List of highest large cities
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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). For other settlements, see List of highest cities in the world or List of highest towns by country.
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 |
3,052 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 | ![]() |
123,341 | 2010[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 | ![]() |
171,082 | 2010[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 | ![]() |
112,069 | 2010[8] |
2,620 m (8,596 ft) | Bogotá | ![]() |
8,080,734 | 2005[9] |
2,610 m (8,563 ft) | Metepec | ![]() |
242,307 | 2020 |
2,600 m (8,530 ft) | Chía | ![]() |
111,998 | 2010[10] |
2,586 m (8,484 ft) | Facatativá | ![]() |
119,849 | 2005[11] |
2,570 m (8,432 ft) | Cochabamba | ![]() |
618,376 | 2010 |
2,569 m (8,428 ft) | Sogamoso | ![]() |
115,564 | 2010[12] |
2,565 m (8,415 ft) | Soacha | ![]() |
455,992 | 2010[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 | ![]() |
110,418 | 2010[15] |
2,527 m (8,291 ft) | San Juan de Pasto | ![]() |
411,706 | 2010[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 | ![]() |
134,373 | 2012 |
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 |
2,350 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 | ![]() |
661,375 | 2011 |
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 | ![]() |
1,198,304 | 2010 |
2,270 m (7,448 ft) | Abha | ![]() |
781,206 | 2010 |
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 | ![]() |
388,525 | 2010[19] |
2,147 m (7,044 ft) | Puebla de Zaragoza | ![]() |
1,542,232 | 2020 |
2,125 m (6,972 ft) | Rionegro | ![]() |
110,329 | 2010[20] |
2,120 m (6,955 ft) | Tizayuca | ![]() |
168,302 | 2020 |
2,070 m (6,791 ft) | Shahr-e Kord | ![]() |
148,464 | 2006 |
2,060 m (6,759 ft) | Loja | ![]() |
180,617 | 2010[14] |
See also[]
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