Acquecalde
Acquecalde is the largest city in Cisamarra province and serves as its capital. It is also the capital of the eponymous comune. It is a cultural center for the Cisamarrese people and an important port city and economical center in western Sanama. The name means hot waters in Cisamarrese. A not uncommon expression in Sanama is to live in Acquecalde as an idiom meaning to be in trouble. As the headquarters for the largest car manufacturer in the country, Faca, the company dominates the economic life and labour market of the city.
History
Acquecalde was founded by Cisamarrese migrants in 1543 as a fishing village and trade post at the mouth of the Santo Pjetro River, next to the already existing Babkhi settlement Ajapura. Its protected position in the bay formed by the Catambria Peninsula to the south and the mainland to the north also made it strategically important. As the Cisamarrese spread inland to the north, clearing forests for farming as well as access to lumber, the river started acting as a transport route for lumber and crops to be sold at the Acquecalde market or shipped overseas. In the second half of the 14th century, the city experienced rapid growth in both size and population, becoming a major hub in the southwestern part of the then County of Amarr. The town quickly became a center of Cisamarrese culture, and the natural focus of the area's economy. The town that in 1550 had a population of almost 10,000 grew to 250,000 by 1600.
Geography
Government
The city government has been dominated by the Partito Popolare Cisamarrese since independence in 1671, with the party winning an absolute majority of seats in the Consigljo Municipale in every election. The party is mainly supported by the majority Cisamarrese population. Other major parties in 1680 are the United Nationalist Alliance and Coalition 1660. The city administration is also marred with corruption and cronyism stemming from pre-independence.
