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Cities · Puzzle #17 · Friday, October 16

Cities: the board

Eight items, eight categories, one place each. Here is the board with every figure and where it comes from, and the best way to place them. Play today's Cities.

The categories

The best board

The best board is hidden while some of these items are still in play: they're on a board again within 14 days.

The lineup, figure by figure

  1. Bangkok

    Thailand

    Photo: Preecha.MJ, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.

  2. Macau

    China

    Photo: Charlie fong, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.

  3. Jeddah

    Saudi Arabia

    Photo: Saudi Press Agency (SPA), CC BY-SA 4.0

    Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.

  4. Santo Domingo

    Dominican Republic

    Photo: Jjc09, Public domain

    Santo Domingo is its country's capital, so its best fit on this board was Capital city, worth 10.0. Its weakest was High altitude, worth 0.1, since it sits 46 ft above sea level.

    Capital city
    is its country's capital (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Far from the equator
    lies 18° from the equator (3.1) Source: Wikipedia
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 462,637 times in 2025 (3.1) Source: Wikimedia page views
    Known worldwide
    Wikipedia has an article on it in 152 languages (5.1) Source: Wikipedia
    High altitude
    sits 46 ft above sea level (0.1) Source: Wikidata Q34820, P2044
    Rainy
    gets 23 inches of rain a year (2.9) Source: Wikipedia
    Packed in
    packs in 4,380 people per square mile (6.8) Source: Wikipedia
    Hot spot
    averages 80°F over the year (9.9) Source: Wikipedia

  5. George Town

    Penang, Malaysia

    Photo: HundenvonPenang, CC BY-SA 4.0

    On this board George Town scored best in Rainy (10.0): it gets 93 inches of rain a year. Capital city was its weakest fit (0.0): it isn't its country's capital.

    Capital city
    isn't its country's capital (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Far from the equator
    lies 5.4° from the equator (0.9) Source: Wikipedia
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 174,732 times in 2025 (1.2) Source: Wikimedia page views
    Known worldwide
    Wikipedia has an article on it in 80 languages (2.7) Source: Wikipedia
    High altitude
    sits 13 ft above sea level (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q61092, P2044
    Rainy
    gets 93 inches of rain a year (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Packed in
    packs in 6,728 people per square mile (7.4) Source: Wikipedia
    Hot spot
    averages 79°F over the year (9.8) Source: Wikipedia

  6. Kolkata

    West Bengal, India

    Photo: Ketanmehta4u, CC BY-SA 3.0

    On this board Kolkata scored best in Packed in (10.0): it packs in 56,514 people per square mile. Capital city was its weakest fit (0.0): it isn't its country's capital.

    Capital city
    isn't its country's capital (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Far from the equator
    lies 23° from the equator (3.8) Source: Wikipedia
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 955,134 times in 2025 (6.4) Source: Wikimedia page views
    Known worldwide
    Wikipedia has an article on it in 205 languages (6.8) Source: Wikipedia
    High altitude
    sits 30 ft above sea level (0.1) Source: Wikidata Q1348, P2044
    Rainy
    gets 62 inches of rain a year (7.7) Source: Wikipedia
    Packed in
    packs in 56,514 people per square mile (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Hot spot
    averages 79°F over the year (9.7) Source: Wikipedia

  7. Kigali

    Rwanda

    Photo: Adrien K, CC BY 2.0

    On this board Kigali scored best in Capital city (10.0): it is its country's capital. Far from the equator was its weakest fit (0.3): it lies 1.9° from the equator.

    Capital city
    is its country's capital (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
    Far from the equator
    lies 1.9° from the equator (0.3) Source: Wikipedia
    Most looked-up
    its Wikipedia article was read 232,864 times in 2025 (1.6) Source: Wikimedia page views
    Known worldwide
    Wikipedia has an article on it in 164 languages (5.5) Source: Wikipedia
    High altitude
    sits 5,141 ft above sea level (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q3859, P2044
    Rainy
    gets 51 inches of rain a year (6.4) Source: Wikipedia
    Packed in
    packs in 6,193 people per square mile (7.3) Source: Wikipedia
    Hot spot
    averages 68°F over the year (7.5) Source: Wikipedia

  8. Hamburg

    Germany

    Photo: kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.

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