District 12

<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3ADistrict12Seal.png%7Cframe%7CDistrict%2012%20Seal%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22District12Seal.png%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22framed%22%3Afalse%2C%22caption%22%3A%22District%2012%20Seal%22%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22District%2012%20Seal%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="35171-96269344e26ebcd55dad" alt="" src="http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100820171902/thehungergames/images/d/d2/District12Seal.png" width="102" height="87" class="image frame withCaption" type="image" /><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Quote%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BQuote%7CDistrict%20Twelve.%20Where%20you%20can%20starve%20to%20death%20in%20safety.%7C%5B%5BKatniss%20Everdeen%5D%5D%7CThe%20Hunger%20Games%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="35171-96269344e26ebcd55dad" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb38566/common/skins/common/blank.gif" type="double-brackets" /> District 12 was one of the poorest districts in Panem. It was located in the Appalachian mountains. They had not won The Games for many years prior to The Hunger Games, since Haymitch Abernathy, an alcoholic and an embarrassment to the district, won the 50th Annual Games. District 12 specialized in coal mining. It was destroyed by firebombs during the end of Catching Fire. Areas and places <p data-rte-fromparser="true">District 12 consisted of three different areas: the merchant part, The Victors' Village and the "Seam". <h3 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The Seam <p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Main%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BMain%7CThe%20Seam%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="35171-96269344e26ebcd55dad" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb38566/common/skins/common/blank.gif" type="double-brackets" /> <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The Seam is the poorest part of District 12, and where Katniss Everdeen</a> and Gale Hawthorne</a> reside. The Seam lies on the border of District 12, next to the wild forests. It was extremely hard to find food in the Seam, and many families live in poverty. An adult who lives to be very old is respected and thought of as wise. <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Early in the morning, the streets of the Seam were crowded with tired and worn down coal miners heading to work. Everything in that part of the district was covered in a layer of coal dust due to the coal mining of the region. <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Typically, residents of the Seam tend to have black hair, gray eyes and an olive complexion. <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">I sreached a bunch of sites and this was the best. I sreached a bunch of sites and this was the best. <h3 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The Hob <p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Main%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BMain%7CThe%20Hob%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="35171-96269344e26ebcd55dad" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb38566/common/skins/common/blank.gif" type="double-brackets" /> The Hob is District 12's black market. This is where Katniss and Gale go to sell or trade their excess game. Many things are available for purchase or trade at the Hob, varying from some of Greasy Sae's soup or a goat, or white liquor made by Ripper. It is burned down by Peacekeepers in Chapter 9 of Catching Fire</a>. <h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Boundaries <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">A twenty-foot high electric fence surrounded the district. According to the officials and Peacekeepers</a> from the district, it was supposedly electrified twenty-four seven, but Katniss knows from her escapades that this is not so. In Catching Fire</a>, the district is given a new Head Peacekeeper named Thread</a> who keeps the fence constantly electrified. <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">In theory, the gate was said to be there to keep out the wild animals that roam the woods. It is likely that it was actually meant to keep the people in. <h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Past tributes <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">District 12 is not known for its winning tributes</a>. In fact, in the first 73 years of Hunger Games, only two tributes had won the brutal Games, and only one is still alive, Haymitch Abernathy</a>. The other victor is unknown. <ul data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><li>Unknown winner of the hunger games mentioned in the first book. </li><li>Maysilee Donner</a> — 50th Hunger Games</a> tribute. </li></ul> <ul data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><li>Haymitch Abernathy — Winner of the 50th Hunger Games. </li></ul> <ul data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><li>Katniss Everdeen — Co-winner of the 74th Hunger Games</a>, participant in the 75th Hunger Games</a>. </li></ul> <ul data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><li>Peeta Mellark — Co-winner of the 74th Hunger Games, participant in the 75th Hunger Games. </li></ul> <h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Escorts <p data-rte-fromparser="true">The only known escort</a> for District 12 was Effie Trinket</a>, a bubbly, air-headed lady from the Capitol</a>. However it is shown in the recap of Haymitch's Games that there was another escort before Effie. <h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Destruction <p data-rte-fromparser="true">At the end of Catching Fire</a>, Gale sees Katniss on their way to District 13, and tells her that there is no District 12, and it was destroyed with fire bombs by the Capitol. The only thing that wasn't destroyed was the Victor's Village. In <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Mockingjay%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Mockingjay%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMockingjay%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="35171-96269344e26ebcd55dad" href="/wiki/Mockingjay" title="Mockingjay">Mockingjay</a>, District 12 slowly rebuilds after the war. <h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Reconstruction <p data-rte-fromparser="true">After Panem's second war, Katniss returns to District 12. Most of the remains of District 12's slaughtered citizens are buried in a mass grave. A medicine factory is constructed and District 12 rebuilds. The filled-in mass grave is the meadow. Katniss and Peeta live in Katniss's house in the Victor's Village. <h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">See also <ul><li><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22List%20of%20people%20from%20District%2012%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Category%3APeople%20from%20District%2012%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%3ACategory%3APeople%20from%20District%2012%7CList%20of%20people%20from%20District%2012%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="35171-96269344e26ebcd55dad" href="/wiki/Category:People_from_District_12" title="Category:People from District 12">List of people from District 12</a> </li></ul> <h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">References <p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22reflist%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Breflist%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="35171-96269344e26ebcd55dad" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb38566/common/skins/common/blank.gif" type="double-brackets" /> <img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22category%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCategory%3APlaces%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="35171-96269344e26ebcd55dad" class="placeholder placeholder-category" src="http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb38566/common/skins/common/blank.gif" type="category" /> <img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22category%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCategory%3ADistricts%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="35171-96269344e26ebcd55dad" class="placeholder placeholder-category" src="http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb38566/common/skins/common/blank.gif" type="category" />