Handel
Handel, Illuminatia
Population:
- 86,639 (250 AI Census)
- 290,000 (300 AI estimate)
Rank: 105
Demonym: Handelian
Primary trading partners: Für Elise, Brahms, Beethoven, Mozart, Mussorgsky
Handel is an eastern coastal city situated on a point of land extending eastward from the northeastern tip of Illuminatia's Galant Peninsula. Handel is strategically positioned adjacent to the northern mouth of the Ludwig van Channel nearby to where its waters meet the Greater Amadeus Bay. Handel benefits somewhat from the maritime traffic originating out of Wolfgang Amadeus Bay to the north thanks to the city's position adjacent to shipping routes as they round the point of land upon which the city is sited.
As of the 250 AI Census, Handel had a population of 86,639 residents, making it Illuminatia's 105th-largest city. Handel has experienced noteworthy growth since then and it is estimated the city will have a population of more than 290,000 by the 300 AI Census, an increase of almost 340% over 50 AU.
Handel is a primary settlement city and is populated primarily by descendants of the third multiversal duplication of the Lucidus III ship.
Handel was named in honor of an Earthly composer of classical music in the baroque tradition.