Administrative divisions of Mauretia

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Administrative divisions of Mauretia
First-level6 probinciam
1 royal district
1 external territory
Second-levelqolnam and diosim
Third-levelcíbitam, urbim

Mauretia is a semi-decentralized unitary state, wherein some powers have been devolved from the central government to local levels. The present order of governance is defined by the Logenatiu of 1533 and subsequent amendments.

Types of administrative divisions

Mauretia is divided into six provinces (probinciam), one special administrative district, and an external territory. Provinces are in turn divided into two types of municipalities (municipiam) called qolnam and diosim. A qolna is an independent city that is a centralized second-level municipality immediately below the province level. Qolnam may self-divide into publanem (wards) for administrative or elective purposes, but these do not possess the status of legal entity on a national level. A diosi (diocese), however, is a semi-decentralized amalgamation of localities similar in some ways to a county, district, or arrondisement-level government. Dioceses may be comprised of three classes of settlements: cíbitam, urbim, or vecim. The class of settlement determines the degree of privileges within the diocese each locality may possess. The diocesan settlements are the only third-level division of government that has public legal status as defined by the Logenatiu.

Nation
(Sa Nationa)
Mauretia, national government
Provinces
(Sam Probinciam)
Six provinces Qolna Mauretana
Mauretia Externaya
Municipalities
(Sam Municipiam)
Diosim (Diocese) Qolnam (Independent Cities)
Localities
(Sum Qommunem)
Veci (Village) Urbis (Town) Cíbita (City)
Local Wards
(Sum publanem)
Publane (Ward) Publane (Ward)

Provinces (Sam Probinciam)

There are six provinces in Mauretia: Aziga, Dara Aqarel, Kabyea, Massaeya, Rifaleya, and Tangereya. Each are named for historic regions of the country. These names are in turn mostly derivative of a pre-Romantish tribe that lived in the region during the late first century BC. Provincial boundaries have been relatively fixed over the last seven hundred years, but small territorial transfers have taken place. The provinces are responsible for coordination among the lower-level administrative areas, provide a sub-national judicial structure, a local transportation department, a regional public-health organization, and management of many basic public services.

Two special administrative districts on similar structure level as the provinces are the royal city Qolna Mauretana and Mauretia Externaya. The sole inhabitants of Qolna Mauretana are the royal family and their attachés. It houses the royal palace, the treasury's central facility, a governmental archive, a national cathedral, highest appeals court (although not the highest court), and the legislative Qollegia am-Adanem. Almost all other governmental buildings and functions are found in nearby Iola or at the old palace and national garden in Sansu Andaros su Apostili. Mauretia Externaya consists of islands not immediately adjacent to the mainland. The largest archipelago of these is the Ilm Gorgam (Gorgada Islands).

Provinces included on list below include territorial waters, which can be substantial. For example, Kabyea's total area is about half water.

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Province name Standard Capital city Largest city Size (km2)
Aziga AzigaFlag.png Tinyarita Tinyarita Total area: 50539.11 km²
Land area: 50494.01 km²
Dara Aqarel DaraAqarelFlag.png Abaya Kendola Qolna Sallàt Total area: 33522.24 km²
Land area: 27729.53 km²
Kabyea KabyeaFlag.png Salda Salda Total area: 30284.57 km²
Land area: 22660.97 km²
Massaeya MassaeyaFlag.png Qasratinta Iola Total area: 18952.00 km²
Land area: 15758.21 km²
Rifaleya RifaleyaFlag.png Pomaria Pomaria Total area: 30550.51 km²
Land area: 25528.95 km²
Tangereya TangereyaFlag.png Har Tanga Tangia Total area: 30987.89 km²
Land area: 23330.36 km²

Other boundaries

Boundary Abbreviation Standard Area (km2) Map (OGF relations)
Mauretia (nation) MauretiaFlag-new.svg Total area: 197533.91 km²
Land area: 145576.20 km²
Total area: Map
Mauretia Externaya EXT Total area: 2696.65 km²
Land area: 73.24 km²
Total area: Map
Land area: Map
Qolna Mauretana QM QolnaMauretanaFlag.png Total area: 0.93 km² Total area: Map

Municipalities (Sam Municipiam)

City Province Population Area (km2)
Iola Massaeya ~787,337
Tangia Tangereya ~719,239
Pomalia Rifaleya ~647,401
Salda Kabyea ~431,000
Tinyarita Aziga ~397,057
Qolna Sallàt Dara Aqarel ~373,000
Qasratinta Massaeya ~359,000
Lissa Tangereya ~229,000
Altaba Rifaleya ~209,000
Abaya Kendola Dara Aqarel ~205,000

Provinces are divided entirely into municipalities without any territory unaccounted. This division of government is the lowest level to cover the land area of the country. There are two types of municipalities: a diosi and a qolna. As legal entities, the current municipal structure was created in the 1700s as a compromise to address the different needs of rural and urban municipalities. A later amendment in 1871 allowed for municipal annexation, mergers, and detachments under certain circumstances.

Diosim were devised as primarily rural districts, and most dioceses remain this way today. Dioceses are semi-decentralized, with some localities possessing some devolved power depending on status. As a second-level of government, diosim are permitted to collect taxes and find most of their nominal funding through this way. Each diocese is governed by a municipal council and either provides or oversees some basic civil services (health, education, zoning, records and licenses, and basic police/fire protections). The localities within a diocese are cíbitam (diocesan cities), urbim (towns), and vecim (villages). The Logenatiu provides for a hierarchy of these entities. A cíbita may levy up to a .5% sales tax to support additional functions, such as maintaining select infrastructure and having their own civil protection units (police, fire, ambulance). Cíbitam are subordinate to the diosi for education and health, but possess devolved powers of civil protection, zoning, local-use infrastructure, and may control development within their boundaries. Urbim (towns) are more dependent on the diocese, although they possess some of the privileges granted to cities. As each urbis does not collect taxes, its government is largely volunteer. A volunteer civil protection unit may exist to complement the diocese, but the diocese still provides these services to a minimal degree defined by law. Urbim may possess devolved powers of zoning and civil planning and may also officially represent the community in all legal or economic matters independent of the rest of the diosi. A veci is a small village that has no independent institutional function. It is essentially a placename, but its boundaries are protected from forced annexation by an urbis. It is not protected from annexation by a cíbita.

A qolna is an independent, centralized city that operates separate from any mid-level government entity. It is subordinate to the province and must fulfill all essential functions of the municipal level and below. Qolnam have all the privileges and responsibilities of diosim, while being required to maintain all duties devolved to a cíbita. Independent cities are generally municipalities that grew to become too large and were split from the diocese for more effective management. Any cíbita that reaches 100,000 people is automatically separated from the diocese, with the remaining land being absorbed as needed into surrounding communities to ensure self-sufficiency. Qolnam may self-divide into publanem or wards. These are simply administrative units for management on the local level and have no legal status.

The boundaries and status of municipalities are not fixed in law. Iqosa and Salda, for example, transitioned from cíbitam to an independent qolnam around the turn of the 20th century. The remaining areas of the former diosim were left behind as rump territories that were deemed self-sufficient. In contrast, the former qolnam of Qiza and neighboring Loridia merged with Isqolenda from a neighboring municipality and became a diosi comprised of two cíbitam and one urbis. Changes, however, are strictly regulated and must fulfill conditions in the Logenatiu amendment of 1871.

Kabyea

Kabyea is the northernwesternmost province in Mauretia, located along Sea of Uthyra and the border with Sathria. It is comprised of 14 diosim and 1 qolna. The singular qolna is the capital, Salda, an ancient walled city on the coast at the mouth of the Fluva Sarde. Other ancient centers include Ziftela, Iomna, and Gilgel. Kabyea's population is most heavily concentrated in the Salda area, with more than half of the provincial populace living in the city or adjacent environs. Although there are some densely populated areas in Kabyea, most of the twelve diosim are rural in character with a rugged landscape and towns dotting valleys. Many of these settlements are small and somewhat isolated. The province features one of the most diverse and unforgiving terrains in Mauretia, with mountains, valleys, lakes, small coastal plains, open sea, and rocky islands.

Two of the diosim are particularly small in size. Sansu Mattiaù is comprised of a lightly populated archipelago of the Kabyei coast, wherein only three islands have permanent residents, and most of the territory is a national park. The diosi of Kabyea Antiqa is a rump territory left behind by the transition of the city of Salda from diocesan city to qolna in 1883.

Municipality Type Code Seat Population Size (km2) Map
Aqila Posata Diosi K.AP Aqila Posata Map
Bapada Diosi K.BA Bapada 46,000 132.83 Map
Emka Asmina Diosi K.EA Ambradora 43,000 Map
Emka Xegano Diosi K.EX Urbi-Veridi 43,000 Map
Girgensa Diosi K.GI Girgensa 59,000 Map
Iomna Diosi K.IO Iomna 23,000 Map
Is-Surlata Diosi K.IS Sànniya Map
Kabyea Antiqa Diosi K.AN Laquna Aʒora 22,000 51.96 Map
Kabyea-Kaili Diosi K.GI Gilgel 31,000 Map
Kissi Diosi K.KI Kissi Map
Nargoboa Diosi K.NG Nargoboa 32,000 Map
Qoiqul Diosi K.OQ Qoiqul 19,000 Map
Salda Qolna K.QS Salda 257,000 80.83 Map
Sansu Mattiaù Diosi K.SM Sansu Mattiaù 7,100 Map
Tigiora Diosi K.TI Masilla 11,000 Map
Tudensia Diosi K.TU Borkoza 37,000 128.08 Map
Vendo Diosi K.VO Vendeya 31,000 190.80 Map
Xoba Antiqa Diosi K.XA Xoba Antiqa 26,000 118.62 Map
Zetiva Diosi K.ZF Ziftela 57,000 Map

Massaeya

Massaeya is the most populous province in Mauretia, located along the country's central western coast. The province is home to the de facto capital and economic hub of of Mauretia, Iola. Although the smallest province in the country by land area, the province makes up one third of the entire country's population. Including Iola, Massaeya is home to four of the twelve largest cities in the country. The coastal areas and Sava valley are the most densely populated. Rolling farmlands and forests make up the majority of the interior.

Second-level name Type Code Seat Population Size (km2) Map
Amitye Qolna M.AM Amitye
Dravendia Disoi M.DR Dravendia an-Tane 123.84 Map
Filarʒa Qolna M.FƷ Filarʒa
Fluvabianqi Diosi M.FB Fluvabianqi 95.75 Map
Forelli Diosi M.FI Qorganessi 61.35 Map
Iola Qolna M.IO Iola Map
Iqosa Qolna M.IQ Iqosa 122,305 43.73 Map
Panorma Diosi M.PN Panorma Map
Pistra Diosi M.PI Marreqalma 29,618 Map
Qalida Diosi M.QL Qalida Map
Qapomassaeya Diosi M.QM Ziema 9,947 375.97 Map
Sansu Andaros su Apostili Qolna M.SA Sansu Andaros su Apostili Map
Terredóq Diosi M.TD Noduebono Map
Tifassa Diosi M.TZ Tifaza 46.99 Map
Trilaqunam Diosi M.TL Laquna Qevel 209.30 Map
MauretiaFlag-new.svg Mauretia
Regional topics
Regional organizationsAssociation of South Ulethan Nations (partner state)