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  2. La Rinconada, Peru - Wikipedia

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    At up to 5,100 m (16,700 ft; 3.2 mi) above sea level, it is the highest permanent settlement in the world. [ 2 ] Between 2001 and 2009, the population was estimated by National Geographic to have increased to 30,000 people from just a small gold prospector camp because the price of gold rose 235% over that period, [ 3 ] although this number has ...

  3. List of highest large cities - Wikipedia

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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).

  4. List of South American cities by elevation - Wikipedia

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    Town / City Country Height (m) Height (ft) Comments 1 La Rinconada Peru: 5101 16728 Highest city in the world, 30 000 inhabitants. [1] 2 Parinacota Chile: 4400 14435 Highest settlement in Chile. 3 Mina Pirquitas Argentina: 4340 14240 Highest settlement in Argentina. 4 Cerro de Pasco Peru: 4330 14232 Highest city of over 50,000 inhabitants ...

  5. Cerro de Pasco - Wikipedia

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    At an elevation of 4,330 metres (14,210 ft), it is one of the highest cities in the world, and with a population of 58,899, it is the highest or the second highest city with over 50,000 inhabitants. The elevation reaches up to 4,380 metres or 14,370 feet in the Yanacancha area.

  6. List of highest towns by country - Wikipedia

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    Peru: La Rinconada: Puno: 5,100 16,728 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 ...

  7. List of highest settlements - Wikipedia

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    It is one of the last overnight stops with lodging on the way to Everest Base camp. 4,870 metres (15,980 ft) Wenquan, Qinghai China [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

  8. List of cities by elevation - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. List of cities in Peru - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of cities in Peru by population. [1] For metropolitan areas see List of metropolitan areas of Peru. List. Position Photo City Region Population 2017 1: