30 Days of Writing Challenge by @dragosroua

According to Wikipedia, a city is a large human settlement, which is a very broad statement.

On the MRSC( Municipal Research and Services Center ) site, we get this information

City and town governments in Washington are classified according to their population at the time of organization (usually incorporation) or reorganization. There are four classification types: first class city, second class city, code city, and towns, all of which have different powers under state law. One city in Washington (Waitsburg) remains unclassified.

So, even when cities are classified based on having a charter and how big they are, there are still some places that are not considered cities. Another example, is when a city doesn't want to be called a city.

I lived for a time in the Town of Cary, North Carolina. If you go to the Town's website, it still and will always say, "Town of Cary". All the signs into Cary will say, "Town of Cary". In 2016, the, 59.42 sq mile, Town of Cary had a population of 164,007. It is the 158th most populated city in the United States, larger than 24 state capitals. So, it is hard to even call a city a city, if they don't want to be called a city.

~ source: https://brilliantmaps.com/4037-100000-person-cities/

If we classify a city as an incorporated settlement of over 100,000 people, which includes the Town of Cary, there are 4037 cities in the world in 2015, according to Brilliant Maps. These cities contained 28% of the world's population or just over 2.1 billion humans. If you do the calculation, you find that comes out to around 52,000 people per city. Obviously, some places are more crowded than others.

Also from Brilliant Maps, we can see that not only are people jammed into cities, in the USA, they are jammed into mega regions.

Now that we have defined what a city is and added the fact that some cities are more populated than others, the next thing to decide is, where would I Want to live. Well, to be frank, from a prepper stand point, I wouldn't want to live in any city around the world.

When TEOTWAWKI happens, the worst place to be would be in a city. If public utilities shut down, the sewer would start backing up and large cities would turn into a biohazard. But, before that, if the electricity was out and food stopped being shipped into the city, then people would start turning on each other and you would have anarchy and chaos, which would spill over into probably a 20-50 mile radius, depending on the terrain. So, let's change up the question.

Top 3 Cities That You Want to be in at TEOTWAWKI!

First, I need to let someone do a little leg work for me and find the most remote cities in the world. A lot of the cities listed don't qualify as cities, so it makes narrowing down the choices easier. Next, I need to look through this list and narrow down the choices based on general assumptions I gleaned from the world wide web. Because these cities are remote, there is a good chance that there is infrastructure in place for growing food and sustaining life in TEOTWAWKI. These places would most likely not break down in complete civil unrest, because they are used to doing things on their own (I hope).

#3 Yakutsk, Russia

The city is located in Siberia next to the Lena River. It is accessible by a couple of airports and a highway created to the city. However, according to Wikipedia.

The city's connection to the highway is only accessible by ferry in the summer, or in the dead of winter, directly over the frozen Lena River, as Yakutsk lies entirely on its western bank, and there is no bridge anywhere in the Sakha Republic that crosses the Lena.

Even though the winters are horrible, the place does have a summer. With a population of over 200,000 people, it definitely isn't a small city. The population will also allow for plenty activity to prevent anyone from going crazy due to loneliness.

#2 Iquitos, Peru

The largest metropolis in the Peruvian Amazon, east of the Andes, it is the sixth most populous city of Peru. Surrounded by running water on three sides, it is a very secure city from invasion by ground forces or zombies. It has a population of over 400,000 people, so there should be plenty of infrastructure to supply food and basic necessities.

#1 Perth, Australia

Escaping to the Land Down Under is usually high on an John Galt's mind, even if the land they really want to go to is New Zealand. If you are going to escape, but still want to be within civilization, but maybe a little out of civilization, than Perth is the place you want to go. With a population of over 2 million people, there is probably a good chance it would turn into a zombie playground in TEOTWAWKI. But, hopefully, the locals will keep things under control and just throw another shrimp on the barbie as the SHTF.

Of course, there is the other option beyond moving to an existing city and that is Seasteading. These cities would have to be self contained in order to work, because you can't rely on land-based ships to bring in life support during hurricane season or a SHTF situation.

Granted, I would prefer to just have my own Floating Orsosis Island Boat and just visit the city.

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