Santiqua (Taatiklarian city)



Santiqua is a city in western Taatiklatar, located in the province of the same name. It has a population of 1,324,472 as of the C.Y. 250 census, making it the 2nd largest city in the country, only after the capital city of Alakina. It is also one of only two cities (along with Alakina) to have a population of over one million in Taatiklatar. The city is located on the Yellow River, somewhat close to its junction with the Blue River, which flows into the Gressian Republic.

Income
30.6% of Santiqua's residents were low-income (per capita income of <$10,000 / year) according to the C.Y. 250 census.

Gender, Sexuality
At the time of the C.Y. 250 census, Santiqua was 47.9% male, 50.4% female and 1.7% other (non-binary, questioning, etc.) 22% of the city's population were non-heterosexual, and 3.6% were transgender.

Racial demographics
The city was 60.0% White, 20.9% Latin American, 7.2% Black, 5.4% East Asian, 3.6% Arab, 1.7% South Asian, 1.2% Indigenous American and <0.1% Indigenous Oceanian, according to the C.Y. 250 census. 27.4% of the city's population said they had mixed racial ancestry.

Language
94% of the city's population were proficient in English, 63% were proficient in Taatiklarian, and 47% were proficient in Spanish according to the C.Y. 250 census. 27% of the population were proficient in Italian, owing to the significant influence the language had in the area in Cyprus' early history.

History
The city was the original western terminus of the Western Caravan, a massive expedition which occured from C.Y. 7 to C.Y. 8 west from Lake Tunasninika. Thus, it is also the western terminus of the M40 highway, which roughly parallels the route of the caravan.