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5 Largest Cities for Random 5 Letter

Can you name 5 most populous urban areas that start with random 5 letter of the alphabet?
Mostly based on this series.
Also try original version by user GeoPhilia
Quiz by Angbo
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Last updated: September 18, 2021
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First submittedJune 28, 2021
Times taken2,678
Average score36.0%
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J
30.6 mil
Jakarta
13.7 mil
Johannesburg
4.78 mil
Jeddah
4.25 mil
Jinan
3.85 mil
Jaipur
 
 
G
45.6 mil
Guangzhou
5.25 mil
Guadalajara
3.20 mil
Guiyang
3.15 mil
Guatemala City
3.13 mil
Guayaquil
L
18.8 mil
Lagos
17.8 mil
Los Angeles
14.7 mil
London
12.6 mil
Lahore
9.90 mil
Lima
 
 
M
25.2 mil
Manila
24.7 mil
Mumbai
22.8 mil
Mexico City
17.2 mil
Moscow
6.45 mil
Madrid
D
28.4 mil
Delhi
18.8 mil
Dhaka
6.90 mil
Dallas
5.90 mil
Dar es Salaam
5.70 mil
Detroit
14 Comments
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Level 61
Jul 1, 2021
I love the idea, nominated! Only a few complaints:

-New Delhi has 21.75 million people but is not on here

-Saigon has 8.99 million people but is also not on here

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Level 65
Jul 1, 2021
New Delhi - Delhi,Start for D

Saigon already change to Ho Chi Minh City after Vietnam War.

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Level 61
Jul 1, 2021
I agree with you about Saigon, but I'm not sure about New Delhi. I think it's fine to keep it the way you have it, since that's how your source has it, but it is written as the capital of India under the World Capitals Quiz. If you were to change it, you could add Dubai (4.63 mil) under D instead.

Of course, it's your quiz and your choice. I think New Delhi would be more consistent with the site overall, but Delhi would be consistent with your source.

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Level 65
Jul 1, 2021
Although colloquially Delhi and New Delhi are used interchangeably to refer to the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT), these are two distinct entities, with New Delhi forming a small part of the city of Delhi. The National Capital Region is a much larger entity comprising the entire NCT along with adjoining districts in neighbouring states, including Ghaziabad, Noida, Gurgaon and Faridabad.
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Level 65
Jul 1, 2021
So,New Delhi is a part of Delhi.
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Level 68
Nov 30, 2021
Yes, New Delhi is the capital, but is only a part of the city of Dehli. Kind of like SJK to Colombo.
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Level 66
Jul 4, 2021
Good quiz. Well worth a nomination. Bit tight with the time but guess QM will extend it a bit if he features it. Thanks.
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Level 65
Jul 4, 2021
Thanks!
+2
Level 85
Aug 25, 2021
Just played this five times in a row. That's a good sign. :) Fun quiz! Nominated.
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Level 65
Aug 26, 2021
Thanks!
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Level 72
Oct 5, 2021
This is excellent, but it could really use a bit more time. Nominated.
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Level 85
Oct 5, 2021
You're definitely going to have explain how you came up with 7.31 million for Essen. The city of Essen is 582 415, although it's part of the Ruhr Area, which has an urban population of 5 118 681 and a metro population of 10 680 783. Assuming that the 7.31 million includes some, but not all of the people in the Ruhr Area, it might make sense to attribute all of these people to Essen if it was the largest city in the Ruhr Area... but it isn't; Dortmund is. If the whole area is going to be attributed to just one city, it should go under D for Dortmund.
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Level 59
Nov 6, 2021
I would also use Essen because Dortmund, Duisburg and Essen have about the same size while there are many cities (bochum, gelsenkirchen, mülheim etc.) that also have much more than 100k in poulation. The thing is that Dortmund and Duisburg are at the very edges of The Pott, while Essen is just in the center.

You easily get different population values for The Pott, because its borders are hard to define. For example Hamm could seen both as part of The Pott or not.

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Level 66
Oct 5, 2021
I've done a couple of these now and I think the time needs to be doubled. On my first go I had never heard of most of the cities, so more time would not have helped, but it would with some letters.