District 2

District 2 is one of the 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. This district was the only one not on the side of the first rebellion, and after 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 the district is allied with the Capitol, due to their preferential treatment, the quarry workers suffer as much as any other district, are still forced to participate in the Hunger Games, and have far less loyalty to Snow.

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. 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 to another Games
 * Enobaria, tribute to the 75th Hunger Games and victor to another Games
 * Lyme, a victor of another 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)[[File:Exa

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