Which Tropical City Should You Live In?

The tropics are the region of Earth surrounding the Equator. They are delimited in latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere at 23°26′11.7″ N and the Tropic of Capricorn in the Southern Hemisphere at 23°26′11.7″ S; these latitudes correspond to the axial tilt of the Earth.

Which part of the tropics are you fond of? Is it the delicious tropical fruits or the lively and passionate tropical animals? Which tropical city suits you best? Maybe this quiz can help you find the answer!

This time, we use a new design idea in the test: you need to participate as the main character in an amazing story - Imagine you are a college student: Recently you had a birthday, and your friends asked you to go out for a big dinner. So the story starts ......

• Sanya235245Foundation1984Area (km²)1919.58Population1,031,500Sanya is a prefecture-level city in Hainan Province, People’s Republic of China. Sanya is located at the most southerly corner of Hainan Island and the southernmost point in all of China. As a developed tourist city, it is the most famous tropical seaside city on Hainan Island. Tourist attractions such as Tianya Cape and Yalong Bay have become famous all over the world.//areal.me/best-tropical-cities-to-live-in/imgs/1.jpg
• Hong Kong455255Foundation1842Area (km²)1105.6Population7,643,700Hong Kong, one of the two Special Administrative Regions of the People’s Republic of China, geographically consists of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon Peninsula, and the New Territories, of which the Hong Kong Island is the core developed area. Hong Kong is one of the major global financial, service industrial, and logistics centers. Hong Kong is well known for its excellent public order, a high degree of economic freedom, simple tax policies, and sound legal system. Hong Kong is also known as the “Oriental Pearl” and “Oriental Manhattan” by its reputation.//areal.me/best-tropical-cities-to-live-in/imgs/2.jpg
• Bangkok444124Foundation1782Area (km²)1568.74Population10,899,700Bangkok, the capital and most populated city of Thailand, is the center of politics, economics, commerce, transport, culture, technology, education, and other sectors, etc. It is located on the east coast of Chao Phraya River, near the Gulf of Thailand. The name Bangkok means “Olive Village” in the local language.//areal.me/best-tropical-cities-to-live-in/imgs/3.jpg
• Singapore455234Foundation1965Area (km²)716.1Population5,975,700Singapore is not just a city but, at the same time, a country, a city-state island nation in the South Central Peninsula of Southeast Asia. Singapore is one of Asia’s major financial, service and logistics centers, and the entire city is known as the Garden City due to its remarkable greenery and cleanliness.//areal.me/best-tropical-cities-to-live-in/imgs/4.jpg
• Kuala Lumpur333012Foundation1972Area (km²)243.65Population8,419,600Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s capital and largest city, is the cultural, financial, and economic center in Southeast Asia. It is rated as a world-class city with an ALPHA grade (Grade A). Kuala Lumpur is located on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula (i.e., West Malaysia), surrounded by Selangor. The towering Petronas Twin Towers are the famous landmarks of Kuala Lumpur, the symbol for the future development and prosperity of Malaysia.//areal.me/best-tropical-cities-to-live-in/imgs/5.jpg
• Jakarta522123Foundation1527Area (km²)740.28Population10,915,400Jakarta, also known as the Big Durian, is the largest city and capital of Indonesia, located on the northwest coast of Java. Jakarta is the economic, cultural, and political center of Indonesia.//areal.me/best-tropical-cities-to-live-in/imgs/6.jpg
• Panama City443022Foundation1519Area (km²)275Population1,856,800Panama City is the capital of the Central American country of Panama. It is situated at the entrance to the Pacific end of the Panama Canal and is the political, administrative, and cultural center of Panama. Founded by the Spanish in 1519, Panama City was the beachhead and the base of the Spanish Empire’s invasion of the Inca Empire in what is now Peru, and it was one of the major trading centers of the Europeans in the New World at the time, thus often drawing the interests of the pirates.//areal.me/best-tropical-cities-to-live-in/imgs/7.jpg
• Port-au-Prince511111Foundation1749Area (km²)36.04Population2,906,400Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, is situated in the western part of the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea. According to the legend during the French colonial era, the sea storm, a French ship named “Prince” entered the port safely, and later people named the city Port-au-Prince after the ship.//areal.me/best-tropical-cities-to-live-in/imgs/8.jpg
• San Jose421023Foundation1739Area (km²)44.67Population342,200San José is the capital and most populated city of the Central American country of Costa Rica and the province of San José. The city is also known as the “City of Flowers” because of its greenery, acacia trees, camellias, and roses planted on both sides of the streets, from which the city got its name as the “City of Flowers”.//areal.me/best-tropical-cities-to-live-in/imgs/9.jpg
• Nairobi321001Foundation1899Area (km²)696Population5,118,800Nairobi, the capital of the East African country of Kenya and one of Africa’s major cities, gets its name from the local Maasai word Enkare Nyirobi (“ice water”). Nairobi is located near the equator. However, being located on a plateau at an altitude of 1,660 meters above sea level, the climate is distinct from the impression of a hot Africa. UNHABITAT and UNEP are both based in Nairobi. The ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) has its offices in Eastern and Southern Africa in the city.//areal.me/best-tropical-cities-to-live-in/imgs/10.jpg
• Vientiane211032Foundation900Area (km²)3920Population948,500Vientiane, the capital of Laos, is also the country’s economic, political, and transportation center. Vientiane is one of the few capitals in the world located near the state border, in the middle of the Mekong River, separated from Thailand by a sandbar on the Mekong River. The name Vientiane means “sandalwood” in the ancient language, also known as “moon city.”//areal.me/best-tropical-cities-to-live-in/imgs/11.jpg
• Mexico City433035Foundation1325Area (km²)1485Population21,804,500Mexico City, the capital of Mexico and the political, economic, and cultural center of the country, is also one of the largest cities in the world. Because Mexico City is located in the middle of the basin area known as the Valley of Mexico, it has the inherent disadvantage of not being able to circulate and diffuse air easily. Traffic congestion is also the city’s most serious urban problem.//areal.me/best-tropical-cities-to-live-in/imgs/12.jpg
• Brasilia244014Foundation1960Area (km²)5802Population3,015,300Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, is located at 1,158 meters above sea level on the Brazilian Plateau in the Federal District and is the fourth largest city in Brazil and the sixth in the entire region. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Brasilia is the largest city in the world built after the 20th century. The city was built between 1956 and 1960 under the urban plan of the new town and is also known for its boldly designed buildings and its fast-growing population. On April 21, 1960, Brazil moved its capital, Rio de Janeiro, to Brasilia in order to speed up the development of Brazil’s inland area.//areal.me/best-tropical-cities-to-live-in/imgs/13.jpg
• Malé522221Foundation1700Area (km²)5.8Population243,000Malé, the capital of the Maldives, is located on the island of Malé in the Malé Coral Atoll in the Indian Ocean and is known as the “world’s smallest capital”. Male' is an important military and transportation hub in the Indian Ocean, and is an important port of anchor from the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf to the Pacific Ocean. Malé is the economic, political, and cultural center of the country, as well as an assembly point for both the state and private sectors.//areal.me/best-tropical-cities-to-live-in/imgs/14.jpg
• Suva122213Foundation1877Area (km²)2048Population178,900Suva, the capital of Fiji and its most vibrant city, is the political, economic, and commercial center of Fiji. Suva became the capital of Fiji in 1882 and has since developed into a major transportation hub of the South Pacific, known as the cultural crossroads of the South Pacific, and an important cultural center of the South Pacific with the establishment of the University of the South Pacific.//areal.me/best-tropical-cities-to-live-in/imgs/15.jpg
• Port Louis321133Foundation1966Area (km²)46.7Population149,700Port Louis, located in the western part of the island of Mauritius in the district of Port Louis, facing the Indian Ocean, is the capital of Mauritius and the largest city and main port of the country. In 1735, the French colonial government established Port Louis as the administrative center of Mauritius and a major supply port for the French fleet after passing around the Cape of Good Hope. Port Louis was named in honor of the King Louis XV of France.//areal.me/best-tropical-cities-to-live-in/imgs/16.jpg