bank.
Names
The name “Pelograd” is the official and most common name applied to the city, being in near-continuous use from 1783 AD onwards. Obsolete names include Chorpeska, the original Choreko-Stelossian name used from the city’s founding up to 1783, as well as the title Belograd which saw official usage under the 1975-1982 communist government.