Biatepe
Biatepe sits on the coast in Tatai Province. It is one of the country's larger secondary cities and a regional centre of trade. Work here is dominated by agriculture, shipping, services.
City record
Population
878K
Founded
1592
Region
Tatai Province
Economy
Agriculture · Shipping · Services
Known for
its shipwrights
Setting
fertile lowland
Seaport
Inside the city
districts- Harbour Row
docks, bonded stores and the customs authority
- The Foundries
industrial blocks that grew with the railway
- Riverside
warehouses converted into workshops and housing
- New Districts
planned expansion built during the last boom
Location
—° —′ · —° —′——×1.0
Context
Tatai Province is mostly mountain range opening onto the sea. Local production centres on fisheries, agriculture, timber, coal.
Country