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'''Stimpton''' is the capital city and largest city in [[Picketralia]]. The city sits in the [[Mollard Valley]] as part of [[Bartholomeu County]], and is the largest city in the world by population. It is often coupled with [[South Stimpton]], a slightly smaller sized city directly to the south, and the two cities are often twinned to form the umbrella term of the area. | '''Stimpton''' is the capital city and largest city in [[Picketralia]]. The city sits in the [[Mollard Valley]] as part of [[Bartholomeu County]], and is the largest city in the world by population. It is often coupled with [[South Stimpton]], a slightly smaller sized city directly to the south, and the two cities are often twinned to form the umbrella term of the area. | ||
== Etymology == | |||
"Stimpton" comes from the ancient Pik language, which, roughly translated, meant "Prosperous Town".{{Infobox settlement | |||
|name = Stimpton | |||
|official_name = City of Stimpton | |||
|settlement_type = Capital City | |||
|image_skyline = {{multiple image | |||
|border = infobox | |||
|total_width = 290 | |||
|image_style = border:1; | |||
|perrow = 1/2 | |||
|image1 = EmeraldVillage.jpeg | |||
|alt1 = CBD | |||
|caption1 = Central Business District (also known as Emerald Village) | |||
|image2 = Calyur Chapel.jpeg | |||
|alt2 = Calyur Chapel | |||
|caption2 = Calyur Chapel, in the Chapel Hill neighborhood | |||
|image3 = PicketralianCapitol.jpeg | |||
|alt3 = Picketralian Capitol | |||
|caption3 = The Picketralian Capitol, a prominent landmark, with [[Pigot School]] in the background. | |||
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|image_flag = Flag of Stimpton.svg | |||
|flag_size = 200px | |||
|image_map = Acrul Island in Pafalia.png | |||
|mapsize = 200px | |||
|map_caption = Coterminous with Bartholomeu County (red) | |||
|population_total = 207,896 | |||
|subdivision_type = Country | |||
|subdivision_name = [[Picketralia]] | |||
|coordinates = 0, 0, | |||
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The bookshelves were torn out to make way for open desks, similar to modern cubicles. The government would work here until 1370 when the new government building was reconstructed at a grand opening in December. The government officials were glad, they were sick of working in such tight spaces. Now they each had their own office. | The bookshelves were torn out to make way for open desks, similar to modern cubicles. The government would work here until 1370 when the new government building was reconstructed at a grand opening in December. The government officials were glad, they were sick of working in such tight spaces. Now they each had their own office. | ||
== Government == | |||
Stimpton, along with South Stimpton, both have their City Hall located in the same building, on West Lung Lake Drive, in the Plain Estates neighborhood of South Stimpton, and a mayors mansion located on Flat Avenue in Stimpton. | |||
The Mala Family has been the hereditary mayors of Stimpton since the first Mayor of Stimpton, Croton Mala, was appointed by [[Bartholomeu I]] on June 28, 978. Once a mayor retires after a 15 year term or death, their next of kin becomes the mayor, and affirmed by a vote in the city. | |||