List of highest cities in the world
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- This list is about the highest towns in the world; for a list of highest settlements by country, see List of highest towns by country.
This is an incomplete list of the highest settlements in the world. Only settlements that are permanently occupied all year long and lie at an altitude above 10,000 feet (3,000 meters) are included.
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| 16961 feet (5,169.7 m) | Danga | 161 hab. | |
| 16728 feet (5,098.7 m) | La Rinconada La Rinconada, Peru La Rinconada is a city in the Peruvian Andes located near a gold mine. It is considered to be the highest city in the world.-Geography:The city is located in the Ananea District, San Antonio de Putina Province. It lies at a height of 5,100m above sea level... |
The highest in the World according to National Geographic Magazine National Geographic Magazine National Geographic, formerly the National Geographic Magazine, is the official journal of the National Geographic Society. It published its first issue in 1888, just nine months after the Society itself was founded... (May 2003) |
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| 16549 feet (5,044.1 m) | Kungi La | 149 hab. | |
| 16467 feet (5,019.1 m) | Wenzhuan Wenzhuan Wenzhuan is a city in People's Republic of China. It was founded in 1955 on the Qinghai-Tibet road north of the Tangla mountain range. According to The Guinness Book of World Records, Wenzhuan had the highest elevation of any city - 16,730 feet/5,019 meters above sea level., although National... |
Highest city in the world according to The Guinness Book of World Records. | |
| 16230 feet (4,946.9 m) | Tanze | 183 hab | |
| 15393 feet (4,691.8 m) | Colquechaca Colquechaca Colquechaca is a small town in Bolivia. In 2009 it has an estimated population of 1753. It is the highest city in Bolivia-References:... |
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| 15285 feet (4,658.9 m) | Ukdungle Ukdungle Ukdungle is a small settlement in Leh District, Jammu and Kashmir in northern India near the border with Tibet. It lies only 22.7 miles south-west of Dêmqog, Ngari Prefecture in western Tibet. Hanle Observatory and Demchok village on LAC are close by. It is the highest city in India-External links:*... |
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| 15075 feet (4,594.9 m) | Korzok | Korzok Monastery Korzok Monastery Korzok, also known as Karzok or Kurzok, is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery belonging to the Drukpa Lineage and ancient village on the western bank of Tsomoriri Lake in Leh District, Ladakh, India. Korzok, situated at , houses a Shakyamuni Buddha and other statues. It is home to about 35 monks.In the... |
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| 15049 feet (4,586.9 m) | Komic | 11th Century Buddhist Monastery | |
| 15049 feet (4,586.9 m) | Tanggulashan | ||
| 15000 feet (4,572 m) | Pagri Pagri Pagri or Phari is a town in Yadong County in the Tibet Autonomous Region , China, near the border with Bhutan. Population 2121... |
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| 14986 feet (4,567.7 m) | Kurgiakh | ||
| 14986 feet (4,567.7 m) | Takh | ||
| 14947 feet (4,555.8 m) | Yelchang | ||
| 14921 feet (4,547.9 m) | Niagsu | ||
| 14908 feet (4,544 m) | Olaroz Chico Olaroz Chico Olaroz Chico is a rural municipality and village in Jujuy Province in Argentina.-References:... |
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| 14986 feet (4,567.7 m) | Kushol | ||
| 14764 feet (4,500.1 m) | Hanle Hanle Hanle can mean:* Hanle , located in eastern Indian Ladakh, near the Chinese border** The Indian Astronomical Observatory, adjacent to Hanle village, location of the highest major astronomical telescopes in the world and colloquially known as Hanle** Hanle Valley, valley containing Hanle village,... |
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| 14435 feet (4,399.8 m) | Parinacota Parinacota, Chile Parinacota is a small Chilean hamlet in Putre, Parinacota Province, Arica and Parinacota Region.-Location:It is situated on the highlands at a height of 4,400 m in Lauca National Park near the small town of Putre and had 29 inhabitants as of 2002.-Church:The church was built in the 17th century in... |
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| 14370 feet (4,380 m) | Cerro de Pasco Cerro de Pasco Cerro de Pasco is a city in central Peru. It is the capital of the Pasco region, and an important mining center. It is connected by road and by rail to the city of Lima.- Overview :... |
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| 14268 feet (4,348.9 m) | Achirik | ||
| 14140 feet (4,309.9 m) | Hankar | ||
| 14038 feet (4,278.8 m) | Ating | ||
| 14015 feet (4,271.8 m) | Khuldo | ||
| 14012 feet (4,270.9 m) | Mina Pirquitas Mina Pirquitas Mina Pirquitas is a town and municipality in Jujuy Province in Argentina.-References:... |
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| 13865 feet (4,226.1 m) | Demchok Demchok Demchok or "New Demchok" is a small village and military emcampment in the Indian-administered part of the disputed Demchok sector south of Aksai Chin, in the Ladakh district of India. The Line of Actual Control passes along the southeast side of the village, following a wadi just upstream from... / Dêmqog Dêmqog Dêmqog may refer to:*Dêmqog, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet*Dêmqog, Nyingchi Prefecture, Tibet... |
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| 13651 feet (4,160.8 m) | Mina Providencia Mina Providencia Mina Providencia is a rural municipality and village in Jujuy Province in Argentina.-References:... |
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| 13615 feet (4,149.9 m) | El Alto El Alto At one time merely a suburb of adjacent La Paz, Bolivia, on the Altiplano highlands, the city of El Alto is today one of Bolivia's largest and fastest-growing urban centers. As of the 2001 census, the population was 649,958. In 2010, the population may be nearly 900,000, or more. The city contains... |
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| 13500 feet (4,114.8 m) | Durbuk Durbuk Durbuk is a village that falls under the Ladhak region of Jammu and Kashmir state in India.Also called as Durbuk Laga, this village is located at an altitude of 13,500 feet above sea level... |
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| 13467 feet (4,104.7 m) | Ampultun | ||
| 13420 feet (4,090.4 m) | Potosí | ||
| 13300 feet (4,053.8 m) | Nyoma Nyoma Nyoma Rap or Nyama is a town in Leh District, Jammu and Kashmir in northern India. There is an Advanced Landing Ground of Indian Airforce, which is proposed to be reactivated. An AN 32 landed in this airfield after which it was opened in 18 September 2009. Nearby towns are Mahe and Rupshu, the... |
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| 13231 feet (4,032.8 m) | Catua Catua Catua is a rural municipality and village in Jujuy Province in Argentina.-References:... |
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| 13215 feet (4,027.9 m) | Coranzuli Coranzuli Coranzuli is a rural municipality and village in Jujuy Province in Argentina.-References:... |
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| 13153 feet (4,009 m) | Olacapato Olacapato Olacapato is a village and rural municipality in Salta Province in northwestern Argentina.Olacapato, one of the highest towns in Argentina , may be found on the routes of the Railroad General Manuel Belgrano of the branch of the Train of the clouds, next to national route Nº 51, to 2.5 km to the... |
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| 13116 feet (3,997.8 m) | Santa Ana Santa Ana (Rinconada) Santa Ana is a town and municipality in Jujuy Province in Argentina.... |
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| 13083 feet (3,987.7 m) | Baltistan Baltistan Baltistan , also known as بلتیول བལིུལ་ in the Balti language, is a region in northern Pakistan which forms Gilgit-Baltistan, bordering the Xinjiang Autonomous Region of China. In addition, a part of Baltistan also falls into Jammu and Kashmir of India. It is situated in the Karakoram mountains... |
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| 13047 feet (3,976.7 m) | Amarnath Amarnath Located in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir and situated on Mount Amarnath, the Amarnath caves are one of the most famous shrines in Hinduism. Dedicated to the god Shiva, the shrine is said to be over 5,000 years old... |
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| 13001 feet (3,962.7 m) | Dolpa | ||
| 12782 feet (3,896 m) | Susques Susques Susques is a rural municipality and village in Jujuy Province in Argentina.-References:... |
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| 12723 feet (3,878 m) | Putina | ||
| 12634 feet (3,850.8 m) | Rinconada | ||
| 12630 feet (3,849.6 m) | Laya Laya, Bhutan Laya, Bhutan is a town in Laya Gewog in Gasa District in northwestern Bhutan. It is inhabited by the indegenous Layap people.... |
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| 12621 feet (3,846.9 m) | Huarina Huarina Huarina is a location in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It is the seat of the Huarina Municipality, one of the four municipalities of the Omasuyos Province.-External links:* – Official site... |
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| 12549 feet (3,824.9 m) | Juliaca Juliaca Juliaca is San Roman's capital city in Puno Region, which is situated in southeastern Peru. It is the region's largest city with a population of 225,146 inhabitants , on the Altiplano, Juliaca above sea level, is located in the Collao Plateau and it is northwest of Lake Titicaca... |
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| 12531 feet (3,819.4 m) | Puno Puno Puno is a city in southeastern Peru, located on the shore of Lake Titicaca. It is the capital city of the Puno Region and the Puno Province with a population of approximately 100,000. The city was established in 1668 by viceroy Pedro Antonio Fernández de Castro as capital of the province of... |
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| 12385 feet (3,774.9 m) | San Antonio de los Cobres San Antonio de los Cobres San Antonio de los Cobres is a small town of population 4,274 in northwestern Argentina. It is the capital of the Los Andes Department of the Salta Province.... |
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| 12313 feet (3,753 m) | Badrinath | ||
| 12287 feet (3,745.1 m) | La Oroya La Oroya La Oroya is a city of about 33,000 people on the River Mantaro in central Peru. It is situated on the Altiplano some 176 km east-north-east of the national capital, Lima, and is capital of the Yauli Province... |
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| 12159 feet (3,706.1 m) | Oruro Oruro, Bolivia Oruro is a city in Bolivia with a population of 235,393 , located about equidistant between La Paz and Sucre at approximately 3710 meters above sea level. It is the capital of the department of Oruro.... |
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| 12140 feet (3,700.3 m) | Gyêgu | ||
| 12096 feet (3,686.9 m) | El Cóndor El Cóndor (Jujuy) El Cóndor is a town and municipality in Jujuy Province in Argentina.-References:... |
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| 12086 feet (3,683.8 m) | Lagunillas del Farallón Lagunillas del Farallón Lagunillas del Farallón is a rural municipality and village in Jujuy Province in Argentina.-References:... |
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| 12041 feet (3,670.1 m) | Uyuni Uyuni Uyuni is a city in the southwest of Bolivia. It primarily serves as a gateway for tourists visiting the world's largest salt flats, the nearby Salar de Uyuni.-Origin:... |
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| 12037 feet (3,668.9 m) | Padum Padum Padum is the largest town and administrative centre of Zanskar tehsil of Kargil district in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is 240 km away from Kargil.-Description:... |
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| 12002 feet (3,658.2 m) | Lhasa | ||
| 11998 feet (3,657 m) | Rangdum Rangdum Rangdum is in a valley situated 3,657 m above the sea level, in an isolated region of the Suru valley in the Ladakh region in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in Northern India. On one side are the colorful hills while on the other side are rocky mountains and glaciers, notably Drang-drung.Rangdum... |
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| 11975 feet (3,650 m) | Murghab Murghab, Tajikistan Murghab is the capital of Murghob District in the Pamir Mountains of Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, Tajikistan. With a population 4,000, Murghab is about the only significant town the eastern half of Gorno-Badakhshan... |
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| 11958 feet (3,644.8 m) | Cangrejillos Cangrejillos Cangrejillos is a rural municipality and village in Jujuy Province in Argentina.-References:... |
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| 11942 feet (3,639.9 m) | La Paz | ||
| 11919 feet (3,632.9 m) | Raíces |  Mexico |
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| 11830 feet (3,605.8 m) | Pumahuasi Pumahuasi Pumahuasi is a rural municipality and village in Jujuy Province in Argentina.-References:... |
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| 11535 feet (3,515.9 m) | Yavi Yavi Yavi is a rural municipality and village in Jujuy Province in Argentina.-References:... |
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| 11502 feet (3,505.8 m) | Apartaderos Apartaderos Apartaderos is a small Andean town in Mérida State, Venezuela.Located at an altitude of 3,505 metres , it is the highest town in Venezuela, surrounded by páramo vegetation, the town has tourism facilities such as restaurants, gift shops and small hotels. In addition to tourism the main activities... |
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| 11500 feet (3,505.2 m) | Leh | ||
| 11483 feet (3,500 m) | Putre Putre Putre is a Chilean town and commune, capital of the Parinacota Province in the Arica-Parinacota Region. It is located east of Arica, at an altitude of... |
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| 11483 feet (3,500 m) | Mizma |  Ethiopia |
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| 11482 feet (3,499.7 m) | Namache Bazaar |  Nepal |
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| 11430 feet (3,483.9 m) | Abra Pampa Abra Pampa Abra Pampa is a town and municipality in Jujuy Province in Argentina., and is the capital of the Department of Cochinoca.-References:... |
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| 11293 feet (3,442.1 m) | La Quiaca La Quiaca La Quiaca is a small city in the north of the , on the southern bank of the La Quiaca River, opposite the town of Villazón, Bolivia. It lies at the end of National Route 9, from San Salvador de Jujuy , and at an altitude of above mean sea level.La Quiaca has 14,751 inhabitants as per the... |
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| 10827 feet (3,300.1 m) | Papallacta Papallacta Papallacta is a small village in Ecuador located at an altitude of 3,300 m in the Andes just off the Eastern Cordilleras on the road from Quito which leads into the Amazon jungle. The scenic drive from Quito to Papallacta passes through several towns and small villages before ascending to a peak of... |
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| 10800 feet (3,291.8 m) | Cuzco | ||
| 10777 feet (3,284.8 m) | Guachucal Guachucal -See also:*List of highest towns by country... |
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| 10760 feet (3,279.6 m) | Dras Dras Dras is a town in the Kargil District of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is often called 'The Gateway to Ladakh'. The town shot into prominence in the summer of 1999 following Pakistani-backed incursions into Jammu and Kashmir... |
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| 10578 feet (3,224.2 m) | Alma Alma, Colorado The historic Town of Alma is a Statutory Town located in Park County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 179 at the U.S. Census 2000.... |
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| 10565 feet (3,220.2 m) | Glade Park Gateway | ||
| 10449 feet (3,184.9 m) | Shimshal Shimshal Shimshal شمشال is a beautiful village located in Gojal, Hunza-Nagar District, in the Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan formerly known as Northern Areas of Pakistan. It lies at an altitude of 3,200 m above sea level, and is the highest settlement in Hunza Valley of Pakistan... |
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| 10449 feet (3,184.9 m) | Ixchiguán Ixchiguan Ixchiguan is a municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala. It was established as municipality on 9th of August 1933. The economy is based on temporary work force on the coffee plantations, respectively on a male migrating work force in Mexico.... |
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| 10335 feet (3,150.1 m) | Montezuma Montezuma, Colorado The Town of Montezuma is a Statutory Town located in eastern Summit County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 42 at U.S. Census 2000. The town is a former mining camp that sits at an elevation of , just west of the Continental Divide, nestled among mountains that reach an elevation... |
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| 10301 feet (3,139.7 m) | San Rafael de Mucuchíes | ||
| 10170 feet (3,099.8 m) | Villa Mills |  Costa Rica |
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| 10152 feet (3,094.3 m) | Leadville Leadville, Colorado Leadville is a Statutory City that is the county seat of, and the only municipality in, Lake County, Colorado, United States. Situated at an elevation of , Leadville is the highest incorporated city and the second highest incorporated municipality in the United States... |
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| 10020 feet (3,054.1 m) | Blue River Blue River, Colorado Blue River is a statutory town in Summit County, Colorado, United States. The population was 685 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Blue River is located at .... |
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| 10013 feet (3,052 m) | Huancayo Huancayo Huancayo with a rock') is the capital of the Junín Region, in the central highlands of Peru. It is located in Junín Province, of which it is also capital. Situated near the Mantaro Valley at an altitude of 3,271 meters, it has a population of 377,000 and is the fifth most populous city of the... |
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| 10006 feet (3,049.8 m) | Huaraz Huaraz Huaraz is a city in Peru. It is the capital of the Departmento de Ancash and the seat of government of the Provincia de Huaraz . The urban agglomerations population is distributed over the districts of Huaraz and Independencia. It was estimated in 2007 to exceed 120,000... |
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| 10006 feet (3,049.8 m) | Mucuchíes Mucuchíes Mucuchíes is a town in the Rangel Municipality of Mérida state, Venezuela. It is at an altitude of 2,983 meters and has a cool climate, with an average temperature of 11° C. Patron saint festivities are held during the month of December, with their patron saints St. Lucia and St. Benedict the... |
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| 10000 feet (3,048 m) | Hushe Hushe Hushe is the last village of the Ghangche District of northern Pakistan. It is the highest village in the once extremely remote and impoverished valley. Hushe men began working as cooks and porters for expeditions in the 1960s. Reinhold Messner's cook Rozi Ali, is from Hushe... |
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