Béla Fleck
Béla Fleck, Illuminatia
Population:
- 165,462 (250 AI Census)
- 560,000 (300 AI estimate)
Rank: 54
Demonym: Béla Fleckian
Primary trading partners: Requiem, Elton, Kerrang, After Midnight, Janáček
Béla Fleck is a southwestern coastal city situated at the mouth of a river emptying into Lower Philharmonic Bay just south of Requiem. Béla Fleck forms part of the Southwestern Megalopolitan Complex.
As of the 250 AI Census, Béla Fleck had a population of 165,462 residents, making it Illuminatia's 54th-largest city. Béla Fleck has experienced reasonably impressive growth since then and it is estimated the city will have a population exceeding 560,000 by the 300 AI Census, an increase just surpassing 340% over 50 AU.
Béla Fleck is a primary settlement city and is populated primarily by descendants of the Second Multiversal Duplication of the Lucidus II ship. The largest institution of secondary education here is the College of Wisdom and Learning.
Béla Fleck was named in honor of an Earthly banjoist of the jazz fusion, bluegrass, and folk tradition.