The San Medician Provinces

[box][Center][b]Provincias de La Serenísima República [/b]
[Size=80]Provinces of The Most Serene Republic
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There are currently [b]13[/b] total provinces within [b]The Most Serene Republic Of San Medici[/b]. The following is a list of every province found within the Republic's mainland, as well as the nearby archipelago that falls under its jurisdiction and are known as [b]Las Islas Del Santo[/b], or [b]The Saint's Isles[/b]. The list includes the capital, most populous city, and current governor of each territory, as well the origin of its name.

[Center][b]In North San Medici:[/b][/center]
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[b]Giovanni[/b]

Capital city: Ciudad De San Medici
Most populous city: Ciudad De San Medici
Current Governor: Aníbal Goncalves Acevedo
Origin of name: Named after The Most Serene Republic's founder, Giovanni De Medici
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[b]Nuevo[/b]

Capital city: Nueva Alma
Most populous city: La Palmera
Current Governor: Bonnie Merced Cruz
Origin of name: Literally translated to mean "New"
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[b]Esquiliae[/b]

Capital city: Bologna
Most populous city: Bologna
Current Governor: Opal Ojeda Schultz 
Origin of name: Named after [b]Esquiline Hill[/b], the highest point in the province. 
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[b]Rio Abajo[/b]

Capital city: El Riachuelo
Most populous city: Alexandrina
Current Governor: Lamar Espinoza Desouza 
Origin of name: Named for its position south of [b]Rio Grande[/b], The Most Serene Republic's largest river
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[b]Rio Arriba[/b]

Capital city: Santa Olaya 
Most populous city: Puntellare
Current Governor: Tatiana Sotomayor 
Origin of name: Named for its position north of [b]Rio Grande[/b]
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[b]Córdoba[/b]

Capital city: Orgoglio e gioia
Most populous city: Orgoglio e gioia
Current Governor: Gladys Santana Hollingsworth
Origin of name: Named in honour of a celebrated San Medician industrialist

[b]In South San Medici:[/b]
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[b]Udine[/b]

Capital city: Fraser
Most populous city: Fraser
Current governor: Patrick Gutierrez
Origin of name: Believed to mean "Hill" 
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[b]Balena[/b]

Capital city: Il cero
Most populous city: Campanula Bay
Current Governor: Leonora Corfitz Nadal
Origin of name: Translated to mean "Whale" in honour of its many protected whale habitats
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[b]San Ignacio[/b]

Capital city: Dos Santos
Most populous city: Dos Santos
Current governor: Jaime Walsh Platz
Origin of name: Named after a revered San Medician Saint who was believed to help his people overcome starvation during a blizzard
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[b]Arenas Blancas[/b]

Capital city: Chaud
Most populous city: Arenas Blancas
Current Governor: Waldemar Halen Santiago
Origin of name: Translated to mean "White Sands", named in reference to its many beaches, which are usually covered in snow

[b]In The Saint's Isles:[/b]
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[b]Isla Tarragona[/b]

Capital city: Betancuria
Most populous city: Betancuria
Current Governor: Annamaria Dalton Moreira
Origin of name: Believed to mean "Larger than"
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[b]La Cruz[/b]

Capital city: Puerto De La Cruz
Most populous city: Puerto De La Cruz
Current Governor: Hector Ortiz 
Origin of name: Means "The Cross"
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[b]Alta Semita[/b]

Capital city: San José
Most populous city: La Concha
Current Governor: Natasha Santos Bettencourt
Origin of name: Translated to mean "High Path". There is much debate as to what the name is referring to, specifically. 
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