Kaulai

Kaulai is a coastal town and municipality in the western Valorian province of the Kaulan Archipelago. It sits on the sheltered Kaulai Harbour facing the Violet Sea. The town is the administrative center of Kaulai District and a local market hub for nearby communities. The latest census records Kaulai at about 12,000 residents.

The landscape features low eastern hills and a crescent shoreline. The climate is temperate maritime, with mild winters and cool summers and evenly distributed rainfall. The harbour supports coastal trade, fishing boats, and small ferries linking nearby islands.

Kaulai was established in the early 15th century by Kaulan seafarers and grew as a trading port. It became a municipality in 1662 and is governed by a mayor-council system, with a town council managing services alongside the regional government of Valoria.

The economy centers on fishing, fish processing, boatbuilding, and tourism. Nearby hills sustain small farms. The population includes Kaulai descendants and migrants from other Valorian regions. Local languages are Kaulai and Valorian, with Valorian used as the administrative lingua franca.

Cultural life centers on the Kaulai Harbour Festival and weekly markets. Notable landmarks include the Kaulai Lighthouse, the Old Fort Kaulai, and a hillside windmill district. Traditional crafts such as net knitting and woodwork support a modest tourism sector.