Toalupiri

Toalupiri (Ulakisonian: Таувалупири; tauvalupiri [tʰɐʊvɐlupiri]) is a city in the Ulakisonian province of the same name. Located in the country's center, and with a population of 756,912 as of 2021, it is the country's second most populous city, and is the largest city in Ulakisonia by area, which is 576 km². It is the financial center of the Shayaq River, and is the transport hub of central Ulakisonia.

Toalupiri was established by Russian settlers in 1846 as Shayagrad, and had a predominantly Russian population. However, as anti-Russian sentiment intensified during the Cold War, and even the Ulakisonian civil war, almost the entirety of the Russian population fled to the Soviet Union. The city was heavily ravaged during the 1950s, and some of its ruins are still visible today in Shikar, which is now a. Shayagrad was renamed to Toalupiri in 1967, as a part of de-Russification. It is often known as the "Moscow of Nesionyta".

Demographics
Toalupiri's population as of 2022 is 3,756,912, which is a 219% increase from the 2004 census, 1,182,003. It is mostly due to the rising fertility rate and immigration from rural parts of central Ulakisonia. Its population density is 1,314/km², making it the most densely populated city in the country. Toalupiri's most dense district is Binjaya, and its least is Gori. It is Ulakisonia's second most populous city after Sheze.

The central dialect of Ulakisonian, which is the standard form and Ulakisonia's lingua franca, different from the one spoken in Sheze, is the vernacular language spoken by everyone in the city. Other languages, such as, Isandarualese, and Geramese are spoken as well.

Religion
Russian Orthodox Christianity is the largest faith of Toalupiri, with 63% of the population identifying as such. The Hayshanar Church is an important part of the city's skyline, and is its largest orthodox church and a. There are about 103 churches in Toalupiri, most of which are Orthodox. Other faiths include Nutaderram (20%), (10%),  (5%), Baysan Qareh (1%), and others. Although not recognized, Toalupiri has the lowest concentration of the Baysan Qareh faith, with only 7 Baysanese left. It used to have a large presence of people of that religion, but due to persecution, almost all of them left.

Transportation
Until 2007, the city of Toalupiri banned cars to protect its clean environment and encourage residents to use public transportation. Most of the city's council voted in favor of decriminalize them that year as they are seen as one of the easier ways of transportation. One of the prevalent ways of transportation in Toalupiri is, locally known as taqtoqa. Operating since 1938, taqtoqas are the most convenient ways of traveling in the city, and was the only regular way of transportation until 2007.

Toalupiri is the first Ulakisonian city to commence metro railways, in 1942. The Toalupiri Rapid Transit System, commonly Toratras, operates metro rail in the city. Currently, it has three lines, with more six under contruction.

Its main airport is the Gazarsheq Bahi International Airport, located at Bahi, in the north of the city. Around 500,000 passengers arrive at the airport yearly.

Television
Toalupiri is served by all major Ulakisonian television networks, R1, R2, TV Aina, Pouiz, and Baham 4. It also serves the headquarters of several cable channels in the Nesionytan Islands, such as Fox, Shayag Kanal, CNN Akasha, Al Jazeera Nesionyta, and others. Television broadcasting began in 1966, when Ulakisonian Television established its station in the city. However, after the communist government took control in 1969, the Toalupiri station was ceased and was replaced with a relay station from Sheze.

Several independent stations exist in Toalupiri, with the largest ones being Toalupiri City One, River TV, R3 Toalupiri, and Hayshandar Christian Channel. Outside the city, they are available in satellite and cable television. Telmax, DirecTV, and UlakKabel provide satellite and cable television in the city.