Gikel
Gikel sits on the coast in Eastern Gakka. It is one of the country's larger secondary cities and a regional centre of trade. Work here is dominated by forestry, shipping, services.
City record
Population
902K
Founded
1963
Region
Eastern Gakka
Economy
Forestry · Shipping · Services
Known for
the old customs house
Setting
temperate forest
Seaport
Inside the city
districts- New Districts
planned expansion built during the last boom
- Old Quarter
the original walled settlement, now mostly civic offices
- Riverside
warehouses converted into workshops and housing
- Harbour Row
docks, bonded stores and the customs authority
Location
—° —′ · —° —′——×1.0
Context
Eastern Gakka is mostly fertile lowland opening onto the sea. Local production centres on agriculture, coal, fisheries, iron.
Country