Port Ruppert

The City of Port Ruppert is the second most populous city in Kingston and Boyce, with a 2012 population of 634,094 citizens. It is situated on the north Eastern part of the country, in a twin cities bond with Ste. Hannah. Port Ruppert is the most attractive city to tourists in the nation, having been home to the Paarlement until 1965. It is the second largest city in the States of Kingston and features the Nation's second largest metropolitan area.

History
Port Ruppert is one of the older cities of the nation, being founded in 1875 by Samuel Winchester in the bends of the Stavlag River. The name of the settlement was dedicated to Winchester's soon to be wife, Rafaela Ruppert. In 1885, the first manufactures were opened with the beginning of the industrialization. In the following 10 years, the city grew enormously rapid from 3,000 inhabitants to a 65,000 in 1895. Many parts of the city were made up of the famous tenements, giving home to thousands of people. Until the beginning of WWI, Port Ruppert's population had grown to 250,000 people who worked in the many factories of the city. In 1919, Kingston's Hedfeld University was opened and turned the dirty industrial city into an attractive city for the younger parts of the population, causing another high increase of population until 1945. By the end of the 1940s, the city was one of the dirtiest cities in North America. Politicians decided to take actions and introduced a ban on heavily polluting industries and manufactures. For many following years, Port Ruppert suffered form high unemployment rates. With Kingston's independence in 1943, Port Ruppert was awarded capital city of the new nation. The Parliament was located in the Paarlement building, which served as the governour's seat during the reign of the Lower Columbians. The City started to prosper aside from the heavy industries.

International Relations
Port Ruppert forms a twin city metropolitan area with Ste. Hannah, home to close to a Million people.

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