Isana

Isana is the capital and largest city of Risevne, and one of its three Designated Cities - cities which are treated as equivalent to Provinces. The total urban population, living within the city limits, is 14,286,740.

Isana forms the centre of the huge conurbation in the south of Risevne, known as Ibretal after the three main cities of Isana, Bresnga and Taluste, which stretches across the Feladmena Plain; together the conurbation contains around 32 million people. Accounting for around 1/5 of the Risevani population by itself, the city is both a major global city and the undisputed economic, political and social centre of Risevne.

Geography and Climate

The city of Isana occupies a total area of 1678 square kilometres, in a rough rectangle that occupies most of the Gardaus Peninsula and surrounding areas. To its north is the municipality of Bresgna, while to its east is Feladmena Province.

Geographically the city is clearly divided into two, by the Rushalya river and Gardaus Bay; the east was, and remains, by far the older city, while the west was only made part of the city around the 1830s and has undergone many great changes and upheavals.

Definition of Isana

Modern day Isana, administratively known as Isana City, is one of the first-level subdivisions of Risevne. Within this large area of the Gardaus Peninsula the original city, now known as the Old Capital {Kode Sanasir}, occupies the area between the Waranye River and the Rushalya, southwards to the Bay. The present municipality took its shape following redefinitions of borders in 2033, when two new districts in the northeast were carved out from Feladmena Province.

Unlike many other large cities in the world Isana is rarely defined in terms of a "Greater Isana"; in Risevan parlance the more often used term is Ibretal, though it includes a far larger area that stretches all the way to the other side of the Feladmena Plain in Taluste. A substitute term is "Southern Ibretal", as opposed to Western Ibretal for the area around Bresnga and Eastern Ibretal for Taluste. Feladmena Province has many towns and urban areas which are often called "Hotel Towns", a reference to the extensive numbers of people commuting to work in the city.

Subdivisions

Main article: Areas and Districts of Isana

The city is divided into Districts (Rego), of which there are presently 33; each has a name, as well as a number, and they are grouped in nine major Areas (Beshal). The districts are in turn divided into precincts (Syen), which are also indicated by either name or number; therefore Precinct 1-6 refers to Precinct 6 of the first district of the city (which is Barhinegel District).

City Planning

See Izanosan Plans

Economy

Isana is one of the major financial centres of the world, as well as a centre of commerce and commodity trading.

Famous Sites and Buildings

• Victory Road

• King Sarus Square

• Square of the Guard

• Risevan Shrine to the Unknown Soldier

• Garnoye

• Isana Royal Palace