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## Bladeburner.getCityCommunities() method
Get number of communities in a city.
Signature:
```typescript
getCityCommunities(city: CityName | `${CityName}`): number;
```
## Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| city | [CityName](./bitburner.cityname.md) \| \`${[CityName](./bitburner.cityname.md)}\` | Name of city. Case-sensitive |
Returns:
number
Number of Synthoids communities in the specified city.
## Remarks
RAM cost: 4 GB
Returns the estimated number of Synthoid communities in the specified city, or -1 if an invalid city was specified.