This list of the highest cities in the world includes only cities with a population greater than 100,000 inhabitants and an average height above sea level over 2,000 metres (6,600 ft).
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Average Height | Town / City | Country | Population | Est. Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
4,150 m (13,615 ft) | El Alto | ![]() | 1,184,942 | 2014 |
4,090 m (13,419 ft) | Potosí | ![]() | 170,000 | 2007[1] |
3,836 m (12,585 ft) | Shigatse | ![]() | 117,000 | 2013[2] |
3,825 m (12,549 ft) | Juliaca | ![]() | 225,146 | 2007[3] |
3,819 m (12,530 ft) | Puno | ![]() | 120,229 | 2007[3] |
3,706 m (12,159 ft) | Oruro | ![]() | 250,700 | 2011 |
3,658 m (12,001 ft) | Lhasa | ![]() | 373,000 | 2009 |
3,640 m (11,942 ft) | La Paz | ![]() | 845,480 | 2010 |
3,399 m (11,152 ft) | Cusco | ![]() | 358,052 | 2011 |
3,160 m (10,367 ft) | Shangri-La City | ![]() | 186,412 | 2020 |
3,052 m (10,013 ft) | Huancayo | ![]() | 425,000 | 2012[4] |
3,050 m (10,007 ft) | Huaraz | ![]() | 135,000 | 2011[4] |
2,899 m (9,511 ft) | Tulcán | ![]() | 103,100 | 2012 |
2,898 m (9,508 ft) | Ipiales | ![]() | 116,136 | 2018[5] |
2,850 m (9,350 ft) | Quito | ![]() | 2,239,191 | 2010 |
2,840 m (9,318 ft) | Debre Berhan | ![]() | 160,408 | 2012 |
2,820 m (9,252 ft) | Tunja | ![]() | 172,548 | 2018[6] |
2,809 m (9,216 ft) | Golmud | ![]() | 205,700 | 2011 |
2,790 m (9,154 ft) | Sucre | ![]() | 300,000 | 2007 |
2,764 m (9,068 ft) | Riobamba | ![]() | 161,788 | 2010 |
2,746 m (9,009 ft) | Ayacucho | ![]() | 151,019 | 2011 |
2,720 m (8,924 ft) | Cajamarca | ![]() | 283,767 | 2011 |
2,719 m (8,921 ft) | Sacaba | ![]() | 127,700 | 2006 |
2,663 m (8,737 ft) | Toluca de Lerdo | ![]() | 910,608 | 2020[7] |
2,652 m (8,701 ft) | Zipaquirá | ![]() | 130,537 | 2018[8] |
2,620 m (8,596 ft) | Bogotá | ![]() | 7,412,566 | 2018[9] |
2,610 m (8,563 ft) | Metepec | ![]() | 242,307 | 2020 |
2,600 m (8,530 ft) | Chía | ![]() | 132,181 | 2018[10] |
2,586 m (8,484 ft) | Facatativá | ![]() | 139,441 | 2018[11] |
2,570 m (8,432 ft) | Cochabamba | ![]() | 618,376 | 2010 |
2,569 m (8,428 ft) | Sogamoso | ![]() | 127,235 | 2010[12] |
2,565 m (8,415 ft) | Soacha | ![]() | 660,179 | 2018[13] |
2,560 m (8,399 ft) | Kangding | ![]() | 100,000 | 2011 |
2,550 m (8,366 ft) | Bamyan | ![]() | 100,000 | 2014 |
2,550 m (8,366 ft) | Cuenca | ![]() | 331,888 | 2010[14] |
2,530 m (8,301 ft) | Duitama | ![]() | 122,436 | 2018[15] |
2,527 m (8,291 ft) | San Juan de Pasto | ![]() | 392,930 | 2018[16] |
2,500 m (8,202 ft) | Addis Ababa | ![]() | 2,738,248 | 2005 |
2,500 m (8,202 ft) | Ambato | ![]() | 178,538 | 2010[14] |
2,500 m (8,202 ft) | Lerma | ![]() | 170,327 | 2020 |
2,496 m (8,189 ft) | Zacatecas | ![]() | 149,607 | 2020 |
2,495 m (8,186 ft) | Totonicapán | ![]() | 103,952 | 2018 |
2,470 m (8,104 ft) | Dessie | ![]() | 169,104 | 2005 |
2,400 m (7,874 ft) | Pachuca de Soto | ![]() | 314,331 | 2020 |
2,400 m (7,874 ft) | Chimalhuacán | ![]() | 525,389 | 2010 |
2,400 m (7,874 ft) | Atizapán de Zaragoza | ![]() | 523,674 | 2020 |
2,400 m (7,874 ft) | Dhamar | ![]() | 118,400 | 2003 |
2,400 m (7,874 ft) | Lijiang | ![]() | 288,787 | 2021 |
2,350 m (7,710 ft) | Sana'a | ![]() | 2,431,649 | 2010 |
2,335 m (7,661 ft) | Arequipa | ![]() | 836,859 | 2005 |
2,329 m (7,641 ft) | Quetzaltenango | ![]() | 180,706 | 2018 |
2,325 m (7,628 ft) | Asmara | ![]() | 649,000 | 2009 |
2,320 m (7,612 ft) | Thimphu | ![]() | 114,551 | 2017 |
2,300 m (7,546 ft) | Eldoret | ![]() | 289,380 | 2009 |
2,275 m (7,464 ft) | Xining | ![]() | 1,954,795 | 2020 |
2,270 m (7,448 ft) | Abha | ![]() | 1,093,705 | 2021 |
2,260 m (7,415 ft) | Calama | ![]() | 126,135 | 2002[17] |
2,260 m (7,415 ft) | Cuautitlán Izcalli | ![]() | 555,163 | 2020 |
2,254 m (7,395 ft) | Mekele | ![]() | 201,528 | 2005 |
2,250 m (7,382 ft) | Ecatepec de Morelos | ![]() | 1,645,352 | 2020 |
2,250 m (7,382 ft) | Los Reyes Acaquilpan | ![]() | 304,088 | 2020 |
2,250 m (7,382 ft) | Cuautitlán, State of Mexico | ![]() | 178,847 | 2020 |
2,247 m (7,372 ft) | Texcoco | ![]() | 277,562 | 2020 |
2,240 m (7,349 ft) | Mexico City | ![]() | 9,209,944 | 2020 |
2,238 m (7,343 ft) | Tlalnepantla de Baz | ![]() | 672,202 | 2020 |
2,220 m (7,283 ft) | Ibarra | ![]() | 139,721 | 2010 |
2,220 m (7,283 ft) | Nezahualcóyotl | ![]() | 1,072,676 | 2020 |
2,219 m (7,280 ft) | Ghazni | ![]() | 157,277 | 2007 |
2,205 m (7,234 ft) | Shimla | ![]() | 171,817 | 2011 |
2,200 m (7,218 ft) | Valle de Chalco Solidaridad | ![]() | 384,327 | 2020 |
2,200 m (7,218 ft) | San Cristóbal de las Casas | ![]() | 158,027 | 2010 |
2,194 m (7,198 ft) | Santa Fe | ![]() | 144,217 | 2010[18] |
2,180 m (7,152 ft) | Tulancingo de Bravo | ![]() | 168,369 | 2020 |
2,150 m (7,054 ft) | Manizales | ![]() | 434,403 | 2018[19] |
2,147 m (7,044 ft) | Puebla de Zaragoza | ![]() | 1,542,232 | 2020 |
2,125 m (6,972 ft) | Rionegro | ![]() | 135,465 | 2018[20] |
2,120 m (6,955 ft) | Tizayuca | ![]() | 168,302 | 2020 |
2,106 m (6,910 ft) | Flagstaff | ![]() | 145,101 | 2020 |
2,070 m (6,791 ft) | Shahr-e Kord | ![]() | 190,441 | 2016 |
2,060 m (6,759 ft) | Loja | ![]() | 180,617 | 2010[14] |
2,000 m (6,562 ft) | Kunming | ![]() | 8,460,088 | 2020 |
2,000 m (6,562 ft) | Dali City | ![]() | 652,700 | 2020 |
See also
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