Kalau

Kalau is a city on the island republic of Manos. By Manosi law, it is officially the capital city of Manos, though in practice the northern coastal city of Lerelei serves as the primary capital for a number of social and cultural customs. Home to over 100,000 inhabitants, Kalau is the second largest city on the island.
== History ==
Kalau was founded fairly late compared to a number of other cities on the island. It was first established in the in the year 211 A.S, some 700 years after Lerelei, with the explicit purpose of serving as the republic's capital for official matters. Though a governing building was set up and Manos' state business was moved to the new capital, a significant portion of its trade and commerce remained elsewhere, mostly in the north of the island, in and around the cities of Lerelei and New Crest, and on its neighbouring islands to the west. By the fifth century Kalau had grown in size to become the second largest city on the island with a population of more than 50,000, buoyed in part by deliberate attempts to lure people to the capital, and it has steadily grown ever since.
== Population ==
The city and its environs have a population of more than 100,000, including the vast majority of Manos' ruling class and government elites. Compared to Lerelei in the north, it skews considerably more middle and upper class. Kalau is home to a population that is almost entirely ethnic Manosi, with other groups and nationalities choosing to live elsewhere on the island. Its remoteness from any major sea or coast makes it a less-desirable home than most of the island's other major settlements. Manos' Capital House is located in the southwestern quarter of the city, where the republic's governing body, the Manos Committee, congregate daily.
== Geography and climate ==
Kalau has no walls and no official guardhouses, likely due to a lack of importance. The city is so large that on its southern side it extends into Manos' southern deserts, with the majority of its important buildings centred around there. Most of the population, especially those of a lower social standing, live in the north of the city and beyond, where the only arable farmland can survive. 
Its inhabitants draw water from Lake Lanui, an inland lake that runs from the sea in the west close to the city, and a number of its inhabitants make a living fishing the lake and its tributary streams. Kalau's climate is hot and arid year-round, with temperatures rarely dropping below a mild warmth even in the coldest months of Tullena. It sees little rainfall, even in the wettest parts of the year, unlike its northern sister city of Lerelei.
== See also ==
The Republic of Manos
Lerelei
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