Sussu

Sussu 獸洲市
City
Flag of Sussu Flag Official seal of Sussu Seal
Country	Yaetteng
Region	Chūkai
Province	Chūchō
Designated as provincial capital of Chūchō	09 Sibiwol 1945
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
• Mayor	Dakkatōa Inogiji
Area
• City	239.55 km2 (92.49 sq mi)
Population (Sawol 2022)
• City	2,374,563
• Rank	8th
• Density	9,900/km2 (26,000/sq mi)
• Metro	3,750,200
Demonym	Sussuan

Sussu (Yaettengese: 獸洲市; Rasennication: Sussu-hhu; lit, beastly realm) is the capital and largest city of Chūchō province in Yaetteng. It has a population of 2,374,563 (as of 2022). Sussu is the cultural, economic, and educational center of the Chūkai region, with its port being the nineth busiest in the world. The Northwestern Industrial Region includes Sussu, Iyebon, Punssu, Chūchō province, Hōman province, and Amagen province, and Yaetteng's largest industrial area.

Sussu is divided into twelve major administrative districts, and two counties, in total containing a population of 2.3 million, while the Northwest Maritime Region has a population of 3 million. The Kinidami River and Heihō River flow through the city, splitting it into three major kūssu.

Names

"Sussu", written using the cheonja "獸洲" and transliterated as "스쓰, seusseu" in Jeongja and "スス, susu" in Katakana, means "beastly realm". It is believed that the name originated from fishers' tales, and sailors spotting "strange" creatures near the port, as well as fishers typically finding rare or unique varieties of fish and squid in the area. The ancient name of Sussu was Gokk'won (雨谷) during the Chussu dynasty.

During the occupation of Yaetteng by the Contingent-allied Basanreseri, Sussu was referred to as "Ssyutseu" (쓔ᅎᅦ우), according to the Seriyedang reading of the cheonja.

Ancient Fusenese records of of Chūssu, Gokk'won was referred to as "Amagai", and later during the Contingent Invasion of Yaetteng, and Fussenese occupation of Sussu (8 Owol – 1 Chirwol 1936), the city was called "Saijō" (西城).

History

Ancient History

Evidence of humans living in the area during the Neolithic was found in the Mandān area, where the remains of Domgabūn settlements were found. The area was called Oddokaisagi (乙海鄉) during the rule of Kōye. When Inodami-han unified the rival states and moved the capital of the newly formed Chussu dynasty to the area and renamed it Gokk'won (雨谷洲, Gokk'won-ssu). It was with the establishment of Yaetteng-Tōa and the moving of the capital from Gokk'won to Shitkae'ē, that the town got its current name. In the 1660s, the government of Yaetteng-Tōa designated Sussu as a trading port and opened trade with Sinju and Fusen.

Modern History

Dōsō-kūssu in Sussu c. 1929

Despite the defeat of Fusen in the Bonghwang Wars and the decline of Fusenese influence in Bangju afterward, Sussu continued to be a hub for Fusenese cultural influence. In 1753, the population of Fusenese was roughly 216, and over a century later in 1880 the Fusenese population was estimated to be 674. In 1905 the Shitsu and Ssorssu lines were opened, connecting Sussu to Shitkae'ē and Ssordoni. The city became a major product production center. Under Basanreserian rule (1936–41), Sussu was heavily industrialized, and served as an important point of trade and communication between the Contingents during the Great Eulhae War.

Toward the end of the Eulhae War, the Allies aggressively advanced onto Bangju. Sussu (then called Ssyutseu) was invaded by Jeongmian and Meisaani forces on 17 Irwol 1941. The Allies decreased their military presence in Sussu, thus a Basanreserian counterattack placed the city back into the control of Basanreseri on 28 Samwol 1941. The city was heavily bombed and shelled by both sides during the Sussu Perimeter conflict during Eulhae. At the end of the Eulhae War, nearly 80 percent of the city's infrastructure, including most of its traditional and ancient architecture, had been destroyed. Since the 1990s, the Yaebūndōe has repaired and reconstructed over five pieces of traditional and ancient architecture in the area.

Geography

Sussu is located on the far northwest of Yaetteng in the Chūkai region in the Mandān plaine. Not being very mountainous, Sussu mostly consists of farmland, and all mountains in the city are under 900 m in elevation.

Mountains

• Heissan, 866 m
• Dōpunssan, 792 m
• Kiokae'ossan, 210 m

Administrative divisions

In 1972, Sussu adopted a division system with the creation of four kūssu (sectors): Heihō-kūssu, Chūpun-kūssu, Kinikae’o-kūssu, and Boga-kūssu. Today, Sussu is divided into twelve kū and three kūssu.

Education

Foreign schools

Foreign schools

• Sussu Foreign Language High School (獸洲外國語高校)
• Sussu Foreign School (獸洲外國众學校)
• Sussu Basanreserian School (쓔ᅎᅦ우 다 수안벤웨누 히 학가우, 獸洲蒜本众学校)
• International School of Sussu (獸洲國際學校)
• Overseas Taniiluxan Elementary School Sussu (恒灯獸洲海外旦陸众子校)
• Sussu Taniiluxan School (獸洲旦陸众学校)

Transportation

Bus

Railway

Main article: Inter-Yaetteng Railway

Notable people

A list of notable people from Sussu

• Miōgō Ssomino (1819–1894), created the 恒众惠字 or 긍중혜자 transliteration system using Jeongja
• Oddohei Bissoyunggo (1897–1940), suffragette and anti-Basanreserian revolutionary