Sticktropolis

Synopsis
Sticktropolis is the Capital City and Largest Metropolitan Center in The Sticklands. Founded in 1905 as South Stick City, The Area saw rapid population growth with over 2800 people living within the city by 1907, when they renamed the city to Sticktropolis. In 1915, the Stickburg Stickville and Sticktropolis Railway Reached the City, and was officially Crowned the Nations Capital. Industrial and technological progress lead to a mass increase in the city's Population, and the Sticktropolis Accent (a New York accent with a hint of an Australian accent) Today, This Mega Metropolis is home to almost 1/3 of The Sticklands Population, and serves as the Economic and Political Center of the Nation. Sticktropolis also holds the record for The Highest Stickman Populated Metropolitan Area in the World, with over 80 million Stickpeople stretched across 12   separate boroughs.

The 11 Burroughs of Sticktropolis
Downtown.

Midtown.

Uptown.

Northtown.

Newtown.

Culturetown.

Financial District.

Little Conch.

Greater Suburbia.

Upper Suburbia.

New Suburbia.

The Downs.

City Geography
While Most of Sticktropolis is flat, northern portions of the city are built onto the side of the northern hill. the further north you go, the higher the elevation is. New Suburbia and Greater Suburbia are the highest buroughs, and there are rumors that the hills are even higher than the Suncard Tower, the tallest building in the city. The Metroway goes through a 2 mile long tunnel, and the S.S.&.S. Railway built its tracks on a long, narrow trestle alongside the ocean just to avoid building a steep grade to conquer the hills. When the City was built, there was no intention of building onto the hills themselves. but the population grew at an alarming rate, and leveling the hills would be an astronomical task. so, the City Adapted, and built onto the hillside. The Engineers designed the buroughs to be as flat as possible, but northernmost areas of Greater Suburbia are still rather uneven. Downtown, Midtown (and Culture Town) are situated on an island in the middle of the city, similar to Manhattan Island (though Downtown has a Population of 38 Million Compared to Manhattan's 1.6 Million.)

Human influence
The December 2022 Alliance Between The Sticklands and The Codrasan Empire saw the introduction of Humans to The Sticklands. Despite the fact that technology hasn't quite caught up in The Sticklands, Many Humans from the empire have taken up Residence across the country. Sticktropolis was especially affected, as most Humans have chosen to live there. Modern Cars are not adaptable to the Streets of Sticktropolis, so many Humans have brought older cars to traverse the streets. in addition, secondhand transit equipment, Such as Subway and EL cars, have been put into service alongside the aging STA (Sticktropolis Transit Authority) Trains. Human Foods, previously unheard of in The Sticklands, are now commonplace in most boroughs (especially Culturetown). Overall, Humans have had a Positive Impact on not just the city, but The Nation as a Whole.

Natural Disasters.
Sticktropolis has been the victim of many Natural disasters during it's Lifetime. the most common are Earthquakes, Most of which have been relatively harmless, causing only a few hundred dollars of damage. but every once in a great while, a larger disaster will come along and give the city a wakeup call. these are the recorded events:

June 1911 Earthquake/Flood

September 1916 Storm

August 1916 Earthquake

July 1922 Earthquake

June 1924 Earthquake

May 1937 Earthquake/(small)Tidal Wave.

May 1941 Tidal Wave

October 1945 Earthquake

July 1953 Earthquake

August 1959 Earthquake

April 1961 Flood

November 1964 Flood