Cities · Puzzle #4 · Saturday, October 3
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
- Big city: 1 pt per doubling over 10,000 people
- Far from the equator: 1 pt per 6° north or south
- Packed in: 1 pt per doubling over 40 people per square mile
- High altitude: 1 pt per 500 ft above sea level
- Most looked-up: 1 pt per 150,000 Wikipedia views in 2025
- Old town: 1 pt per doubling over 2 years old
- Sprawl: 1 pt per doubling over 2 square miles
- Rainy: 1 pt per 8 inches of rain a year
The best board
- Boston in Most looked-up: its Wikipedia article was read 1.57 million times in 2025 (10.0)
- Naples in Old town: was founded in 600 BC, 2,626 years ago (10.0)
- Salt Lake City in High altitude: sits 4,226 ft above sea level (8.5)
- Glasgow in Sprawl: covers 1,273 square miles (9.3)
- Moscow in Big city: has 13.3 million people within its city limits (10.0)
- Yogyakarta in Rainy: gets 85 inches of rain a year (10.0)
- Anchorage in Far from the equator: lies 61° from the equator (10.0)
- Cairo in Packed in: packs in 48,079 people per square mile (10.0)
The most this board could score: 77.8 of 80.
The lineup, figure by figure
Boston
Massachusetts, USA
Photo: Robert Linsdell from St. Andrews, Canada, CC BY 2.0 - Big city
- has 675,647 people within its city limits (6.1) Source: Wikidata Q100, P1082, 2020
- Far from the equator
- lies 42° from the equator (7.1) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 7,537 people per square mile (7.6) Source: Wikipedia
- High altitude
- sits 141 ft above sea level (0.3) Source: Wikidata Q100, P2044
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 1.57 million times in 2025 (10.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Old town
- was founded in 1630, 396 years ago (7.6) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 90 square miles (5.5) Source: Wikidata Q100, P2046
- Rainy
- gets 48 inches of rain a year (6.0) Source: Wikipedia
Naples
Campania, Italy
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- has 913,462 people within its city limits (6.5) Source: Wikidata Q2634, P1082, 2023
- Far from the equator
- lies 41° from the equator (6.8) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 19,878 people per square mile (9.0) Source: Wikipedia
- High altitude
- sits 56 ft above sea level (0.1) Source: Wikidata Q2634, P2044
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 915,910 times in 2025 (6.1) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Old town
- was founded in 600 BC, 2,626 years ago (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 46 square miles (4.5) Source: Wikidata Q2634, P2046
- Rainy
- gets 30 inches of rain a year (3.7) Source: Wikipedia
Salt Lake City
Utah, USA
Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Public domain - Big city
- has 199,723 people within its city limits (4.3) Source: Wikidata Q23337, P1082, 2020
- Far from the equator
- lies 41° from the equator (6.8) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 1,788 people per square mile (5.5) Source: Wikipedia
- High altitude
- sits 4,226 ft above sea level (8.5) Source: Wikidata Q23337, P2044
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 966,390 times in 2025 (6.4) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Old town
- was founded in 1847, 179 years ago (6.5) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 112 square miles (5.8) Source: Wikidata Q23337, P2046
- Rainy
- gets 21 inches of rain a year (2.7) Source: Wikipedia
Glasgow
Scotland, UK
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Big city
- has 626,410 people within its city limits (6.0) Source: Wikidata Q4093, P1082, 2018
- Far from the equator
- lies 56° from the equator (9.3) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 492 people per square mile (3.6) Source: Wikipedia
- High altitude
- sits 56 ft above sea level (0.1) Source: Copernicus GLO-90, via Open-Meteo
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 882,027 times in 2025 (5.9) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Old town
- was founded in 550, 1,476 years ago (9.5) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 1,273 square miles (9.3) Source: Wikidata Q4093, P2046
- Rainy
- gets 54 inches of rain a year (6.8) Source: Wikipedia
Moscow
Russia
Photo: U.S. Department of State, Public domain - Big city
- has 13.3 million people within its city limits (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q649, P1082, 2025
- Far from the equator
- lies 56° from the equator (9.3) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 13,419 people per square mile (8.4) Source: Wikipedia
- High altitude
- sits 512 ft above sea level (1.0) Source: Wikidata Q649, P2044
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 1.29 million times in 2025 (8.6) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Old town
- was founded in 1147, 879 years ago (8.8) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 989 square miles (9.0) Source: Wikidata Q649, P2046
- Rainy
- gets 30 inches of rain a year (3.8) Source: Wikipedia
Yogyakarta
Indonesia
Photo: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas, CC BY-SA 3.0 - Big city
- has 422,732 people within its city limits (5.4) Source: Wikidata Q7568, P1082, 2017
- Far from the equator
- lies 7.8° from the equator (1.3) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 33,688 people per square mile (9.7) Source: Wikipedia
- High altitude
- sits 371 ft above sea level (0.7) Source: Wikidata Q7568, P2044
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 157,579 times in 2025 (1.1) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Old town
- was founded in 1756, 270 years ago (7.1) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 13 square miles (2.6) Source: Wikidata Q7568, P2046
- Rainy
- gets 85 inches of rain a year (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Anchorage
Alaska, USA
Photo: Frank K. from Anchorage, Alaska, USA, CC BY 2.0 - Big city
- has 291,247 people within its city limits (4.9) Source: Wikidata Q39450, P1082, 2020
- Far from the equator
- lies 61° from the equator (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 150 people per square mile (1.9) Source: Wikipedia
- High altitude
- sits 102 ft above sea level (0.2) Source: Wikidata Q39450, P2044
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 824,460 times in 2025 (5.5) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Old town
- was founded in 1914, 112 years ago (5.8) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 1,944 square miles (9.9) Source: Wikidata Q39450, P2046
- Rainy
- gets 32 inches of rain a year (4.1) Source: Wikipedia
Cairo
Egypt
Photo: Faris El-Gwely, CC BY 4.0 - Big city
- has 9.8 million people within its city limits (9.9) Source: Wikidata Q85, P1082, 2023
- Far from the equator
- lies 30° from the equator (5.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Packed in
- packs in 48,079 people per square mile (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- High altitude
- sits 75 ft above sea level (0.2) Source: Wikidata Q85, P2044
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 767,096 times in 2025 (5.1) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Old town
- was founded in 969, 1,057 years ago (9.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 204 square miles (6.7) Source: Wikidata Q85, P2046
- Rainy
- gets 2.3 inches of rain a year (0.3) Source: Wikipedia
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