# List of highest settlements

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.

## Highest settlements

This section lists all the settlements with a significant year-round population above 4,500 metres (14,800 ft).
| Elevation | Name | Country | Comments |
| 5,100 metres (16,700 ft) | La Rinconada | Peru | 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 5,052 m (16,575 ft) above sea level according to the INEI in Peru. |
| 5,070 metres (16,630 ft) | Tuiwa, Tibet Autonomous Region | China | |
| 5,011 metres (16,440 ft) | Chasangcun, Tibet Autonomous Region | China | |
| 4,980 metres (16,340 ft) | Rongbuk Monastery, Tibet Autonomous Region | China | |
| 4,950 metres (16,240 ft) | Shuanghu, Tibet Autonomous Region | China | |
| 4,940 metres (16,210 ft) | Lobuche, Nepal | Nepal | 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. |
| 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. |
| 4,770 metres (15,650 ft) | Santa Bárbara, Bolivia | Bolivia | Miners' village |
| 4,735 metres (15,535 ft) | Lungring, Tibet Autonomous Region | China | 31°07′30″N 91°42′17″E﻿ / ﻿31.12500°N 91.70472°E﻿ / 31.12500; 91.70472 |
| 4,720 metres (15,490 ft) | Yanshiping, Qinghai / Tibet Autonomous Region (de facto) | China | Population 2,919 (2017). |
| 4,710 metres (15,450 ft) | Amdo, Tibet Autonomous Region | China | Population 3,327 (2017). |
| 4,700 metres (15,400 ft) | Phinaya, Cusco District | Peru | Population 339 |
| 4,695 metres (15,404 ft) | Domar, Tibet Autonomous Region | China | Population 1,488 |
| 4,660 metres (15,290 ft) | Condoroma | Peru | Population 533 |
| 4,660 metres (15,290 ft) | Ananea | Peru | Population 1,729 |
| 4,570 metres (14,990 ft) | Karzok, Ladakh | India | Population 1,291 (2011). |
| 4,587 metres (15,049 ft) | Komic, Lahaul and Spiti | India | Population 114 |
| 4,500 metres (14,800 ft) | Hanle, Ladakh | India | |
| 4,500 metres (14,800 ft) | Nagqu, Tibet Autonomous Region | China | Population 42,984 (2010). |

## Settlements below 4,500 metres (14,800 ft)

This section lists selected settlements with a significant year-round population between 3,500 metres (11,500 ft) and 4,500 metres (14,800 ft).
| Elevation | Name | Country | Comment |
| 4,410 metres (14,470 ft) | Dingboche | Nepal | |
| 4,400 metres (14,400 ft) | Parinacota | Chile | Small Chilean hamlet in Putre, Parinacota Province, Arica and Parinacota Region and had 29 inhabitants in 2002. |
| 4,350 metres (14,270 ft) | Cojata | Peru | |
| 4,338 metres (14,232 ft) | Cerro de Pasco | Peru | Mining town with a population of 66,860 (2007). |
| 4,340 metres (14,240 ft) | Mina Pirquitas | Argentina | Mining company town and municipality in Jujuy Province, and the highest settlement in Argentina. |
| 4,349 metres (14,268 ft) | Achirik, Ladakh | India | |
| 4,315 metres (14,157 ft) | Macusani | Peru | |
| 4,310 metres (14,140 ft) | Hankar, Ladakh | India | |
| 4,300 metres (14,100 ft) | Pagri, Tibet | China | Town in Yadong County in the Tibet Autonomous Region (Xizang Zizhiqu), China, near the border with Bhutan. Population 2,121 (2004). |
| 4,279 metres (14,039 ft) | Ating, Ladakh | India | |
| 4,272 metres (14,016 ft) | Khuldo, Ladakh | India | |
| 4,270 metres (14,010 ft) | Kibber, Himachal Pradesh | India | |
| 4,226 metres (13,865 ft) | Demchok, Ladakh / Dêmqog, Tibet | India / China | Hamlet between Ladakh of India and Tibet Autonomous Region of China. The combined Chinese-Indian village has a population of about 150. |
| 4,200 metres (13,800 ft) | Ngari (Shiquanhe), Tibet | China | Population 10,282 (2010). |
| 4,170 metres (13,680 ft) | Colquechaca | Bolivia | Small town in Bolivia. Population 4,272 (2012). It is the highest city in Bolivia. |
| 4,100 metres (13,500 ft) | Jama | Argentina | Border post and settlement in Jujuy Province in Argentina. |
| 4,150 metres (13,620 ft) | El Alto | Bolivia | Population 846,880 (2012). It is part of La Paz and contains La Paz's El Alto International Airport. |
| 4,105 metres (13,468 ft) | Junín | Peru | |
| 4,100 metres (13,500 ft) | Durbuk, Ladakh | India | Village in the territory of Ladakh that has a recorded population of 300 people, though the actual figure may be higher. |
| 4,105 metres (13,468 ft) | Ampultun, Ladakh | India | |
| 4,090 metres (13,420 ft) | Potosí | Bolivia | Population 176,022 (2012). City and the capital of the department of Potosí in Bolivia. |
| 4,100 metres (13,500 ft) | Nyoma, Ladakh | India | |
| 4,014 metres (13,169 ft) | Gaocheng, Sichuan | China | |
| 4,013 metres (13,166 ft) | Chatyndy | Kyrgyzstan | |
| 3,980 metres (13,060 ft) | El Aguilar | Argentina | El Aguilar is a mining company town in Jujuy Province. 3,655 inhabitants (2001) |
| 3,977 metres (13,048 ft) | Amarnath, Jammu and Kashmir | India | |
| 3,970 metres (13,020 ft) | Huanuni | Bolivia | Population 20,336 (2012). |
| 3,963 metres (13,002 ft) | Dolpa, Karnali Zone | Nepal | |
| 3,956 metres (12,979 ft) | Castrovirreyna | Peru | |
| 3,950 metres (12,960 ft) | Catua | Argentina | Rural municipality and village in Jujuy Province in Argentina. |
| 3,940 metres (12,930 ft) | Coranzuli | Argentina | Rural municipality and village in Jujuy Province in Argentina. |
| 3,924 metres (12,874 ft) | Yauri | Peru | Population 24,566 (2007). |
| 3,907 metres (12,818 ft) | Ayaviri | Peru | Population 18,881 (2007). |
| 3,895 metres (12,779 ft) | Llallagua | Bolivia | Population 25,166 (2012). |
| 3,892 metres (12,769 ft) | Lampa | Peru | |
| 3,878 metres (12,723 ft) | Putina | Peru | Population 14,318 (2007). |
| 3,871 metres (12,700 ft) | Viacha | Bolivia | Population 62,516 (2012). |
| 3,862 metres (12,671 ft) | Ilave | Peru | Population 22,153 (2007). |
| 3,851 metres (12,635 ft) | Rinconada | Argentina | |
| 3,869 metres (12,694 ft) | Juli | Peru | |
| 3,859 metres (12,661 ft) | Azángaro | Peru | Population 16,035 (2007). |
| 3,850 metres (12,630 ft) | Laya | Bhutan | |
| 3,850 metres (12,630 ft) | Tiwanaku | Bolivia | Population 860 (2013) |
| 3,847 metres (12,621 ft) | Yunguyo | Peru | Population 11,934 (2007). |
| 3,847 metres (12,621 ft) | Huarina | Bolivia | |
| 3,836 metres (12,585 ft) | Shigatse, Tibet | China | Population 63,967 (2010). |
| 3,825 metres (12,549 ft) | Huancané | Peru | |
| 3,824 metres (12,546 ft) | Juliaca | Peru | Population 216,716 (2007). |
| 3,819 metres (12,530 ft) | Puno | Peru | Population 120,229 (2007). |
| 3,809 metres (12,497 ft) | Desaguadero | Peru | Population 14,365 (2007). |
| 3,775 metres (12,385 ft) | San Antonio de los Cobres | Argentina | Population 5,482 (2001 census). |
| 3,760 metres (12,340 ft) | Olacapato | Argentina | |
| 3,753 metres (12,313 ft) | Badrinath, Uttarakhand | India | |
| 3,745 metres (12,287 ft) | La Oroya | Peru | Population 29,417 (2007). |
| 3,706 metres (12,159 ft) | Oruro | Bolivia | Population 264,943 (2012). |
| 3,700 metres (12,100 ft) | Gyêgu, Qinghai | China | |
| 3,678 metres (12,067 ft) | Santo Tomás | Peru | |
| 3,676 metres (12,060 ft) | Huancavelica | Peru | Population 41,331 (2007). |
| 3,660 metres (12,010 ft) | Uyuni | Bolivia | Population 18,068 (2012). |
| 3,658 metres (12,001 ft) | Lhasa, Tibet | China | Population 216,663 (2010). The capital city of Tibet. |
| 3,650 metres (11,980 ft) | La Paz | Bolivia | Population 758,845 (2012)Bolivian seat of government; the highest capital city in the world. |
| 3,618 metres (11,870 ft) | Murghob | Tajikistan | Population 7,468 (2015) |
| 3,548 metres (11,640 ft) | Sicuani | Peru | Population 42,551 (2007). |