This is an incomplete list of the highest settlements in the world. Only settlements that are permanently occupied all year long with a significant population and lying at least partially above an elevation of 3,500 metres (12,140 feet) are included.
This section lists all the settlements with a significant year-round population above 4500m (14,800feet).
Elevation | Name | Country | Comments | |
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5100m (16,700feet) | [1] The highest in the world according to National Geographic Magazine in May 2003 when it had 30,000 inhabitants, rising to 50,000 inhabitants in 2012 but shrinking to 9,746 inhabitants as of the 2017 census. It is above sea level according to the INEI in Peru.[2] | |||
5070m (16,630feet) | [3] | |||
5011m (16,440feet) | ||||
4980m (16,340feet) | ||||
4950m (16,240feet) | ||||
4940m (16,210feet) | Lobuche or Lobuje is a small settlement near Mount Everest in the Khumbu region of Nepal. It is one of the last overnight stops with lodging on the way to Everest Base camp. | |||
4870m (15,980feet) | [4] This small settlement is the highest "city" in the world according to The Guinness Book of World Records.[5] Highest in the Eastern and Northern Hemisphere. | |||
4770m (15,650feet) | Miners' village | |||
4735m (15,535feet) | 31.125°N 91.7047°W | |||
4720m (15,490feet) | Yanshiping, Qinghai / Tibet Autonomous Region (de facto) | Population 2,919 (2017). | ||
4710m (15,450feet) | Population 3,327 (2017). | |||
4700m (15,400feet) | Population 339[6] | |||
4695m (15,404feet) | Population 1,488 | |||
Population 533 | ||||
Population 1,729 | ||||
Population 1,291 (2011). | ||||
Population 114 | ||||
Population 42,984 (2010).[7] |
This section lists selected settlements with a significant year-round population between 3500m (11,500feet) and 4500m (14,800feet).
Elevation | Name | Country | Comment | |
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Small Chilean hamlet in Putre, Parinacota Province, Arica and Parinacota Region and had 29[8] inhabitants in 2002. | ||||
Mining town with a population of 66,860 (2007).[9] | ||||
Mining company town and municipality in Jujuy Province, and the highest settlement in Argentina.[10] | ||||
Town in Yadong County in the Tibet Autonomous Region (Xizang Zizhiqu), China, near the border with Bhutan. Population 2,121 (2004). | ||||
Ating, Ladakh | ||||
/ | Hamlet between Ladakh of India and Tibet Autonomous Region of China. The combined Chinese-Indian village has a population of about 150.[11] | |||
Population 10,282 (2010). | ||||
Small town in Bolivia. Population 4,272 (2012).[12] It is the highest city in Bolivia.[13] | ||||
Border post and settlement in Jujuy Province in Argentina. | ||||
Population 846,880 (2012).[14] It is part of La Paz and contains La Paz's El Alto International Airport. | ||||
Village in the territory of Ladakh that has a recorded population of 300 people, though the actual figure may be higher. | ||||
Ampultun, Ladakh | ||||
Population 176,022 (2012). City and the capital of the department of Potosí in Bolivia. | ||||
El Aguilar is a mining company town in Jujuy Province. 3,655 inhabitants (2001)[15] | ||||
Population 20,336 (2012).[16] | ||||
Rural municipality and village in Jujuy Province in Argentina. | ||||
Rural municipality and village in Jujuy Province in Argentina. | ||||
Population 24,566 (2007). | ||||
Population 18,881 (2007).[17] | ||||
Population 25,166 (2012). | ||||
Population 14,318 (2007). | ||||
Population 62,516 (2012).[18] | ||||
Population 22,153 (2007). | ||||
Population 16,035 (2007). | ||||
Population 860 (2013) | ||||
Population 11,934 (2007). | ||||
Population 63,967 (2010). | ||||
Population 216,716 (2007). | ||||
Population 120,229 (2007). | ||||
Population 14,365 (2007). | ||||
Population 5,482 (2001 census). | ||||
Population 29,417 (2007). | ||||
Population 264,943 (2012). | ||||
Population 41,331 (2007). | ||||
Population 18,068 (2012). | ||||
Population 216,663 (2010). The capital city of Tibet. | ||||
Population 758,845 (2012)Bolivian seat of government; the highest capital city in the world. | ||||
Population 7,468 (2015) | ||||
Population 42,551 (2007). |