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El Alto in Bolivia is the highest-altitude city in the world. 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).
The following is a list of the world's major cities (either capitals, more than one million inhabitants or an elevation of over 1,000 m [3,300 ft]) by elevation.In addition, the country, continental region, latitude and longitude are shown for all cities listed.
The highest in the world according to National Geographic magazine (May 2003); [1] pop. 30,000. Barrio Rit’ipata, consisting of miners' shacks, is above it. [2] 2 China: Tuiwa: Tibet Autonomous Region: 5,070 16,634 Described as the "highest administrative village in the world" by sources such as China Daily. [3] 3 Bolivia: Santa Barbara ...
The Chinese municipality of Chongqing, which is the largest city proper in the world by population, comprises a huge administrative area of 82,403 km 2, around the size of Austria. However, more than 70% of its 30-million population are agricultural workers living in a rural setting .
New York, at No.6, is the only American city in the top 10. Los Angeles, at No.18, is the next highest. New York takes the top spot in the category for tourism performance, with high demand both ...
Higher elevations typically have social, economic, and architectural effects on cities, in particular colder temperatures in winter. Low elevation cities are often seaports or are close to the sea. The first country on the main list, Bolivia , is a country with multiple capitals ; La Paz is the seat of the government while Sucre is the ...
The ranking of the world’s most liveable cities for 2024 has just been released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), and a European city has come out on top.
[4] This small settlement is the highest "city" in the world according to The Guinness Book of World Records. [5] Highest in the Eastern and Northern Hemisphere. 4,770 metres (15,650 ft) Santa Bárbara, Bolivia Bolivia: Miners' village 4,735 metres (15,535 ft) Lungring, Tibet Autonomous Region China