What is the largest city or town by population that does not have electricity?
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I have a unique view of the West Bank in Israel since I spent a year there just prior to the first uprising in the late 80's. There wasn't a wall up yet. One thing I noticed was that every Palestinian village or town that wasn't part of a city (there weren't many) didn't have electricity. There was the capability for sure. There were also poles erected up on the main roads where wires were strung... they just didn't go to the Palestinian areas. The village of Suffa where I stayed had hundreds of people living throughout the hillside, and that was almost 20 years ago. I'm sure there are more there today.
Of course the Kibbutz down the road had all the electricity and other amenities they needed, the government was making an obvious statement by not giving utilities to the Palestinians. I don't think much has changed over there now. If anything... it's most likely worse. The family I stayed with had a generator that we ran for a few hours every evening. If we missed the weekly 'gas man', we had to walk a few miles to get a few gallons and carry it back on our shoulders.
The current population of the West Bank is 2.5 million and I bet at least close to a million are surviving without electricity... but they are not in one consolidated town. I won't even mention the 1.6 million in the Gaza Strip. Of course there is no way to find an exact number. I'm sure the Israeli government doesn't care to list this information.
Gaza Facts states that there are 1 million people, including over half of them children, that are without running water or power. http://hcjpp.org/pdf/gaza_facts.pdf
Would a town count if it was a refugee camp? Djabal is one of the biggest camps in the Darfur area and has a population of 17,535 people. I'm sure there are plenty of generators, but with these camps, there is no central electricity available.
I know there is not a 'largest city or town' that I can list, but I just wanted to bring some light on the dark subject of political refugees that suffer through the hands of war.
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I don't know that you'll find a city that's very large that is completely off the grid, but this article came up with many that are at least partly so. I don't know that there is a head-count for such a thing in these cities. I've used Wikipedia, a fast, easy and for this, factually reliable source to check the population for each. I've included metropolitan populations when available, because the further out of an urban area, the more room you might have for a solar or wind farm, so they're worth mentioning--see my hometown example pictured below.)
"These metropolises aren't literally the greenest places on earth -- they're not necessarily dense with foliage, for one, and some still have a long way to go down the path to sustainability. But all of the cities on this list deserve recognition for making impressive strides toward eco-friendliness, helping their many millions of residents live better, greener lives. If your favorite green city didn't make the list, tell us why it deserves recognition in the comments section at the bottom of the page."
Reykjavik, Iceland (Metro area pop. 2008 - 201,847)
Interesting note in Wikipedia: "Abundant water and volcanic activity in Iceland have provided Reykjavík with a unique opportunity. Most houses in Reykjavík use the geothermal heating system. It is the largest system of this kind in the world."
Portland, Oregon, U.S.(Metro area pop. 2,217,325)
Curitiba, Brazil (Metro pop. 3.168.980)
Malmö, Sweden (Metro pop. 635,224)
Vancouver, Canada (Metro pop. 2,116,581 )
Copenhagen, Denmark (Metro pop. 1,901,789)
London, England (Metro pop 12,300,000 to 13,945,000)
San Francisco, California, U.S. (Metro pop. 4,203,898)
Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador (Pop. 19,703)
Sydney, Australia (Pop. 4,504,469)
Barcelona, Spain (Metro pop. 5,000,000)
Bogotá, Colombia (Metro pop. 9,600,000)
Bangkok, Thailand (Metro pop. 11,971,000)
Kampala, Uganda (Pop. 1,420,200)
Austin, Texas, U.S.(Metro pop. 1,769,952)
Runners-Up
Chicago, Illinois, U.S. (Metro pop.9,785,747)
Freiburg, Germany (Pop. 221,924 )
Seattle, Washington, U.S.(Metro pop.3,407,848)
Quebec City, Canada (Metro pop. 715,515)
I want to give props to Alberici, a design & construction firm just two miles from me here, slightly outside Saint Louis, Missouri.(Metro pop. me and 2,828,989 of my closest friends and family). Check out their office and windmill--you can't miss them.
Read more about their incredible-looking HQ here:
http://alberici.com/index.cfm/Projects/Alberici%20Corporate%20Headquarters
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Reykjavik has plenty of electricity, in fact the whole country does. It is from geothermal and hydroelectric plants; but, it is still electricity!
http://www.nat.is/travelguideeng/plofin_rafmagsveitan.htm
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I am not sure if blackouts and brownouts would count in this question.
http://venezuelanalysis.com/news/3403
You are not answering the question, apparently deliberately. Many millions of people who do not live in towns have no electricity, and many small towns and other areas use local generators.