La Selva

La Selva (the jungle) is a settlement on , located 20 miles south of . La Selva is a permanent town that gradually evolved from a refugee camp–Migrant Site Six–and is primarily built on a flat desert plain. At least 30,000 people lived in La Selva in 2540, making it the most populous "refugee town" on Falaknuma.
== History ==
=== Foundation and early history ===
The violence of the Human-Covenant war forced billions of people across the Outer Colonies to flee their worlds, seeking out safety on better-defended Inner Colony planets chosen to host refugee sites; Falaknuma was one such planet.
By 2534, most of the established refugee camps on Falaknuma were already nearing the limits of their capacity so when the unexpectedly arrived in the 18 Scorpii system with the Rubble's Habitat Exodus in toe, the Governing Council of Falaknuma (GCF) was reluctant to provide accommodation to them; only the promise that the arrangement would be temporary convinced them agree to shelter the thousands of last-minute refugees brought to their world. While some of Habitat Exodus's occupants were split across the already bulging refugee encampments across the world's Habitable Zones, the bulk were settled roughly 32 kilometers outside the city of Halkia. This area, officially designated Migrant Site Six, became the impromptu home of the Rubble's displaced peoples. 
Thousands of cabin tents and trailer homes were donated by the UNSC for housing and utility purposes while the agreed to oversee infrastructure, public services, and security. While the original intent was to house the Rubble's residents temporarily while more permanent shelter could be found for them either in the official population centers or on other worlds, the operation stalled as the war intensified, to the chagrin of everyone involved. Both the GCF and CAA, frustrated with the UNSC, began shirking their duties to the refugee camp. Generators broke down constantly, medical supplies and rations were decreased by half, and crime–committed by both refugees and security–spiked. Human rights protests became common, often exploding into riots. Due to the harshness of the camp, it became known most commonly as La Selva, meaning "The Jungle" in Spanish.
In 2539, despite pressure from the GCF (who hoped cutting services and funding to the area would "convince" the people of La Selva to leave) many in the settlement sought to improve the quality of life by constructing more permanent housing for themselves. Before long, not only had sturdier homes been built, but new social service buildings like greenhouses, community centers, and a bustling market were erected as well. 
=== Battle of Falaknuma ===
=== Rebel activity ===
== Locations ==
== Notable residents ==
== List of appearances ==
*The Jungle (first appearance)
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