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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).
1. La Paz, Bolivia – 3,869m. The cityscape of La Paz, Bolivia. Officially referred to as Nuestra Senora de La Paz, the city of La Paz - Bolivia's legislative and executive capital, situated at an elevation of 3,869m above sea level in west-central South America, is the highest city in the world.
The countries with the most high cities were China and Mexico, with eight each. China specifically had the most high metropolises in Asia, and many of the world’s highest settlements, though most of its major cities lie outside the Tibetan and Mongolian Plateaus.
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.
This is an incomplete list of the highest settlements in the world. Only settlements that are permanently occupied all year long with a significant population and lying at least partially above an elevation of 3,500 metres (12,140 feet) are included.
The World's Highest City. The highest, most notable true "city" is the mining town of La Rinconada, Peru. The community sits high in the Andes at an elevation of 16,700 feet (5100 meters) above sea level and is home to a gold rush population of somewhere around 30,000 to 50,000 people.
Soar to new heights, from Bolivia’s Altiplano capital of La Paz to Cusco’s cobblestoned streets, in this list of some of the world’s highest cities.
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 highest European metropolis is Sofia at almost 600 meters (2,000 feet) while the United States' highest cities with a million inhabitants is Denver at 1,600 meters (5,280 feet).
The highest city in the world with a population of more than one million is La Paz. The Capital of Bolivia sits 3,869 meters above sea level, and is more than 1,000 meters higher than the...