List of the Highest Cities in the World

Exploring the World’s Highest Cities: Where Altitude Meets Urban Life

This list of the highest cities in the world includes cities with an average height of 2,000 meters (6,600 ft) above sea level or over.

In this article, we’ve compiled a list of the 81 highest cities in the world, each with a population of over 100,000.

Town / City	Flag	Country	Average Height
El Alto		Bolivia	4,150 m (13,615 ft)
Potosí		Bolivia	4,090 m (13,419 ft)
Shigatse		China	3,836 m (12,585 ft)
Juliaca		Peru	3,825 m (12,549 ft)
Puno		Peru	3,819 m (12,530 ft)
Oruro		Bolivia	3,706 m (12,159 ft)
Lhasa		China	3,658 m (12,001 ft)
La Paz		Bolivia	3,640 m (11,942 ft)
Cusco		Peru	3,399 m (11,152 ft)
Huancayo		Peru	3,052 m (10,013 ft)
Huaraz		Peru	3,050 m (10,007 ft)
Tulcán		Ecuador	2,899 m (9,511 ft)
Ipiales		Colombia	2,898 m (9,508 ft)
Quito		Ecuador	2,850 m (9,350 ft)
Debre Berhan		Ethiopia	2,840 m (9,318 ft)
Tunja		Colombia	2,820 m (9,252 ft)
Golmud		China	2,809 m (9,216 ft)
Sucre		Bolivia	2,790 m (9,154 ft)
Riobamba		Ecuador	2,764 m (9,068 ft)
Ayacucho		Peru	2,746 m (9,009 ft)
Cajamarca		Peru	2,720 m (8,924 ft)
Sacaba		Bolivia	2,719 m (8,921 ft)
Toluca de Lerdo		Mexico	2,663 m (8,737 ft)
Zipaquirá		Colombia	2,652 m (8,701 ft)
Bogotá		Colombia	2,620 m (8,596 ft)
Metepec		Mexico	2,610 m (8,563 ft)
Chía		Colombia	2,600 m (8,530 ft)
Facatativá		Colombia	2,586 m (8,484 ft)
Cochabamba		Bolivia	2,570 m (8,432 ft)
Sogamoso		Colombia	2,569 m (8,428 ft)
Soacha		Colombia	2,565 m (8,415 ft)
Kangding		China	2,560 m (8,399 ft)
Bamyan		Afghanistan	2,550 m (8,366 ft)
Cuenca		Ecuador	2,550 m (8,366 ft)
Duitama		Colombia	2,530 m (8,301 ft)
San Juan de Pasto		Colombia	2,527 m (8,291 ft)
Addis Ababa		Ethiopia	2,500 m (8,202 ft)
Ambato		Ecuador	2,500 m (8,202 ft)
Lerma		Mexico	2,500 m (8,202 ft)
Zacatecas		Mexico	2,496 m (8,189 ft)
Totonicapán		Guatemala	2,495 m (8,186 ft)
Dessie		Ethiopia	2,470 m (8,104 ft)
Pachuca de Soto		Mexico	2,400 m (7,874 ft)
Chimalhuacán		Mexico	2,400 m (7,874 ft)
Atizapán de Zaragoza		Mexico	2,400 m (7,874 ft)
Dhamar		Yemen	2,400 m (7,874 ft)
Lijiang		China	2,400 m (7,874 ft)
Sana'a		Yemen	2,350 m (7,710 ft)
Arequipa		Peru	2,335 m (7,661 ft)
Quetzaltenango		Guatemala	2,329 m (7,641 ft)
Asmara		Eritrea	2,325 m (7,628 ft)
Thimphu		Bhutan	2,320 m (7,612 ft)
Eldoret		Kenya	2,300 m (7,546 ft)
Xining		China	2,275 m (7,464 ft)
Abha		Saudi Arabia	2,270 m (7,448 ft)
Calama		Chile	2,260 m (7,415 ft)
Cuautitlán Izcalli		Mexico	2,260 m (7,415 ft)
Mekele		Ethiopia	2,254 m (7,395 ft)
Ecatepec de Morelos		Mexico	2,250 m (7,382 ft)
Los Reyes Acaquilpan		Mexico	2,250 m (7,382 ft)
Cuautitlán, State of Mexico		Mexico	2,250 m (7,382 ft)
Texcoco		Mexico	2,247 m (7,372 ft)
Mexico City		Mexico	2,240 m (7,349 ft)
Tlalnepantla de Baz		Mexico	2,238 m (7,343 ft)
Ibarra		Ecuador	2,220 m (7,283 ft)
Nezahualcóyotl		Mexico	2,220 m (7,283 ft)
Ghazni		Afghanistan	2,219 m (7,280 ft)
Shimla		India	2,205 m (7,234 ft)
Valle de Chalco Solidaridad		Mexico	2,200 m (7,218 ft)
San Cristóbal de las Casas		Mexico	2,200 m (7,218 ft)
Santa Fe		United States	2,194 m (7,198 ft)
Tulancingo de Bravo		Mexico	2,180 m (7,152 ft)
Manizales		Colombia	2,150 m (7,054 ft)
Puebla de Zaragoza		Mexico	2,147 m (7,044 ft)
Rionegro		Colombia	2,125 m (6,972 ft)
Tizayuca		Mexico	2,120 m (6,955 ft)
Flagstaff		United States	2,106 m (6,910 ft)
Shahr-e Kord		Iran	2,070 m (6,791 ft)
Loja		Ecuador	2,060 m (6,759 ft)
Kunming		China	2,000 m (6,562 ft)
Dali City		China	2,000 m (6,562 ft)