Poakik
Poakik sits on the coast in Western Chanixa. It is a modest provincial town serving the surrounding countryside. Work here is dominated by forestry, fishing, shipping.
City record
Population
155K
Founded
1963
Region
Western Chanixa
Economy
Forestry · Fishing · Shipping
Known for
the fish markets
Setting
temperate forest
Seaport
Inside the city
districts- The Foundries
industrial blocks that grew with the railway
- Upper Terraces
wealthier housing on the slopes above the centre
- Riverside
warehouses converted into workshops and housing
Location
—° —′ · —° —′——×1.0
Context
Western Chanixa is mostly temperate forest opening onto the sea, cut by river valleys. Local production centres on minerals, fisheries, timber, energy.
Country