Cities · Puzzle #5 · Sunday, October 4
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
- Rainy: 1 pt per 8 inches of rain a year
- Known worldwide: 1 pt per 30 Wikipedia languages
- Old town: 1 pt per doubling over 2 years old
- Sprawl: 1 pt per doubling over 2 square miles
- High altitude: 1 pt per 500 ft above sea level
- Most looked-up: 1 pt per 150,000 Wikipedia views in 2025
- Big city: 1 pt per doubling over 10,000 people
- Far from the equator: 1 pt per 6° north or south
The best board
- Lillehammer in Far from the equator: lies 61° from the equator (10.0)
- Bogotá in Rainy: gets 64 inches of rain a year (8.0)
- La Paz in High altitude: sits 11,942 ft above sea level (10.0)
- Perth in Sprawl: covers 2,478 square miles (10.0)
- Beijing in Known worldwide: Wikipedia has an article on it in 305 languages (10.0)
- Hyderabad in Big city: has 9.19 million people within its city limits (9.8)
- Monaco in Most looked-up: its Wikipedia article was read 2.88 million times in 2025 (10.0)
- London in Old town: was founded in 47, 1,979 years ago (10.0)
The most this board could score: 77.8 of 80.
The lineup, figure by figure
Lillehammer
Norway
Photo: Stian Rognhaugen, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Rainy
- gets 41 inches of rain a year (5.1) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 84 languages (2.8) Source: Wikipedia
- Old town
- was founded in 1838, 188 years ago (6.6) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 185 square miles (6.5) Source: Wikidata Q101341, P2046
- High altitude
- sits 531 ft above sea level (1.1) Source: Wikidata Q101341, P2044
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 69,791 times in 2025 (0.5) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Big city
- has 29,669 people within its city limits (1.6) Source: Wikidata Q101341, P1082, 2026
- Far from the equator
- lies 61° from the equator (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Bogotá
Colombia
Photo: Felipe Restrepo Acosta, CC BY-SA 3.0 - Rainy
- gets 64 inches of rain a year (8.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 279 languages (9.3) Source: Wikipedia
- Old town
- was founded in 1538, 488 years ago (7.9) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 609 square miles (8.3) Source: Wikidata Q2841, P2046
- High altitude
- sits 8,471 ft above sea level (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q2841, P2044
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 568,787 times in 2025 (3.8) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Big city
- has 8.03 million people within its city limits (9.7) Source: Wikidata Q2841, P1082, 2024
- Far from the equator
- lies 4.6° from the equator (0.8) Source: Wikipedia
La Paz
Bolivia
Photo: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 - Rainy
- gets 26 inches of rain a year (3.2) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 158 languages (5.3) Source: Wikipedia
- Old town
- was founded in 1548, 478 years ago (7.9) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 182 square miles (6.5) Source: Wikidata Q1491, P2046
- High altitude
- sits 11,942 ft above sea level (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q1491, P2044
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 338,175 times in 2025 (2.3) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Big city
- has 755,732 people within its city limits (6.2) Source: Wikidata Q1491, P1082, 2024
- Far from the equator
- lies 17° from the equator (2.8) Source: Wikipedia
Perth
Western Australia, Australia
Photo: Samuel Wiki, CC BY 4.0 - Rainy
- gets 26 inches of rain a year (3.3) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 177 languages (5.9) Source: Wikipedia
- Old town
- was founded in 1829, 197 years ago (6.6) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 2,478 square miles (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q3183, P2046
- High altitude
- sits 7 ft above sea level (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q3183, P2044
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 800,954 times in 2025 (5.3) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Big city
- has 2.06 million people within its city limits (7.7) Source: Wikidata Q3183, P1082, 2018
- Far from the equator
- lies 32° from the equator (5.3) Source: Wikipedia
Beijing
China
Photo: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0 - Rainy
- gets 21 inches of rain a year (2.6) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 305 languages (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Old town
- was founded in 1045 BC, 3,071 years ago (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 6,336 square miles (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q956, P2046
- High altitude
- sits 141 ft above sea level (0.3) Source: Wikidata Q956, P2044
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 1.19 million times in 2025 (7.9) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Big city
- has 21.7 million people within its city limits (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q956, P1082, 2017
- Far from the equator
- lies 40° from the equator (6.6) Source: Wikipedia
Hyderabad
Telangana, India
Photo: Joydeep, CC BY-SA 3.0 - Rainy
- gets 32 inches of rain a year (4.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 147 languages (4.9) Source: Wikipedia
- Old town
- was founded in 1592, 434 years ago (7.8) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 793 square miles (8.6) Source: Wikidata Q1361, P2046
- High altitude
- sits 1,850 ft above sea level (3.7) Source: Wikidata Q1361, P2044
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 1.07 million times in 2025 (7.1) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Big city
- has 9.19 million people within its city limits (9.8) Source: Wikidata Q1361, P1082, 2025
- Far from the equator
- lies 17° from the equator (2.9) Source: Wikipedia
Monaco
Monaco
Photo: Tobi 87, CC BY-SA 3.0 - Rainy
- gets 27 inches of rain a year (3.4) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 321 languages (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Old town
- was founded in 1297, 729 years ago (8.5) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 0.8 square miles (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q235, P2046
- High altitude
- sits 217 ft above sea level (0.4) Source: Copernicus GLO-90, via Open-Meteo
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 2.88 million times in 2025 (10.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Big city
- has 38,857 people within its city limits (2.0) Source: Wikidata Q235, P1082, 2025
- Far from the equator
- lies 44° from the equator (7.3) Source: Wikipedia
London
England, UK
Photo: Ilya Grigorik, CC BY-SA 3.0 - Rainy
- gets 28 inches of rain a year (3.5) Source: Wikipedia
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 356 languages (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Old town
- was founded in 47, 1,979 years ago (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Sprawl
- covers 607 square miles (8.2) Source: Wikidata Q84, P2046
- High altitude
- sits 36 ft above sea level (0.1) Source: Wikidata Q84, P2044
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 3.17 million times in 2025 (10.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
- Big city
- has 8.8 million people within its city limits (9.8) Source: Wikidata Q84, P1082, 2021
- Far from the equator
- lies 52° from the equator (8.6) Source: Wikipedia
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