The Six Most Lonely Cities in the World
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VIVA – Usually, the city consists of thousands to hundreds of millions of people. However, this is different with these cities, which are only inhabited by one person. Therefore, these cities are called the most lonely cities in the world.
Because of various reasons such as places in this city are often hit by natural disasters and can also be very dangerous if inhabited by many people.
Well, here are the most lonely cities in the world with only one person.
1. Jordan River, Canada
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The Jordan River in Canada has a very beautiful scenery. Unfortunately, this city is near the Jordan River and usually experiences disasters such as earthquakes and floods. As a result, many people left the city.
Even so, there is still a resident who lives in the place, Hugh Pite. He refused to move. Even though he was warned about the dangers of living in the city, he still said that he would never leave there.
2. Cass, New Zealand
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Barie Drummond is the only person who wants to stay and live in Cass City, New Zealand. At first, he was only offered a job at Cass and didn't think that he would stay there even though he was the only resident in town.
3. Monowi, Nebraska
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Monowi in Nebraska, United States is only inhabited by Elsie Eiler. Before that, the small town had a population of two people, namely Eiler's husband, Rudy. However, Rudy is known to have died since 2004.
4. Buford, Wyoming
Buford, Wyoming in the United States is located at an altitude of 8,000 feet or 2,400 m. Sammons being the only one person here. He moved to Buford in 1980 with his wife and son. In 1992, he bought the city.
However, his wife died in 1995 and his son moved to another city around 2007, making him the only resident in Buford. The city was then sold to the Vietnamese, and later named the city as PhinDeli Town Buford.
5. Villa Epecuén, Argentina
A building called Villa Epecuen in Argentina is a tourist village along the coast of Lago Epecuen, a Salt Lake about 600 kilometers southwest of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
In the 1970s, the city's population peaked at over 5 thousand people. In his time, there were 300 businesses growing there.
However, in 1985 most of the water broke through the dam and inundated most of the world's quietest city. Then, in 1993 floods again inundated the city to a height of 10 meters.
6. Tomioka, Japan
Tomioka, Jepang.
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The city of Tamioka in Japan is known as a lonely city due to the earthquake and tsunami in 2011. Because of this natural disaster, the nuclear power plant in the vicinity of the city was destroyed and resulted in high levels of nuclear contamination, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people.
Naoto Matsumura is the only person inhabiting the city. He lived without running water or electricity. He’s known to have fled with thousands of others. However, he returned to tend the land, the abandoned animals, and the local cemetery.
