Erba (Taatiklarian city)



Erba is a city in extreme northwestern Taatiklatar, located in the province of the same name. It has a population of 180,957 as of the C.Y. 250 census, making it the 15th largest city in the country and the largest in the province. Erba is also the capital of the province that shares its name. The city is located on the Yellow River, across the border from the Gressian Republic. It also borders Carre by land to the north, and touches Macarre at the quadripoint between Taatiklatar, the Gressian Republic, Carre and that country. Its three international borders have led it to be nicknamed "International City" by many residents; the Grape Street Bridge and Taatiklatar-Macarre Bridge are both major tourist attractions.

Erba was founded in C.Y. 13 during the Yellow River Expedition along with Plainsfield, making them the two oldest cities in northwestern Taatiklatar.

The city was named for the Italian word for grass, erba.

Income
27.2% of Erba's residents were low-income (per capita income of <$10,000 / year) according to the C.Y. 250 census.

Gender, Sexuality
Erba was 49.3% female, 48.5% male, and 2.2% other (non-binary, questioning, etc.) according to the C.Y. 250 census. 26% of the city's population were non-heterosexual, and 4.5% were transgender.

Racial demographics
Erba was 74.4% White, 12.3% Latin American, 6.0% East Asian, 5.2% Black, 1.0% South Asian, 0.6% Indigenous American, 0.4% Arab and 0.1% Indigenous Oceanian according to the C.Y. 250 census. 25.5% of the city's population said they had mixed racial ancestry.

Language
96% of the city's population were proficient in English, 47% were proficient in Taatiklarian, 28% were proficient in Italian, 18% were proficient in Spanish, and 9% were proficient in Gressian according to the C.Y. 250 census.