Logrant

**Logrant** is the most populous city in Cowell, and is the capital of the state of Iacon, the most populous Cowellan state, located in the country's northeast Region.

## History

Logrant was settled on April 25th, 799 by Cowellan settlers and was called New Japan. The city was eventually incorporated in 834, at the time it had a population of well over 6 thousand. By the time New Japan had annexed the colonial regions, the population of the town had reached 10,000, and was a site of many cultures, predominately Japanese, but many British, Chinese and Spanish settlers had moved to the town.

Urban expansion soon began under New Japanese rule and it became a major industrial and commercial site. Electricity was first brought to the town in 1871. Many services, such as police stations, fire departments, restraunts, libraries and schools were being opened across the town. In 1901, the town had a population of 95,000. It was renamed "Fujishiri" under the Cowellan government for an unknown reason.

It soon was renamed to Shiguto City upon the independence of the State of Fujishiri (also named after the former name of the city) in 1931, the first form of independent Neon District in a century, and became the capital of the newly independent country. It also merged with the nearby towns of Rietama, Toromachi, Hanae and Sezawa in 1938. After this, it grew into one of the largest cities in the region, hitting a population of 1 million in 1958.

The city, after the DRND was overthrown in April 1975, expanded massively into an area comprising of at least 50% of the main prefecture, although most of this were satellite cities, and became one of the best and cleanest cities to live in the world. It was the sight of an attack from the unrecognized Amery Socialist Citystate's army in April 1980, and recovered after the attack.

In December 1994, the city was the site of a blizzard and a magnitude 7.1 earthquake, giving the city the most snow it had ever received and temperatures down to -35°C, aswell as damaging the city. The damaged buildings were rebuilt within a span of 2 - 5 years.

In 2021, under Kumamoto Tsunesaburo's dominant-party government, the capital was moved to the satellite city of **New Iceland**, which was a controversial move and is planning to be averted after the 2023 general elections. During this time, the Logrant City Security Department, also known as the SCPD and derogatory nicknamed "The WATCH" were known to be extremely oppressive against any form of protest or even dissent; they are less oppressive since democracy returned but are still a force not to be messed with.

As of January 2023, there have been 92,437 cases and 1,489 deaths of COVID-19 in the city and its urban and metropolitan areas.

## Politics and government

Logrant is the capital of Cowell. All government buildings are located in the city or nearby suburbs. The Visaha City Council is the body related to municipal affairs, which is headed by mayor Spencer Gillespie located in the City Hall in Logrant. Visaha is also home to the Parliament of Logrant, and it elects 20 representatives to the parliament.

## Mayors of Logrant

### Chairman (1791-1825)

1. Sir Marvin Hunt (August 12, 1791 – August 5, 1795)
2. Sir Arthur Chan (August 5, 1795 – March 4, 1802)
3. Sir Eric O’Brien (March 4, 1802 – May 7, 1810)
4. Sir Peter Damcevski (May 7, 1810 – December 30, 1813)
5. Sir Ben Ryan (December 30, 1813 – March 26, 1821)
6. Michael Bullivant (March 26, 1821 – November 26, 1825)

### Pre-Mayors (1825-1894)

1. Joshua Gregory (November 26, 1825 – February 10, 1833)
2. James Murray (February 10, 1833 – November 19, 1836)
3. Sam Thomas (November 19, 1836 – April 27, 1846)
4. Jamie Oliver (April 27, 1846 – October 16, 1857)
5. Mr. Abdi Hatt (October 16, 1857 – October 11, 1866)
6. Thomas Percival (October 11, 1866 – September 12, 1875)
7. Elizabeth Jennings (September 12, 1875 – December 18, 1883)
8. Brian Bill Harris (December 18, 1883 – June 25, 1890)
9. Topham McCarthy (June 25, 1890 – June 15, 1894)

### Post-Mayors (1894-present)

1. Julie Crawford (June 15, 1894 – August 26, 1901)
2. Mikey Augustin (August 26, 1901 – May 4, 1905)
3. Michael McDormand (May 4, 1905 – December 31, 1909)
4. Justin Dooley (December 31, 1909 – September 30, 1914)
5. George Lopez (September 30, 1914 – October 3, 1923)
6. Charles Grover (October 3, 1923 – November 25, 1927)
7. James Seymour Skinner (November 25, 1927 – October 13, 1931)
8. Ollie Skywalker Houben (October 13, 1931 – September 15, 1944)
9. Emma Ryan (September 15, 1944 – June 9, 1956)
10. Georgia Bryce (June 9, 1956 – August 13, 1961)
11. Michael Harrison (August 13, 1961 – August 20, 1972)
12. Henry Irwin (August 20, 1972 – September 19, 1975)
13. Justin Morton Glover (September 19, 1975 – February 4, 1989)
14. Matthew Cliffington (February 4, 1989 – September 14, 1998)
15. Robbie Guinness (September 14, 1998 – April 5, 2003)
16. Brian Emanuel (April 5, 2003 – October 6, 2017)
17. Laura Woodworth (October 6, 2017 – March 26, 2020)
18. Michael Johnson (March 26, 2020 – October 1, 2023)
19. Spencer Gillespie (October 1, 2023 – Incumbent)