Map design advice

Hey, I am making a prison/citizen game. I plan to include jobs, robberies, a prison, a city, some rural areas, and some forested areas. I also may do some map expansion in the future.
My predicament is where I should place the key map features. The map is very crucial to a game’s design and enjoyability and I want advice on where I should place the rest of the things on this map.
Here is what i have so far:


The most important structure is the city and I am wondering where I should place the city on this map.

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Two things that I’ve tried before.

Exactly what I’ve thought, bad idea, not original enough.
Good luck anyways.

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