District 2

"Our nation would be nothing without District 2's superb stonework. It builds and fortifies our cities and its citizens are known individually for their strength."

- Description from The Hunger Games: Tribute Guide

District 2 is one of the 12 districts of Panem. It is the place where most of the Peacekeepers are trained, and where the weapons are manufactured, but originally specialized only in mining and stone cutting. Publicly it's presented as the nation's stone quarries, just like District 13 was known for graphite mining. District 2 children are raised with a warrior mind-set and most of the Peacekeepers are from District 2. After the first rebellion, they were rewarded by better treatment from the Capitol and better living conditions for their citizens. District 2 is in the Rocky Mountains, near the Capitol itself. The district is made up of many small villages, each based around a mine. Although they get preferential treatment from the Capitol, the quarry workers suffer as much as any other district, and the district as a whole is not excluded from the annual Hunger Games.

The Nut
Due to the shift of the Capitol military from District 13 during the Dark Days, the Peacekeeping force, along with a large portion of the Capitol's hovercrafts, were housed in a large mountain previously used for mining in the middle of District 2 called "The Nut" by Katniss Everdeen. During the rebellion, Gale Hawthorne notices avalanche paths on the side of the mountain. Avalanches set off by rebellion hovercraft bombings shut off many entrances and air vents into the mountain. Train tracks from The Nut lead into District 2's Square. The Nut got its name when Plutarch Heavensbee said that it was "a tough nut to crack".

Known tributes
The tributes for the Games from this district are typically Career Tributes, some who volunteer to participate, since winning is a great honor in Career Districts.


 * Clove, tribute to the 74th Hunger Games
 * Cato, tribute to the 74th Hunger Games
 * Brutus, tribute to the 75th Hunger Games and victor of the 52nd Hunger Games
 * Enobaria, tribute to the 75th Hunger Games and victor of the 62nd Hunger Games
 * Lyme, a victor of a previous Hunger Games

Trivia

 * The Nut has similarities to the Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center in the United States, as part of the North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD).
 * In the 74th and 75th Hunger Games, the District 2 tributes are the last Careers standing.