Valparaíso
Valparaíso | |
|---|---|
| Country | Balisca |
| Community | Araucaria |
| Region | Tukupi |
| Government | |
| • Type | Liquid democracy with Communal council |
| • Body | Assembly of Valparaíso |
| Area | |
| • Total | 518.3 km2 (200.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 28.6 m (93.8 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 2,173,188 |
| • Estimate (2023) | 2,283,786 |
| • Rank | 6th |
| • Density | 4,200/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | valparaisino (bl) |
| Demographics | |
| • Languages | Mozarabic Baliscano |
| • Ethnic groups | 69.1% Baliscans 31.9% others |
| Postal code | 080xx |
| Area code | +500 (B) 36 (TU) |
| HDI (2023) |  0.923 very high |
| SDI (2022) | 227.16 exemplary |
| Major airport | Concordia Airport |
| Commuter rail | AVB, Concordia Rapid Transit |
Valparaíso (Baliscano: [balpaɾaˈiso]; lit. 'paradise valley') is the capital and administrative capital of Tukupi, a region of Araucaria. The city is situated among the foothills of the Matarrañya / Cañadapirén within the Alpujarra on the island of Atlantida. Following decades of densification surrounding the Castejón Metropolis, Valparaíso is now considered to be a satellite city of the metropolis, and is included in the Concordia conurbation.
Named in reference to the Alpujarra (the surrounding valley in which it is located), Valparaíso was founded in 1839 as a planned community for some of the first refugees to be resettled following the conclusion of the Baliscan Civil War. A vast majority of these families were relocated from Southern Bayara, and settled on the Mallín Plain. A special cabildo led by Marc Yáñez Raya resulted in the development of Valparaíso's original grid, with special attention given to it's center.
Amidst the Revolutions of 1917-23 and liberalizing attitudes related to the futurist movement and other cultural movements led to the city becoming one of two (the other being Alessandria) centers of the early accelerationist movement from which the Accelerationist International emerged, with numerous locals playing major roles in the movement's leadership.
