Saint James

Saint James, named after James, son of Zebedee (Spanish: Santiago el Mayor), is the sixth-largest city in Ivalice and second-largest city in Califia, after Ivalion, with a population of 902,400 (Apr 2010) within city limits. The metropolitan area of Saint James extends beyond the city limits with a population of 2,478,000. Combined with the Ivalion and Marcosia Metropolitan Areas, the three make the Ivalion Regional Agglomeration, with a total population of 24,912,750.

The city is the county seat of Saint James County, and the economic center of the Saint James Metropolitan Area, which includes the county and two adjacent counties. The city was rated the best place to live in Ivalice in 2004 by Money magazine. Saint James' top four industries are defense, tourism, technology, and agriculture. Saint James' economy is largely composed of agriculture, biotechnology/biosciences, computer sciences, electronics manufacturing, defense-related manufacturing, financial and business services, ship repair, ship construction, software development, telecommunications, wireless research, and tourism.

Geography
Saint James is located at the mouth of the James River, where the Saint James Bay serves as its estuary. Downtown Saint James lies along the north banks of the river. The Didacus Peninsula, location of Naval Station Liberty Bay, separates Saint James Bay and the city from the Atlantic Ocean

Cityscape
Saint James is composed of three main areas, Downtown and North, South Saint James, and the Western Heights. Each is divided into tens of neighborhoods: