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The eparchy of Līlasuṃghāṇa, at the 3872 (6422<sub>10</sub>) census, had a population of 9Ɛ.42.535 <small>(29,698,169<sub>10</sub>)</small> people. The Līlasuṃghāṇa metropolitan area is the second-largest in the world (after the polycentric conurbation of eastern Hachitama diocese) and extends into neighboring parts of Nanašīrama and also the dioceses of Talæñoya to the south as well as Šraḍhaṃñælihæka and Kāṃradeša across the lake. Usāṃrātnam sector is the most populated subdivision in the eparchy; the areas typically know as "the center" are Ṣrāvamaila sector, seat of the Inquisitorial Palace, of the Blossoming Temple, and of most central institutions of the Inquisition, and the six sectors encircling it (Lūṣyambādhi, Hūneidauṣa, Nājāmiḍāra, Haleikēlṭah, Saṃryojyam, and Janaimarta). | The eparchy of Līlasuṃghāṇa, at the 3872 (6422<sub>10</sub>) census, had a population of 9Ɛ.42.535 <small>(29,698,169<sub>10</sub>)</small> people. The Līlasuṃghāṇa metropolitan area is the second-largest in the world (after the polycentric conurbation of eastern Hachitama diocese) and extends into neighboring parts of Nanašīrama and also the dioceses of Talæñoya to the south as well as Šraḍhaṃñælihæka and Kāṃradeša across the lake. Usāṃrātnam sector is the most populated subdivision in the eparchy; the areas typically know as "the center" are Ṣrāvamaila sector, seat of the Inquisitorial Palace, of the Blossoming Temple, and of most central institutions of the Inquisition, and the six sectors encircling it (Lūṣyambādhi, Hūneidauṣa, Nājāmiḍāra, Haleikēlṭah, Saṃryojyam, and Janaimarta). | ||
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As of the 6422 (3872<sub>12</sub>) census), the resident population of the eparchy of Līlasuṃghāṇa amounted to 29,698,169 (9Ɛ.42.535<sub>12</sub>) people; the actual population at any time of the day is much higher due to the huge number of commuters from neighboring areas. 99.4% of the population consists of Chlouvānem citizens; the majority of foreign citizens hail from Brono, Greater Skyrdegan countries, or Eastern Védrenian ones. | As of the 6422 (3872<sub>12</sub>) census), the resident population of the eparchy of Līlasuṃghāṇa amounted to 29,698,169 (9Ɛ.42.535<sub>12</sub>) people; the actual population at any time of the day is much higher due to the huge number of commuters from neighboring areas. 99.4% of the population consists of Chlouvānem citizens; the majority of foreign citizens hail from Brono, Greater Skyrdegan countries, or Eastern Védrenian ones. | ||
87.3% of residents are ethnically Chlouvānem, with the remainder being made up of many other legally recognized ethnicities. The three largest among those are Bronic (1.3%), Kuyugwazians (1.1%), and people of Eastern Védrenian origin (0.9%). Classical Chlouvānem is the city's most spoken language; 70% of all inhabitants also speak the local vernacular, Līlasuṃghāṇi (''dåṭ lïlasoṃḥæñy'' {{IPA|[ˈdɑʊ̯ʈ ɴ̆ɐɪ̯ɴ̆æsɵ̃ːxɛˈɲyː]}}), a dialect inside the Southern Jade Coast dialect continuum. The most spoken native language excluding these two has been found to be the Western Chlouvānem Creole, spoken by about 4% of people. Among non-Chlouvānem languages, the most spoken include [[Brono-Fathanic|Bronic]], [[Kuyugwazian]], [[Soenjoan]], [[Lenyan]], other Kenengyry languages, and various languages from Eastern Védren. | 87.3% of residents are ethnically Chlouvānem, with the remainder being made up of many other legally recognized ethnicities. The three largest among those are Bronic (1.3%), Kuyugwazians (1.1%), and people of Eastern Védrenian origin (0.9%). Classical Chlouvānem is the city's most spoken language and its administrative language; 70% of all inhabitants also speak the local vernacular, Līlasuṃghāṇi (''dåṭ lïlasoṃḥæñy'' {{IPA|[ˈdɑʊ̯ʈ ɴ̆ɐɪ̯ɴ̆æsɵ̃ːxɛˈɲyː]}}), a dialect inside the Southern Jade Coast dialect continuum. The most spoken native language excluding these two has been found to be the Western Chlouvānem Creole, spoken by about 4% of people. Among non-Chlouvānem languages, the most spoken include [[Brono-Fathanic|Bronic]], [[Kuyugwazian]], [[Soenjoan]], [[Lenyan]], other Kenengyry languages, and various languages from Eastern Védren. | ||
Even by Chlouvānem standards, Līlasuṃghāṇa is a culturally diverse city, first of all because of its position between two major cultural areas, the Great Plain and the South, with traits of both found in the city and its surroundings, and also because of its political role, attracting people from all of the Chlouvānem world and beyond. | Even by Chlouvānem standards, Līlasuṃghāṇa is a culturally diverse city, first of all because of its position between two major cultural areas, the Great Plain and the South, with traits of both found in the city and its surroundings, and also because of its political role, attracting people from all of the Chlouvānem world and beyond. |
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