List of highest large cities
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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).
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Average Height | Town / City | Country | Population | Est. Year |
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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 |
3,160 m (10,367 ft) | Shangri-La City | ![]() |
186,412 | 2020 |
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 | ![]() |
116,136 | 2018[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 | ![]() |
172,548 | 2018[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 | ![]() |
130,537 | 2018[8] |
2,620 m (8,596 ft) | Bogotá | ![]() |
7,412,566 | 2018[9] |
2,610 m (8,563 ft) | Metepec | ![]() |
242,307 | 2020 |
2,600 m (8,530 ft) | Chía | ![]() |
132,181 | 2018[10] |
2,586 m (8,484 ft) | Facatativá | ![]() |
139,441 | 2018[11] |
2,570 m (8,432 ft) | Cochabamba | ![]() |
618,376 | 2010 |
2,569 m (8,428 ft) | Sogamoso | ![]() |
127,235 | 2010[12] |
2,565 m (8,415 ft) | Soacha | ![]() |
660,179 | 2018[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 | ![]() |
122,436 | 2018[15] |
2,527 m (8,291 ft) | San Juan de Pasto | ![]() |
392,930 | 2018[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 | ![]() |
103,952 | 2018 |
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 |
2,400 m (7,874 ft) | Lijiang | ![]() |
288,787 | 2021 |
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 | ![]() |
180,706 | 2018 |
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 | ![]() |
1,954,795 | 2020 |
2,270 m (7,448 ft) | Abha | ![]() |
1,093,705 | 2021 |
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 | ![]() |
434,403 | 2018[19] |
2,140 m (7,021 ft) | Puebla de Zaragoza | ![]() |
1,542,232 | 2020 |
2,125 m (6,972 ft) | Rionegro | ![]() |
135,465 | 2018[20] |
2,120 m (6,955 ft) | Tizayuca | ![]() |
168,302 | 2020 |
2,106 m (6,910 ft) | Flagstaff | ![]() |
145,101 | 2020 |
2,070 m (6,791 ft) | Shahr-e Kord | ![]() |
190,441 | 2016 |
2,060 m (6,759 ft) | Loja | ![]() |
180,617 | 2010[14] |
2,000 m (6,562 ft) | Kunming | ![]() |
8,460,088 | 2020 |
2,000 m (6,562 ft) | Dali City | ![]() |
652,700 | 2020 |
See also
[edit]References
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