Lusbá
| Lusbá | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Image |  Photo of downtown Lusbá | ||
| Type | State Capital | ||
| Region | Balúrail | ||
| Subregion | Western Lowlands | ||
| Country | League of Balúrail | ||
| State | Gostiria | ||
| Founded | 224 ME | ||
| Goverment |
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| Population | 55,000 | ||
| Inhabitants | Tuzquão | ||
| Significance | Capital of Gostiria | ||
Introduction
Lusbá is the capital and largest city of the State of Gostiria, on Vota Bay on the south coast of Balúrail.
Etymology
The name is derived from the Gostaldi word for long bay, baidh luis.
History
Lusbá was founded in 224 ME as a colonial town of the Kingdom of Bóinbile. In 371 ME it replaced Saindo as the capital of Gostiria. The coastal railway reached the city in 874 ME.
Geography
Lusbá stands on a long inlet of Vota Bay. Bedebó lies to the northwest, at the mouth of the Mino River, and Fort Banae stands on the bay to the southeast.
Goverment and Politics
Lusbá is the seat of the governor of Gostiria, currently Irurde Espiz.
Transportation
Lusbá is a seaport and a station on the coastal railway, which runs west to Preto, Parintis, Marilão and Tabe and east through Bedebó and Larne to Zol.