Provinces of Sirocco
The provinces and territories of Sirocco are political divisions of the Federal Commonwealth of Sirocco. Currently Sirocco is comprised of eight provinces (Cambria, Chai, Halvorson, Kinross, Konson, Watchman, Wellesley, and Zageta) and eight territories (Blacksands, Castor, Gillies Island, Greater Hagley, Maxia, Sandford, Stirling and Trinity), with each holding some degree of sovereignty, although overall governance is managed by the national government in Bradford.
The majority of provinces and all territories are located within New Zealand, while the three South African provinces (Chai, Konson and Zageta) collectively form the region of Zona.
Provinces and Territories
Provinces | Dependencies |
Flag | Name | Type | Code | Capital (or de facto capital) | Pop. | Area (m²) | Area (acres) | Establishment | Region |
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Blacksands | Territory | BS | (Exploration Bay) | 0 | 20 April 2012 | Waitakere | |||
Cambria | Province | CA | Alston | 3 | 442,524 | 109 | 4 November 2010 | Alston-Jellicoe | |
Castor | Territory | CS | (Combes Head) | 0 | 26 December 2010 | Greater North | |||
Chai | Province | CH | Chide | 7 | 21 March 2012 | Zona | |||
Gillies | Territory | GI | (Rust Point) | 0 | 13 September 2011 | Greater North | |||
File:Greater Hagley Flag.png | Greater Hagley | Territory | GH | 0 | 15 April 2013 | Lindström | |||
Halvorson | Province | HS | Otanaki | 0 | 25 December 2010 | Central Eastern | |||
Kinross | Province | KR | Bradford | 0 | 5 February 2014 | Kinross Watchman | |||
Konson | Province | KS | Fort Konson | 3 | 21 March 2012 | Zona | |||
File:Maxia Flag.png | Maxia | Territory | MA | 0 | 15 April 2013 | Lindström | |||
Sandford | Territory | SA | 0 | 15 April 2013 | Lindström | ||||
File:Stirling Flag.png | Stirling | Territory | ST | Land's End | 0 | 7 September 2013 | Lindström | ||
File:Trinity Flag.png | Trinity | Territory | TR | 0 | 15 April 2013 | Lindström | |||
File:Watchman Flag.png | Watchman | Province | WI | (Symonds Cliffs) | 0 | 3,988 | 0.98 | 4 November 2010 | Kinross Watchman |
Wellesley | Province | WS | Havilland | Not released | 2,135 | 0.53 | 14 April 2012 | Waitakere | |
Zageta | Province | ZG | Tre'wei | 6 | 21 March 2012 | Zona |
History
Sirocco was comprised of four provinces until 18 November 2010, when the 2010 Provincial Reforms took place, adding Jellicoe, North Tasman and South Tasman provinces, whilst dissolving the Tasman Districts at the same time. This brought the count to six. The provinces were again altered on 13 December 2010, when the Auckland Suburban Region was renamed Wellesley Province. On 25 December 2010, Halvorson was added as Sirocco's first Territory. The following day, Castor and Cowan Islands were claimed.
Provincial reforms again occurred on 20 April 2011 when Wellesley, Camina, North Tasman and South Tasman Provinces were dissolved and Jellicoe split into Bolton, Denbigh, Falkirk, Jellicoe and Trafalgar.
Denbigh was formally dissolved on 8 November 2011. During the 2011 Otanaki National Exposition of Sirocco, Halvorson territory was officially constituted as a full province, on December 12.
Wellesley, despite having been dissolved on 20 April 2011, seemed to continue to have a presence in Sirocco which was formally recognised on 14 April 2012 when it again became a province. Sirocco's Auckland territories expanded further on 25 August 2012 with the establishment of Hobson province.
Zealandia formally ceded its New Zealand territories to Sirocco on 15 April 2013. On the same day, Sirocco's dependencies (except the Muldoon Protectorate) were reassigned new two-letter codes.
Sirocco's provinces, territories and dependencies were further overhauled under the Provinces Act 2014, which dissolved Bolton, Falkirk, Hobson, Jellicoe, the Mill Bay Dependency, the Muldoon Protectorate, Trafalgar and Weymouth, and elevated all dependencies to territorial status on 7 June 2014.
Former provinces
Flag | Name | Type | Code | Capital (or de facto capital) | Pop. | Area (m²) | Area (acres) | Establishment | Disestablishment | Region |
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Tasman Districts | Province | TSD | Surfdale | N/A | 4 November 2010 | 18 November 2010 | N/A | |||
Camina | Province | CA | Minleith | N/A | 4 November 2010 | 20 April 2011 | N/A | |||
North Tasman | Province | NT | Surfdale | N/A | 18 November 2010 | 20 April 2011 | N/A | |||
South Tasman | Province | NT | Bass Principality | N/A | 18 November 2010 | 20 April 2011 | N/A | |||
File:Denbigh Flag.png | Denbigh | Province | DE | Riverhill Park | 4 | 20 April 2011 | 8 November 2011 | N/A | ||
Bolton | Province | BT | Minnerichell | 4 | 20 April 2011 | 7 June 2014 | Alston-Jellicoe | |||
Falkirk | Province | FA | Kenbank | 6 | 20 April 2011 | 7 June 2014 | Greater North | |||
Hobson | Province | HB | Rathlyn | 1 | 3,671 | 0.91 | 25 August 2012 | 7 June 2014 | Hobson-Watchman | |
Jellicoe | Province | JC | Ridgelow | 3 | 18 November 2010 | 7 June 2014 | Alston-Jellicoe | |||
File:Mill Bay Flag.png | Mill Bay Dependency | Dependency | MB | (Thorburn) | 0 | 17 October 2012 | 7 June 2014 | Greater North | ||
Muldoon Protectorate | Dependency | MP | (Geddes) | 0 | 1 February 2011 | 7 June 2014 | Alston-Jellicoe | |||
Trafalgar | Province | TF | Kent | 6 | 1,162 | 0.29 | 20 April 2011 | 7 June 2014 | Alston-Jellicoe | |
Weymouth | Province | WE | Copthorne | 7,426,000[1] | 1 August 2011 | 7 June 2014 | Weymouth |
References
- ↑ As Weymouth was a geofictional province, its population was rarely if ever counted.