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{{States and Territories of Balúrail Infobox | {{States and Territories of Balúrail Infobox | ||
|Name= | |Name=District of Têr | ||
|Location=[[File:Balúrail_Location_Méniail_Political_Map.png|center|frameless]] | |Location=[[File:Balúrail_Location_Méniail_Political_Map.png|center|frameless]] | ||
[[File: | [[File:Têr Location.jpg|alt=|center|frameless|Têr Location]] | ||
|Goverment={{{!}} | |||
{{!}}President | |||
{{!}}[[Gorísio Estilgive]] | |||
{{!}}- | |||
{{!}}Mayor of Têr | |||
{{!}}[[Irmo Gorrisca]] | |||
{{!}}- | |||
{{!}}} | |||
|Country=League of Balúrail | |Country=League of Balúrail | ||
|Realm=[[Balúrail]] | |Realm=[[Balúrail]] | ||
|Capital= | |League charter=289 ME | ||
|Size=33 mi² (85 km²) | |||
|Population=320,000 | |||
|Capital and Largest City=[[Têr]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{States and Territories of Balúrail Sections | {{States and Territories of Balúrail Sections | ||
|Introduction= | |Introduction=The '''District of Têr''' is the federal district of the [[League of Balúrail]]. It contains [[Têr]], the capital of the League and the largest city in [[Balúrail]], and its suburbs. The district is separate from the states and is governed directly by the federal government. It lies on the south coast, at the mouth of the [[Diate River]], and is surrounded on the landward side by [[Gostiria]]. About 320,000 people live in its 33 mi² (85 km²). | ||
| | |Etymology=The district is named after the city of Têr, whose name comes from the Gostaldi word ''tedher'', "marsh". | ||
|History=Têr was founded in 210 ME as a colonial town of the [[Kingdom of Bóinbile]], nine years after [[Saindo]]. Its sheltered harbor in the delta of the Diate, with access to the river and the bays nearby, made it the main port of the settlements, and it grew to be the largest of them. | |||
= | When the League declared independence in 289 ME, Têr became its capital. The District of Têr was chartered in the same year, together with the states of Gostiria and [[Ivaiê]], and was set apart from Gostiria so that the capital belonged to no state. The railway between Têr and [[Tabe]] opened in 861 ME. | ||
|Geography=The District of Têr covers 33 mi² (85 km²) on the east bank of the eastern channel of the Diate, in the river's delta. It takes in only the mainland shore: the islands of the delta, among them Arim Island, which faces the city, belong to Gostiria, which borders the district on every landward side. The district lies in the [[Western Lowlands]]. | |||
=== Fauna === | === Climate === | ||
The district has the climate of the south coast, with long, cold winters that are slightly milder than those inland, and frequent fog and heavy rain. In Têr the mean daily maximum is 68°F (20°C) in summer and 28°F (−2°C) in winter, and about 26.8 in (681 mm) of precipitation falls in a year. | |||
=== Flora and Fauna === | |||
{{see also|Flora and Fauna of Balúrail}} | |||
|Goverment and Politcs=The district is governed directly by the federal government of the League, and the president, currently [[Gorísio Estilgive]], is nominally at its head. The legislature of the League and the presidential residence are in Têr, as are the embassies of foreign states. The city of Têr has its own mayor, currently [[Irmo Gorrisca]], and a council. | |||
|Economy=Têr is the largest port in Balúrail. Its economy rests on overseas trade, shipbuilding and the business of government. Goods from the interior reach the port by barge on the Diate and by rail. | |||
|Demographics=The district has about 320,000 inhabitants. About 300,000 live in the city of Têr, and the rest in suburbs outside the city limits. Nearly all are [[Tuzquão]]. Small communities of foreigners and of other peoples, among them [[Mifajene]], also live in the capital. | |||
|Transportation=Têr is a seaport and a river port. Seagoing ships use its harbor in the delta, and barges carry goods up and down the Diate. The city is a station on the railway that follows the east bank of the river, south to Tabe and north to Itape and [[Mau]]. | |||
|See also=* [[Têr]] | |||
* [[League of Balúrail]] | |||
* [[Gostiria]] | |||
* [[List of Settlements in Balúrail]] | |||
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