Port Sebelsti

Port Sebelsti ( Sebelstian: Tavalimà-Sebelsti, Ro-Portuguese: Porto-Sebelsti) is the executive and legislative capital of Sebelsti, as well as the 3rd largest city in the country after Nakoof and Sezuao City. It is a planned capital, located on an artificial harbor that flows into the Sebelsti Sea, a part of the Bloxific Ocean. The city was built between 2003 and 2007^[1] to protect the government from a possible sea-based invasion^[2], and to protect against possible attacks from rebel forces, by dispersing government power. The city was founded in 2003, but funding issues delayed the transfer of the executive and legislative branches until 2013. In the 2026 Census, the city had a total population of 603,718.

The city is home to the Port Sebelsti National Stadium, the Port Sebelsti Digital TV Tower, the Legislative Palace, and the Port Sebelsti Presidential Residence, as well as the seat of the legislature.

History

Background

It has been proposed since 1980 that the capital of Sebelsti be moved closer to the interior, to help centralize the country's economy and help being development to the region. The Sebelstian Desert covers much of the region west of Nakoof and is very dry and hard to settle. According to documents declassified in 2015, the government had planned to move the capital since 1999, but did not due to funding issues.

Establishment and Construction

1Dev2 Jr., the son of 1Dev2, was contracted to plan out the city, starting in 2002, when planning for the capital first started. In the original plans, which had not been modified much in the final plan, there would be a roughly octagonal shaped city centre, with a wide, tree lined main avenue, inspired by Bloxrasilia, as well as The Plaza, which would host the governmental buildings as well as the regional government. The area where the city would be located was cleared out in March 2003, when, according to satellite imagery, the rough outline of the central zone was visible, in the shape of a large diamond, rather than a octagon. Construction on the seat for the Legislature of Sebelsti began, but stopped in around late 2004 due to an unknown issue. The legislature moved in 2013, and most construction was complete by 2014, when the city was transferred from the authority of the New Capital Planning Commission, and was made its own Directly Administered City, with special administrative powers.

Geography

The city has a total urban area of 180 square miles, (466 square kilometers) but the jurisdiction of Port Sebelsti extends for 301 square miles (779 sq km), including the Port Sebelsti Harbor and the Port Sebelsti National Park. Around 89% of the directly administered city is land, and around 9% of it is water. The city is located on the Nakoofa Plain (which gives its name to the city of Nakoof), which is a flat, dry area stretching between the Nakó Range and the Ravaká Ranges of mountains. The city has an average elevation of 100 meters above sea level (about 400-500 feet above sea level), however because of its low altitude, it rarely receives snow like its counterpart, Nakoof, only 40 km away.

Flora and Fauna

Because Port Sebelsti is located in a semi-desert region, many plants like palm trees ( Arecaceae) are abundant here.

Design and Layout

The city is shaped mostly like an octagon, with streets being numbered that go east-west as LXXX and OXXX. For example, one of the main streets in the Ministry Sector is L101. All street distances for these purposes are measured by how many blocks going east or west from Republic Avenue Outside of the Central Sectors (a grouping given to zones 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 19, and 20), the street plan is sporadic and not well defined. The Legislative Palace is used as a Kilometer Zero for the entire country.

Infrastructure

Road

The city is served by 13 different highways, two of them being tolled. The city suffers from traffic congestion due to its high number of non-resident workers who commute to the city. In response, recent housing developments have been built to attract workers to live closer to the city. Unlike Nakoof, which has 39% of residents without a car, only 10% of Port Sebelsti’s residents didn’t own a car. Some roads are reportedly dangerous, such as Highway DCF-2, which often has informal taxi stands along the highways, and, in the stretch between the Harbor area and the DCF-10 highway are common areas for robberies, leading to an increased number of checkpoints on that stretch in recent years.

Rail

The extension of the Main Line corridor to Port Sebelsti in 2022, led to the opening of the Port Sebelsti-Main station, which is located inside downtown Port Sebelsti. A five times a day train runs to Sezuao City, as well as frequent departures via commuter rail into Nakoof. The new station has two accessible low floor platforms, as well as a modern station building connecting to the Port Sebelsti Bus Station.

Public Transportation

Port Sebelsti lacks a developed public transport system, however, plans for an extension of the Nakoof metro into Port Sebelsti have already been approved, with the first phase expected to be operational in 2028. The city has a bus system, with 30 different routes operating throughout the city, but minibuses are the primary mode of public transportation outside of the existing bus system. Currently, the Nakoof Suburban Railway’s Line F runs a 47 km long route into Nakoof Rentocho Station, and a planned light rail line is currently under construction. The Port Sebelsti Bus Terminal is located in the centre of the city.

Housing

The city was originally designed to have housing separated by profession, as most public jobs provide housing for their employees. However, the original plan was modified at the last minute to have each ministry build their own complexes throughout the city. The city’s design was criticized for not having enough housing for lower class residents, as an estimated 60% of the city’s apartments wouldn’t be affordable for the average family. In response, new housing developments have opened on the outskirts of Port Sebelsti, with an estimated 80% of those being affordable. In the Capital Master Plan of 2003, each zone was carefully designed to avoid the creation of slums, such as in Nakoof. Most high-ranking government officials live in large residences in areas such as Zone 0 or Zone 27.

Infrastructure

Water

Water is supplied free of cost for most urban centres of Sebelsti, including Port Sebelsti. It is managed by the Federal Department of Water Resources, mainly sourcing it from the artificial harbor west of the city centre.

Electricity

Unlike cities in the North Region, Port Sebelsti, and Nakoof, by extension, rarely suffer from blackouts or power cuts, due to the advanced power supply system shared between the two cities. Most apartment buildings and many houses have solar panels, as part of a government plan to save gasoline and coal for heating rather than for electricity, and to promote renewable energy. The 3 square kilometer Port Sebelsti Solar Energy Plant produces most of the city’s electricity, with the rest being either imported from Nakoof or generated using hydroelectric dams.

Internet and Phone

When the city first began construction, it was planned to have a high speed fibre optic network, making it the first city in Sebelsti to have such a system. Internet and phone services are monopolized in the Federal Capital Region, with state owned SebelTel serving over 95% of households in the area. Sebelsti’s largest switchboard centre is located here as well, automatically processing calls from a service area 2/3 the size of Bloxas.

Cityscape

Skyline

The city’s skyline was originally hampered by an old height restriction law to avoid blocking Port Sebelsti International Airport, as well as the military base nearby. However, the ordinance was repealed in 2017 as one of BaconHairBlox’s first orders as president, although the ordinance only applied to the central area. From 2005-2018, the tallest building was the Zone 19 Complex at 22 stories tall. However, after that, the National Bank Towers opened, which are a set of three towers that are all 38 stories tall, making it the tallest in the city until 2026, when the 67-story West Port Tower opened, which is also the tallest building in the country.

Landmarks and Tourism

Because Port Sebelsti is a relatively new city, planners wanted to create tourist attractions rather than allowing them to eventually appear. Landmarks such as the National Congress building, the Revolutionary Monument, and the National Stadium, attract an estimated 120,000 tourists to the city each year. There are five hotels in the city, although only three of them are actually open as of 2026. The other 2 are under construction and are expected to open in 2027.

Sectors and Zones

The city is divided up into various “sectors”, which in this case, are semi-formal groupings given to certain areas, such as the Central Sector, the Medical Sector and the Military Sector. Below these, are 30 different numbered zones, not all of which have been developed yet, numbered 0-15 and 17-32.