For other settlements, see List of highest cities in the world and List of highest towns by country.
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).
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (March 2022)
Average Height
Town / City
Country
Population
Est. Year
4,150 m (13,615 ft)
El Alto
Bolivia
1,184,942
2014
4,090 m (13,419 ft)
Potosí
Bolivia
170,000
2007[1]
3,836 m (12,585 ft)
Shigatse
China
117,000
2013[2]
3,825 m (12,549 ft)
Juliaca
Peru
225,146
2007[3]
3,819 m (12,530 ft)
Puno
Peru
120,229
2007[3]
3,706 m (12,159 ft)
Oruro
Bolivia
250,700
2011
3,658 m (12,001 ft)
Lhasa
China
373,000
2009
3,640 m (11,942 ft)
La Paz
Bolivia
845,480
2010
3,399 m (11,152 ft)
Cusco
Peru
358,052
2011
3,160 m (10,367 ft)
Shangri-La City
China
186,412
2020
3,052 m (10,013 ft)
Huancayo
Peru
425,000
2012[4]
3,050 m (10,007 ft)
Huaraz
Peru
135,000
2011[4]
2,899 m (9,511 ft)
Tulcán
Ecuador
103,100
2012
2,898 m (9,508 ft)
Ipiales
Colombia
116,136
2018[5]
2,850 m (9,350 ft)
Quito
Ecuador
2,239,191
2010
2,840 m (9,318 ft)
Debre Berhan
Ethiopia
160,408
2012
2,820 m (9,252 ft)
Tunja
Colombia
172,548
2018[6]
2,809 m (9,216 ft)
Golmud
China
205,700
2011
2,790 m (9,154 ft)
Sucre
Bolivia
300,000
2007
2,764 m (9,068 ft)
Riobamba
Ecuador
161,788
2010
2,746 m (9,009 ft)
Ayacucho
Peru
151,019
2011
2,720 m (8,924 ft)
Cajamarca
Peru
283,767
2011
2,719 m (8,921 ft)
Sacaba
Bolivia
127,700
2006
2,663 m (8,737 ft)
Toluca de Lerdo
Mexico
910,608
2020[7]
2,652 m (8,701 ft)
Zipaquirá
Colombia
130,537
2018[8]
2,620 m (8,596 ft)
Bogotá
Colombia
7,412,566
2018[9]
2,610 m (8,563 ft)
Metepec
Mexico
242,307
2020
2,600 m (8,530 ft)
Chía
Colombia
132,181
2018[10]
2,586 m (8,484 ft)
Facatativá
Colombia
139,441
2018[11]
2,570 m (8,432 ft)
Cochabamba
Bolivia
618,376
2010
2,569 m (8,428 ft)
Sogamoso
Colombia
127,235
2010[12]
2,565 m (8,415 ft)
Soacha
Colombia
660,179
2018[13]
2,560 m (8,399 ft)
Kangding
China
100,000
2011
2,550 m (8,366 ft)
Bamyan
Afghanistan
100,000
2014
2,550 m (8,366 ft)
Cuenca
Ecuador
331,888
2010[14]
2,530 m (8,301 ft)
Duitama
Colombia
122,436
2018[15]
2,527 m (8,291 ft)
San Juan de Pasto
Colombia
392,930
2018[16]
2,500 m (8,202 ft)
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
2,738,248
2005
2,500 m (8,202 ft)
Ambato
Ecuador
178,538
2010[14]
2,500 m (8,202 ft)
Lerma
Mexico
170,327
2020
2,496 m (8,189 ft)
Zacatecas
Mexico
149,607
2020
2,495 m (8,186 ft)
Totonicapán
Guatemala
103,952
2018
2,470 m (8,104 ft)
Dessie
Ethiopia
169,104
2005
2,400 m (7,874 ft)
Pachuca de Soto
Mexico
314,331
2020
2,400 m (7,874 ft)
Chimalhuacán
Mexico
525,389
2010
2,400 m (7,874 ft)
Atizapán de Zaragoza
Mexico
523,674
2020
2,400 m (7,874 ft)
Dhamar
Yemen
118,400
2003
2,400 m (7,874 ft)
Lijiang
China
288,787
2021
2,350 m (7,710 ft)
Sana'a
Yemen
2,431,649
2010
2,335 m (7,661 ft)
Arequipa
Peru
836,859
2005
2,329 m (7,641 ft)
Quetzaltenango
Guatemala
180,706
2018
2,325 m (7,628 ft)
Asmara
Eritrea
649,000
2009
2,320 m (7,612 ft)
Thimphu
Bhutan
114,551
2017
2,300 m (7,546 ft)
Eldoret
Kenya
289,380
2009
2,275 m (7,464 ft)
Xining
China
1,954,795
2020
2,270 m (7,448 ft)
Abha
Saudi Arabia
1,093,705
2021
2,260 m (7,415 ft)
Calama
Chile
126,135
2002[17]
2,260 m (7,415 ft)
Cuautitlán Izcalli
Mexico
555,163
2020
2,254 m (7,395 ft)
Mekele
Ethiopia
201,528
2005
2,250 m (7,382 ft)
Ecatepec de Morelos
Mexico
1,645,352
2020
2,250 m (7,382 ft)
Los Reyes Acaquilpan
Mexico
304,088
2020
2,250 m (7,382 ft)
Cuautitlán, State of Mexico
Mexico
178,847
2020
2,247 m (7,372 ft)
Texcoco
Mexico
277,562
2020
2,240 m (7,349 ft)
Mexico City
Mexico
9,209,944
2020
2,238 m (7,343 ft)
Tlalnepantla de Baz
Mexico
672,202
2020
2,220 m (7,283 ft)
Ibarra
Ecuador
139,721
2010
2,220 m (7,283 ft)
Nezahualcóyotl
Mexico
1,072,676
2020
2,219 m (7,280 ft)
Ghazni
Afghanistan
157,277
2007
2,205 m (7,234 ft)
Shimla
India
171,817
2011
2,200 m (7,218 ft)
Valle de Chalco Solidaridad
Mexico
384,327
2020
2,200 m (7,218 ft)
San Cristóbal de las Casas
Mexico
158,027
2010
2,194 m (7,198 ft)
Santa Fe
United States
144,217
2010[18]
2,180 m (7,152 ft)
Tulancingo de Bravo
Mexico
168,369
2020
2,150 m (7,054 ft)
Manizales
Colombia
434,403
2018[19]
2,147 m (7,044 ft)
Puebla de Zaragoza
Mexico
1,542,232
2020
2,125 m (6,972 ft)
Rionegro
Colombia
135,465
2018[20]
2,120 m (6,955 ft)
Tizayuca
Mexico
168,302
2020
2,106 m (6,910 ft)
Flagstaff
United States
145,101
2020
2,070 m (6,791 ft)
Shahr-e Kord
Iran
190,441
2016
2,060 m (6,759 ft)
Loja
Ecuador
180,617
2010[14]
2,000 m (6,562 ft)
Kunming
China
8,460,088
2020
2,000 m (6,562 ft)
Dali City
China
652,700
2020
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