List of highest cities
Highest settlements
This section lists all the settlements with significant year-round population above 4,500 metres (14,800 ft).

List of highest cities

Section Title: Highest settlements
Table Section Text: This section lists all the settlements with significant year-round population above 4,500 metres (14,800 ft).

Elevation	Name	Country	Comments

5,130 metres (16,830 ft)	La Rinconada	Peru	The highest in the World according to National Geographic Magazine (May 2003) (30,000 inhabitants), (2012)(50,000 inhabitants). 5,052 metres according INEI- Peru.

5,100 metres (16,700 ft)	Everest Base Camp, Tibet	China

5,070 metres (16,630 ft)	Tuiwa, Tibet	China

4,980 metres (16,340 ft)	Rongbuk Monastery, Tibet	China

4,870 metres (15,980 ft)	Wenquan, Qinghai	China	This small settlement is the highest "city" in the world according to The Guinness Book of World Records. Highest in the Eastern and Northern Hemisphere.

4,735 metres (15,535 ft)	Lungring, Tibet	China	31°07′30″N 91°42′17″E / 31.12500°N 91.70472°E

4,720 metres (15,490 ft)	Yanshiping, Qinghai	China

4,710 metres (15,450 ft)	Amdo, Tibet	China

4,570 metres (14,990 ft)	Komic, Himachal Pradesh	India	Population 350 (2011).

4,570 metres (14,990 ft)	Karzok, Jammu and Kashmir	India	Population 1,291 (2011).

4,568 metres (14,987 ft)	Takh, Jammu and Kashmir	India

4,556 metres (14,948 ft)	Yelchang, Jammu and Kashmir	India

4,548 metres (14,921 ft)	Niagsu, Jammu and Kashmir	India

4,568 metres (14,987 ft)	Kushol, Jammu and Kashmir	India

4,500 metres (14,800 ft)	Hanle, Jammu and Kashmir	India

4,500 metres (14,800 ft)	Nagqu, Tibet	China	Population 42,984 (2010).

Sentence(s)

At an elevation of 4,710 metres (15,450 ft), Amdo is one of the highest year-round settlements in the world.

final_sentence: At an elevation of 4,710 metres (15,450 ft), Amdo is one of the highest year-round settlements in the world.