Rockingham

Rockingham罗金安 Luōjīn'ānロッキンガム Rokkingamu 	Rockingham罗金安 Luōjīn'ānロッキンガム Rokkingamu 	 	
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Nicknames: City of Light 	Nicknames: City of Light 	 	
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Ethnic groups 	70.5% European21.3% Asian3.1% Arab2.1% Pasifika3.0% Other	 	
Demonym 	RockinghamianRockinghamite (archaic)Rockie (colloquial) 	 	
Government 	 	 	
- Mayor 	Mart Svensson (SDP) 	 	
- Deputy Mayor 	John Lange (SDP) 	 	
Legislature 	Rockingham City Council 	 	
Formation 	Formation 	 	
- Established 	18 May 1707 	 	
- Incorporated 	18 May 1957 	 	
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Population 	 	 	
- Total 	1,463,104 (2018) (4th) 	 	
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Rockingham (/ˈrɒkɪŋəm/, also locally /ˈrɒkɪnəm/) is the fourth-most populous city in Enderron, and most populous city in Cooksland Prefecture. Residents of the city are known as "Rockinghamians" or more colloquially, "Rockies". As of October 2018, the population of Rockingham proper is estimated to be 1,463,104, while Greater Rockingham, including the population of satellite city Endeavour, has a population of 1,725,551.
The city was founded as Hamilton in 1707. It was was renamed in 1812 after Sir John Rockingham, who served as the fifth Governor of Enderron from 1795 to 1809. During the colonial period, the city was well known for its heavy industry and working class character. In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, the city underwent a period of rapid gentrification as the Cooksland economy shifted from manufacturing to services. It was the first city in Enderron to install and use electric street lights in 1878, giving it its nickname of City of Light. Rockingham grew to become Enderron's second-largest city by 1821, a position it held for more than a century; it has since been surpassed by New Plymouth in 1931 and Shirakawa in 1993. It remains the largest city in Western Enderron, and is also the country's most populous city with a white majority population.