New Crobuzon

The City-State of New Crobuzon is one of the main settings in the fictional world of Bas-Lag created by China Miville. It is the background for the action in Perdido Street Station and most of Iron Council.

Geography of New Crobuzon

Situated at the confluence of the rivers Tar and Canker into the Gross Tar, it lies about 10 km from Iron Bay. An extensive railway network covers the city, with all the lines converging at Perdido Street Station.

Boroughs

  • Salacus Fields (the bohemian district)
  • Brock Marsh (scientific area)
  • Kinken (Khepri ghetto)
  • Creekside (Khepri slum)
  • Smog Bend (industry)
  • Sobek Croix (has large gardens)
  • Spatters (lawless slum, garuda ghetto)
  • Dog Fenn (slum)
  • Badside (slum)
  • Kelltree (docks)
  • The Crow (city centre)

Politics of New Crobuzon

Mayors

  • Rudgutter
  • Eliza Stem-Fulcher
  • Triesti

Political parties

  • Diverse Tendency
  • Fat Sun
  • Finally We Can See
  • New Quill
  • Three Quills

 

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