Kakeng
Kakeng sits on the coast in Northern Gakka. It is one of the country's larger secondary cities and a regional centre of trade. Work here is dominated by agriculture, mining, shipping.
City record
Population
2.36M
Founded
1862
Region
Northern Gakka
Economy
Agriculture · Mining · Shipping · Services
Known for
the harbour quarter
Setting
fertile lowland
Seaport
Inside the city
districts- Riverside
warehouses converted into workshops and housing
- Upper Terraces
wealthier housing on the slopes above the centre
- The Foundries
industrial blocks that grew with the railway
- New Districts
planned expansion built during the last boom
Location
—° —′ · —° —′——×1.0
Context
Northern Gakka is mostly mountain range opening onto the sea, cut by river valleys. Local production centres on agriculture, coal, fisheries, minerals.
Country