# List of highest large cities

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).
| Average Height | Town / City | Country | Population | Est. Year |
| 4,150 m (13,615 ft) | El Alto | Bolivia | 1,184,942 | 2014 |
| 4,090 m (13,419 ft) | Potosí | Bolivia | 170,000 | 2007 |
| 3,836 m (12,585 ft) | Shigatse | China | 117,000 | 2013 |
| 3,825 m (12,549 ft) | Juliaca | Peru | 225,146 | 2007 |
| 3,819 m (12,530 ft) | Puno | Peru | 120,229 | 2007 |
| 3,706 m (12,159 ft) | Oruro | Bolivia | 250,700 | 2011 |
| 3,658 m (12,001 ft) | Lhasa | China | 373,000 | 2009 |
| 3,640 m (11,942 ft) | La Paz | Bolivia | 845,480 | 2010 |
| 3,399 m (11,152 ft) | Cusco | Peru | 358,052 | 2011 |
| 3,160 m (10,367 ft) | Shangri-La City | China | 186,412 | 2020 |
| 3,052 m (10,013 ft) | Huancayo | Peru | 425,000 | 2012 |
| 3,050 m (10,007 ft) | Huaraz | Peru | 135,000 | 2011 |
| 2,898 m (9,508 ft) | Ipiales | Colombia | 116,136 | 2018 |
| 2,850 m (9,350 ft) | Quito | Ecuador | 2,239,191 | 2010 |
| 2,840 m (9,318 ft) | Debre Berhan | Ethiopia | 160,408 | 2012 |
| 2,820 m (9,252 ft) | Tunja | Colombia | 172,548 | 2018 |
| 2,809 m (9,216 ft) | Golmud | China | 205,700 | 2011 |
| 2,790 m (9,154 ft) | Sucre | Bolivia | 300,000 | 2007 |
| 2,764 m (9,068 ft) | Riobamba | Ecuador | 161,788 | 2010 |
| 2,746 m (9,009 ft) | Ayacucho | Peru | 151,019 | 2011 |
| 2,720 m (8,924 ft) | Cajamarca | Peru | 283,767 | 2011 |
| 2,719 m (8,921 ft) | Sacaba | Bolivia | 127,700 | 2006 |
| 2,663 m (8,737 ft) | Toluca de Lerdo | Mexico | 910,608 | 2020 |
| 2,652 m (8,701 ft) | Zipaquirá | Colombia | 130,537 | 2018 |
| 2,620 m (8,596 ft) | Bogotá | Colombia | 7,412,566 | 2018 |
| 2,610 m (8,563 ft) | Metepec | Mexico | 242,307 | 2020 |
| 2,600 m (8,530 ft) | Chía | Colombia | 132,181 | 2018 |
| 2,586 m (8,484 ft) | Facatativá | Colombia | 139,441 | 2018 |
| 2,570 m (8,432 ft) | Cochabamba | Bolivia | 618,376 | 2010 |
| 2,569 m (8,428 ft) | Sogamoso | Colombia | 127,235 | 2010 |
| 2,565 m (8,415 ft) | Soacha | Colombia | 660,179 | 2018 |
| 2,560 m (8,399 ft) | Kangding | China | 100,000 | 2011 |
| 2,550 m (8,366 ft) | Cuenca | Ecuador | 331,888 | 2010 |
| 2,530 m (8,301 ft) | Duitama | Colombia | 122,436 | 2018 |
| 2,527 m (8,291 ft) | San Juan de Pasto | Colombia | 392,930 | 2018 |
| 2,500 m (8,202 ft) | Addis Ababa | Ethiopia | 2,738,248 | 2005 |
| 2,500 m (8,202 ft) | Ambato | Ecuador | 178,538 | 2010 |
| 2,500 m (8,202 ft) | Lerma | Mexico | 170,327 | 2020 |
| 2,496 m (8,189 ft) | Zacatecas | Mexico | 149,607 | 2020 |
| 2,495 m (8,186 ft) | Totonicapán | Guatemala | 103,952 | 2018 |
| 2,470 m (8,104 ft) | Dessie | Ethiopia | 169,104 | 2005 |
| 2,400 m (7,874 ft) | Pachuca de Soto | Mexico | 314,331 | 2020 |
| 2,400 m (7,874 ft) | Chimalhuacán | Mexico | 525,389 | 2010 |
| 2,400 m (7,874 ft) | Atizapán de Zaragoza | Mexico | 523,674 | 2020 |
| 2,400 m (7,874 ft) | Dhamar | Yemen | 118,400 | 2003 |
| 2,400 m (7,874 ft) | Lijiang | China | 288,787 | 2021 |
| 2,350 m (7,710 ft) | Sana'a | Yemen | 2,431,649 | 2010 |
| 2,335 m (7,661 ft) | Arequipa | Peru | 836,859 | 2005 |
| 2,329 m (7,641 ft) | Quetzaltenango | Guatemala | 180,706 | 2018 |
| 2,325 m (7,628 ft) | Asmara | Eritrea | 649,000 | 2009 |
| 2,320 m (7,612 ft) | Thimphu | Bhutan | 114,551 | 2017 |
| 2,300 m (7,546 ft) | Eldoret | Kenya | 289,380 | 2009 |
| 2,275 m (7,464 ft) | Xining | China | 1,954,795 | 2020 |
| 2,270 m (7,448 ft) | Abha | Saudi Arabia | 1,093,705 | 2021 |
| 2,260 m (7,415 ft) | Calama | Chile | 126,135 | 2002 |
| 2,260 m (7,415 ft) | Cuautitlán Izcalli | Mexico | 555,163 | 2020 |
| 2,254 m (7,395 ft) | Mekele | Ethiopia | 201,528 | 2005 |
| 2,250 m (7,382 ft) | Ecatepec de Morelos | Mexico | 1,645,352 | 2020 |
| 2,250 m (7,382 ft) | Los Reyes Acaquilpan | Mexico | 304,088 | 2020 |
| 2,250 m (7,382 ft) | Cuautitlán, State of Mexico | Mexico | 178,847 | 2020 |
| 2,247 m (7,372 ft) | Texcoco | Mexico | 277,562 | 2020 |
| 2,240 m (7,349 ft) | Mexico City | Mexico | 9,209,944 | 2020 |
| 2,238 m (7,343 ft) | Tlalnepantla de Baz | Mexico | 672,202 | 2020 |
| 2,220 m (7,283 ft) | Ibarra | Ecuador | 139,721 | 2010 |
| 2,220 m (7,283 ft) | Nezahualcóyotl | Mexico | 1,072,676 | 2020 |
| 2,219 m (7,280 ft) | Ghazni | Afghanistan | 157,277 | 2007 |
| 2,205 m (7,234 ft) | Shimla | India | 171,817 | 2011 |
| 2,200 m (7,218 ft) | Valle de Chalco Solidaridad | Mexico | 384,327 | 2020 |
| 2,200 m (7,218 ft) | San Cristóbal de las Casas | Mexico | 158,027 | 2010 |
| 2,194 m (7,198 ft) | Santa Fe | United States | 144,217 | 2010 |
| 2,180 m (7,152 ft) | Tulancingo de Bravo | Mexico | 168,369 | 2020 |
| 2,150 m (7,054 ft) | Manizales | Colombia | 434,403 | 2018 |
| 2,140 m (7,021 ft) | Puebla de Zaragoza | Mexico | 1,542,232 | 2020 |
| 2,125 m (6,972 ft) | Rionegro | Colombia | 135,465 | 2018 |
| 2,120 m (6,955 ft) | Tizayuca | Mexico | 168,302 | 2020 |
| 2,106 m (6,910 ft) | Flagstaff | United States | 145,101 | 2020 |
| 2,070 m (6,791 ft) | Shahr-e Kord | Iran | 190,441 | 2016 |
| 2,060 m (6,759 ft) | Loja | Ecuador | 180,617 | 2010 |
| 2,000 m (6,562 ft) | Kunming | China | 8,460,088 | 2020 |
| 2,000 m (6,562 ft) | Dali City | China | 652,700 | 2020 |