List of highest towns by country

This article is about the highest settlements by country. For a list of highest cities, see List of highest cities in the world.

This is a list of the highest settlements by country. Only permanent settlements occupied year-round are included. When possible, the highest point in the contiguous year-round settlement is listed, though average heights or the elevations of a central point may also be found.

The elevation of a towns or city affects the social and physical arrangement of the place. In many cases, the cold climate in winter necessitates a particular style of house; the type of agriculture practised and the domestic animals kept there are limited; or, the type of work carried on is specialised.

Sovereign, fully recognized countries

Rank Country Town / City Region / State Height (m) Height (ft) Comment
1  Peru La Rinconada Puno 5,100 16,728 "The Real Price of Gold" The highest in the world according to National Geographic magazine (May 2003); pop. 30,000. Barrio Rit’ipata, consisting of miners' shacks, is above it.[1]
2  China Wenquan Qinghai 4,870 15,980 [2] This small settlement is the highest "city" in the world according to The Guinness Book of World Records.[3]
3  India Korzok Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir 4,570 15,000 Hikkim, Himachal Pradesh has year-round residences from 4330 to 4400 meters. Komic village two km to the southeast of Hikkim has residences up to 4530 meters, and Korzok on Tso Moriri has year-round residences from 4525 to 4570 meters.
4  Chile Parinacota Arica-Parinacota 4,400 14,435
5    Nepal Dolpa Karnali Zone 4,360 14,301 Gorakshep (with an elevation of 5,100 m - 16,728 ft) is a base camp near Mount Everest. Gokyo, at 4750 metres (15,583 ft), and Dughla, at 4593 metres (15,075 ft),[4] are higher, but likely not permanently inhabited as they cater to trekkers during season. Chharchung, at 4502 metres (14,770 ft) however, is a tiny settlement of a few houses and an area under cultivation that could possibly be year-round.
6  Argentina Mina Pirquitas Jujuy Province 4,340 14,240 Mining company town, with up to 673 inhabitants [5]
7  Bolivia Colquechaca Potosí Department 4,170 13,680 http://dateandtime.info/citycoordinates.php?id=3919720
8  Afghanistan Qarabolaq Wakhan District 4,139 13,579
9  Kyrgyzstan Chatyndy Osh Province 4,013 13,166
10  Bhutan Laya Gasa District 3,820 12,533
11  Tajikistan Murghab Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region 3,650 11,975
12  Mexico Raíces Mexico 3,531 11,919
13  United States Alma Colorado 3,560 11,680
14

 Venezuela

 Apartaderos Mérida 3,505 11,502
15  Ethiopia Mizma at Ras Dejen 3,500 11,483
16  Colombia Vetas Santander 3,350 10,990 [6]
17  Ecuador Papallacta Napo 3,300 10,827
18  Turkey Kapıköy Van 3,220 10,564 Population: 635
19  Pakistan Shimshal Gilgit-Baltistan 3,200 10,449
20  Guatemala Ixchiguán San Marcos Department 3,185 10,449 highest town in Central America
21  Lesotho Khalahali Mokhotlong District 3,158 10,361
22  Costa Rica Villa Mills Cartago Province 3,100 10,173 Near Cerro de la Muerte, Talamanca Range. Permanent population: 65
23  Yemen Kawkaban Sana'a Governorate 2,931 9,616
24  Indonesia Mulia Papua Province 2,706 8,881
25  Cameroon Ndu Southwest Region 2,611 8,566
26  Eritrea Adi Keyh Debub 2,500 8,202
27  Iran Fereydunshahr Isfahan Province 2,490 8,169 [7]
28  Russia Kurush Dokuzparinskiy rayon, Dagestan 2,480 8,134
29  Azerbaijan Khinalug Quba Rayon 2,375 7,710 Population: 2,075
30  Kenya Nyahururu Rift Valley Province 2,360 7,741
31  Georgia Bochorna Akhmeta Municipality 2,345 7,694 population about 1[8]
32  Morocco Tacheddirt Al Haouz 2,314 7,592
33  Andorra Pas de la Casa Encamp 2,219 7,316
34  Rwanda Byumba Northern Province 2,237 7,342
35  Italy Trepalle Lombardy 2,209 7,247 Cited as highest parish in Europe by its Tourism board[9]
36  Saudi Arabia Abha Asir 2,200 7,218 population about 680,912
37  Papua New Guinea Wabag Enga Province 2,182 7,162
38  Mongolia Altai Yesönbulag, Govi-Altai 2,181 7,156
39  Syria Rankous Rif Dimashq Governorate 2,150 7,052 Population: 19,900
40   Switzerland Juf Graubünden 2,126 6,973 [10] population about 24, highest in Europe according to the municipality's (Avers) web page][10]
41  France Saint-Véran Hautes-Alpes 2,040 6,692 Known as the highest commune of France - and the highest commune of Europe,[11]
43  South Africa Dullstroom Mpumalanga 2,019 6,624
44  Uganda Kabale Western Region 2,000 6,560
45  Panama Cerro Punta Chiriquí Province 2,000 6,560
46  East Timor Hatu-Builico Ainaro District 2,000 6,560
47  Austria Obergurgl Tyrol 1,930 6,332 Hochgurgl is at 2150m (7,054 feet), but is not recognized as an independent village, but as a part of Obergurgl.
48  Burundi Muramvya Muramvya Province 1,924 6,315
49  Armenia Sevan Gegharkunik Province 1,905 6,250
50  Sri Lanka Nuwara Eliya Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province 1,868 6,128
51  Algeria Tazrouk Tazrouk District, Tamanrasset Province 1,827 5,994
52  Kazakhstan Narynkol Almaty Province 1,819 5,971
53  Madagascar Soanindrariny Vakinankaratra 1,817 5,964
54  Somalia Erigavo Sanaag 1,788 5,869
55  Comoros La Convalescence Grande Comore 1,787 5,866
56  Oman Saiq Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate 1,755 5,758
57  Lebanon Bekaa Kafra and Faraya North Governorate and Mount Lebanon Governorate 1,750 5,740
58  Namibia Windhoek Khomas Region 1,728 5,669
60  Angola Huambo and Lubango Huambo and Huíla 1,721 5,646
60  Honduras La Esperanza Intibucá Department 1,700 5,577
62  Tanzania Mbeya Mbeya Region 1,700 5,577
63  Spain Valdelinares Teruel, Aragon 1,693 5,553 http://www.panageos.es/teruel/valdelinares
64  El Salvador Apaneca Ahuachapán Department 1,683 5,523 [12]
65  Canada Lake Louise Alberta 1,661 5,449 Several ski towns & villages are higher than Lake Louise.
66  Djibouti Airolaf Tadjourah Region 1,667 5,468
67  Democratic Republic of the Congo Masisi North Kivu Province 1,651 5,419
68  Zimbabwe Marondera Mashonaland East 1,630 5,348
69  Brazil Campos do Jordão São Paulo 1,628 5,341
70  Vietnam Sa Pa Lào Cai Province 1,600 5,249
70  Bulgaria Manastir Plovdiv Province 1,600 5,249 Village centre at 1,460 m, highest neighbourhoods reaching above 1,600 m. Chamla in Smolyan Province is higher at ~1,650 m, but uninhabited since the 1980s.
72  Malaysia Brinchang Pahang 1,592 5,226 Kundasang, located in Sabah, is higher (with 1,884 m), but it is a small village of the town of Ranau.
73  Malawi Dedza Central Region 1,590 5,216
74  Egypt Saint Catherine South Sinai Governorate 1,586 5,203
75  Niger Inignaouei Agadez Region, Arlit Department 1,556 5,108
76  Swaziland Sandlane Manzini District 1,503 4,934
77  Philippines Baguio Benguet 1,500 4,921
77  Uzbekistan Yangiabad Tashkent Province 1,500 4,921
77  Cape Verde Estância Roque Fogo Island 1,500 4,921
80  Bosnia and Herzegovina Lukomir Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, Konjic municipality 1,495 4,905 Also highest in the Balkans
81  Australia Cabramurra New South Wales 1,475 4,839 Highest on continent Several ski towns & villages are higher than Cabramurra. The highest town without a ski lift network is Dinner Plain at 1,570 metres
82  Thailand Ban Na Yang Chiang Mai Province 1,467 4,816
83  Montenegro Žabljak Žabljak Municipality 1,456 4,777
84  Greece Samarina, Seli and Aetomilitsa Epirus and Macedonia (Greece) 1,450 4,800
85  Guinea Mali Labé Region 1,441 4,712
86  Burma Taunggyi Shan State 1,436 4,730
87  Liechtenstein Rotenboden Triesenberg 1,416 4,645
88  Cyprus Prodromos Limassol District 1,380 4,528
89  Iraq Penjwin Sulaymaniyah Governorate 1,368 4,491
90  Mozambique Lichinga Niassa Province 1,360 4,462
91  North Korea Samjiyŏn Ryanggang Province 1,356 4,452
92  Republic of Macedonia Kruševo Kruševo Municipality 1,350[13] 4,429 Kruševo is the highest town/ city in Macedonia, not considering the villages.
93  Turkmenistan Khodzhai-Fil'ata Lebap Province 1,346 4,416
95  Laos Phongsali Phongsali Province 1,334 4,379
96  Botswana Kanye Southern District 1,306 4,288
97  Vanuatu Nokowoula Sanma Province, Espiritu Santo Island 1,291 4,238
98  Zambia Lusaka Lusaka Province 1,279 4,196
99  Germany Feldberg Baden-Württemberg 1,277 4,190 highest German village
100  Nigeria Jos Plateau State 1,238 4,062
101  Norway Finse Western Norway 1,222 4,000
102  Nicaragua San José de Cusmapa Madriz Department 1,184 3,887
103  Dominican Republic Constanza La Vega Province 1,164 3,819 The highest residence situated in Constanza is at 1,330 m above sea level. Jamamucito is higher (1,410 m), but it is a small hamlet pertaining to the village of Jamamu, in the town of Las Placetas, belonging to the city of San José de las Matas.[14]
104  Albania Moscopole Korçë County 1,160 3,806
105  Sudan Kutum North Darfur 1,127 3,700
106  Serbia Nova Varoš Zlatibor District 1,111 3,648
108  Chad Aouzou Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Prefecture 1,074 3,526
109  Central African Republic Bocaranga Ouham-Pendé 1,072 3,517
110  Croatia Begovo Razdolje Primorje–Gorski Kotar County 1,060 3,478 [15]
111  Portugal Guarda Guarda District 1,056 3,464 Penhas da Saúde is higher (with 1,500 m), but it is a small village of the Covilhã Municipality.
113  Romania Predeal Braşov County 1,033 3,389
114  Czech Republic Boží Dar Karlovy Vary Region 1,028 3,372
115  Tunisia Thala Kasserine Governorate 1,017 3,337
116  Poland Ząb Lesser Poland Voivodeship 1,013 3,326
116  Equatorial Guinea Moka Bioko Island 1,013 3,326
118  Slovakia Vysoké Tatry Prešov Region 1,010 3,314
120  São Tomé and Príncipe M. Vilela São Tomé Island 991 3,254
121  Belize Baldy Beacon Cayo District 978 3,211
122  Slovenia Zgornje Jezersko Carinthia 973 3,195
123  Haiti Fonds-Verrettes Ouest 950 3,117
124  Israel Beit Jann Northern District 940 3,084
125  Gabon Ndindi Ngounié Province 932 3,061
126  Ukraine Yasinia Zakarpattia Oblast, Rakhiv Raion 931 3,054
127  Solomon Islands Kamanjikoko Guadalcanal Province 913 2,998
128  Sierra Leone Dawule Northern Province 890 2,923
129  Japan Fujikawaguchiko Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi Prefecture 875 2,874
130  Samoa Afiamalu Upolu Island 863 2,834
131  Cambodia Phumi Popok Vil Kampot Province 842 2,765
132  Sweden Högvålen Härjedalen 835 2,739
133  South Sudan Torit Eastern Equatoria 829 2,723
134  New Zealand National Park Village Manawatu-Wanganui Region 825 2,706 Population:174
135  Hungary Mátraszentimre Heves County 810 2,657
136  Republic of the Congo Edzouanseke Plateaux Department 803 2,637
137  Togo Sadomé Plateaux Region 798 2,621
138  Jordan Ajloun Ajloun Governorate 760 2,508
139  Fiji Navai Viti Levu 738 2,424
141  Libya Gharyan Jabal al Gharbi District 700 2,296
142  Ghana Amedzofe Volta Region 677 2,224
143  San Marino City of San Marino Castello della Città di San Marino 675 2,215
144  Trinidad and Tobago Brasso Seco Tunapuna-Piarco Regional Corporation 673 2,211
145  Liberia Saniquellie Nimba County 671 2,204
146  Paraguay Pedro Juan Caballero Amambay 670 2,201
147  Belgium Rocherath Liège 650 2,133
147  South Korea Taebaek Gangwon-do 650 2,133
149  Jamaica Mandeville Manchester Parish 628 2,061
150  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Fancy Saint Vincent Island 612 2,007
151  Guyana Ipichau Potaro-Siparuni 611 2,004
152  Mali Sadegue Mopti Region 604 1,984
154  Côte d'Ivoire Biankouma Biankouma Department 600 1,971
155  United Arab Emirates Masafi Ras al-Khaimah and Fujairah 567 1,863
158  Finland Kilpisjärvi Lapland 490 1,607 excursionmap.fi
159  Mauritania Zouérat Tiris Zemmour Region 488 1,604
161  Federated States of Micronesia Pwoaipwoai Pohnpei 478 1,571
162  Cuba Yateras Guantánamo Province 470 1,542
163  Iceland Möðrudalur á Fjöllum Northwestern Region 469 1,539
163  Luxembourg Troisvierges Clervaux 469 1,539
165  United Kingdom
 Flash Staffordshire, England 463 1,519 Verified by Ordnance Survey
166  Burkina Faso Diali Cascades Region 456 1,499
167  Saint Lucia Migny Soufrière Quarter 454 1,492
168  Benin Aledjo-Koura Donga Department 451 1,482
169  Mauritius Curepipe Plaines Wilhems District 446 1,466
170  Suriname Anapi Sipaliwini District 398 1,309
172  Grenada Constantine Saint George Parish 396 1,302
174  Moldova Bălăneşti Nisporeni District 324 1,066
175  Uruguay Santa Clara de Olimar Treinta y Tres Department 320 1,050
176  Barbados White Hill Saint Andrew Parish 304 1,000
177  Ireland Glencullen County Dublin 300[16] 980
179  Malta Dingli Malta Island, Western District 250 820
183  Bangladesh Rulkippara Chittagong Division 237 780
185  Guinea-Bissau Bolabá Gabú Region 226 744
186  Lithuania Švenčionys Utena County 230 755
187  Belarus Lahojsk Minsk Region 220 725
188  Latvia Alūksne Vidzeme 217 712 List of highest towns in Latvia
190  Brunei Rumah Supon Tutong District 203 669
191  Netherlands Vaals Limburg 198 650
192  Tonga Pangai 'Eua Island 184 606
193  Kuwait Wafra Al Ahmadi Governorate 168 554
195  Palau Ngatpang Ngatpang State, Babeldaob Island 162 534
196  Denmark Ejer Region Midtjylland 160 520
197  Senegal Nepen Diakha Kédougou Region 153 502
198  Estonia Otepää Valga County 152 499
204   Vatican City Vatican City 75 246
205  Qatar Umm Bab Jariyan al Batnah 68 226
207  Bahrain Awali Awali Municipality 62 206
208  The Gambia Bani Upper River Division, Kantora District 50 164
209  Nauru Uaboe Uaboe District 35 118
210  The Bahamas Freeport Grand Bahama, Freeport District 10 36
211  Dominica None 0 0
211  Saint Kitts and Nevis None 0 0
211  Seychelles None 0 0
211  Antigua and Barbuda None 0 0
211  Singapore None 0 0
211  Monaco None 0 0
211  Kiribati None 0 0
211  Marshall Islands None 0 0
211  Tuvalu None 0 0
211  Maldives None 0 0

Countries with disputed sovereignty

Rank Country Claimant Town / City Region / State Height (m) Height (ft) Comment
37  South Ossetia  Georgia Leti Dzau district 2,179 7,152
59  Kosovo  Serbia Restelica District of Prizren, Dragaš Municipality 1,717 5,636
107  Taiwan  China Wutai Pingtung County 1,075 3,530
112  Abkhazia  Georgia Pskhu Sukhumi District 1,047 3,438
119  Palestinian territories  Israel Halhul Hebron Governorate 1,004 3,297
160  Western Sahara  Morocco Hasi Chor Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira 483 1,584

Dependent countries and overseas territories

This section includes all countries and territories that are listed by ISO 3166-1 but not listed in the above sections.

Rank Country Mother country Town / City Region / State Height (m) Height (ft) Comment
94  Réunion  France Hell-Bourg Salazie Commune 1,344 4,412
140  Puerto Rico  United States Aibonito San Juan–Caguas–Guaynabo metropolitan area 731 2,401
153  Martinique  France Le Morne-Vert Le Morne-Vert Commune 601 1,975
156  Greenland  Denmark Illorsuit Qaasuitsup 548 1,801
157  Guadeloupe  France Saint-Claude Saint-Claude Commune 544 1,788
171  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha  United Kingdom Longwood Saint Helena, Longwood District 397 1,305
173  United States Virgin Islands  United States Dorothea and Resolution Saint Thomas 371 1,220
178  American Samoa  United States A'oloau Tutuila 264 869
179  Mayotte  France Vahibé Commune of Mamoudzou 250 820
179  New Caledonia  France Farino South Province 250 820
182  Montserrat  United Kingdom Saint John's Northern Zone 239 787
184  French Guiana  France Saül Arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni 230 757
187  Christmas Island  Australia Drumsite 219 721
189  Northern Mariana Islands  United States Capital Hill Saipan 214 705
194  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands  United Kingdom Grytviken South Georgia Island 163 538
199  Isle of Man  United Kingdom Foxdale Glenfaba 151 498
200  Guam  United States Santa Rita 131 433
201  Aruba  Kingdom of the Netherlands Shiribana 127 419
203  Svalbard  Norway Nybyen Spitsbergen 100 300
206  Curaçao  Netherlands Sint Willibrordus 67 223
211  French Polynesia  France None 0 0
211  Hong Kong  China None 0 0
211  Faroe Islands  Denmark None 0 0
211  Falkland Islands  United Kingdom None 0 0 Claimed by Argentina
211  Cook Islands  New Zealand None 0 0
211  Wallis and Futuna  France None 0 0
211  British Virgin Islands  United Kingdom None 0 0
211  Gibraltar  United Kingdom None 0 0
211  Saint-Martin  France None 0 0
211  Pitcairn Islands  United Kingdom None 0 0
211  Sint Maarten  Netherlands None 0 0
211  Norfolk Island  Australia None 0 0
211  Saint-Barthélemy  France None 0 0
211  Saint Pierre and Miquelon  France None 0 0
211  Macau  China None 0 0
211  Jersey  United Kingdom None 0 0
211  Guernsey  United Kingdom None 0 0
211  Bermuda  United Kingdom None 0 0
211  Niue  New Zealand None 0 0
211  Anguilla  United Kingdom None 0 0
211  Turks and Caicos Islands  United Kingdom None 0 0
211  Cayman Islands  United Kingdom None 0 0
211  British Indian Ocean Territory  United Kingdom None 0 0
211  Cocos (Keeling) Islands  Australia None 0 0
211  Tokelau  New Zealand None 0 0
 Antarctica None, territorial claims There are no towns, cities or villages in this place (only research stations). — —

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ William Finnegan (April 20, 2015). "Tears of the Sun The gold rush at the top of the world." (The New Yorker). Retrieved April 13, 2015. I followed Ilasaca past many tiny huts of shiny corrugated tin—dirt-floored worker housing in a bare-bones encampment known as Barrio Rit’ipata.
  2. ↑ 1World2travel - All Continents - basic facts and extremes Walter Vaerewijck, 1world2travel.com, 2006-07-13
  3. ↑ http://www.infoplease.com/askeds/highest-city-world.html
  4. ↑ Bezruchka, Stephen (1985). A guide to trekking in Nepal. Mountaineers. p. 218. ISBN 978-0-89886-094-8. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  5. ↑ http://www.silverstandard.com/_resources/pirquitas_technical_report.PDF p. 187
  6. ↑ http://www.vetas-santander.gov.co/nuestromunicipio.shtml?apc=mIxx-1-&m=f#geografia Vetas municipality geographical information in Spanish
  7. ↑ "Fereydunshahr, Iran Page" (online). Global Gazetteer Version 2.2. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  8. ↑ Bochorna – new highest settlement in Europe with only one resident
  9. ↑ Livigno Tourist Office www.livigno.eu
  10. 1 2 Gemeinde Avers Avers official commune website (German)
  11. ↑ Page 505, Chapter Hautes Alpes, book France, Collection Guide vert, publisher Le Michelin, 2009
  12. ↑ Discover Cuscatlan El Salvador Multi-Sport Tour, retrieved 2011-09-29.
  13. ↑ Information about Krusevo on travel2macedonia.com.mk
  14. ↑ https://www.google.com/maps/place/19%C2%B008'41.0%22N+70%C2%B057'07.0%22W/@19.1397961,-70.9531778,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0!5m1!1e4?hl=en
  15. ↑ Ostroški, Ljiljana, ed. (December 2015). Statistički ljetopis Republike Hrvatske 2015 [Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia 2015] (PDF). Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia (in Croatian and English). 47. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. p. 51. ISSN 1333-3305. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  16. ↑ Ordnance Survey Ireland: Public Map Viewer (centered on Glencullen)
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