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 are included.
Highest settlements
This section lists all the settlements with a significant year-round population above.| Elevation | Name | Country | Comments |
| La Rinconada | 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. | ||
| Tuiwa, Tibet Autonomous Region | |||
| Chasangcun, Tibet Autonomous Region | |||
| Rongbuk Monastery, Tibet Autonomous Region | |||
| Shuanghu, Tibet Autonomous Region | |||
| Lobuche, 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. | ||
| Wenquan, Qinghai | 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. | ||
| Santa Bárbara, Bolivia | Miners' village | ||
| Lungring, Tibet Autonomous Region | |||
| Yanshiping, Qinghai / Tibet Autonomous Region | Population 2,919. | ||
| Amdo, Tibet Autonomous Region | Population 3,327. | ||
| Phinaya, Cusco District | Population 339 | ||
| Domar, Tibet Autonomous Region | Population 1,488 | ||
| Condoroma | Population 533 | ||
| Ananea | Population 1,729 | ||
| Karzok, Ladakh | Population 1,291. | ||
| Komic, Lahaul and Spiti | Population 114 | ||
| Hanle, Ladakh | |||
| Nagqu, Tibet Autonomous Region | Population 42,984. |
Settlements below
This section lists selected settlements with a significant year-round population between and.| Elevation | Name | Country | Comment | - |
| Quzong Village | Population: 276 | - | ||
| Dingboche | - | |||
| Parinacota | Small Chilean hamlet in Putre, Parinacota Province, Arica and Parinacota Region and had 29 inhabitants in 2002. | - | ||
| Cojata | - | |||
| 4,350 metres | Chharka, Dolpa | Ancient Buddhist village in Dolpo region. | - | |
| Cerro de Pasco | Mining town with a population of 66,860. | - | ||
| Mina Pirquitas | Mining company town and municipality in Jujuy Province, and the highest settlement in Argentina. | - | ||
| Achirik, Ladakh | - | |||
| Macusani | - | |||
| Hankar, Ladakh | - | |||
| Pagri, Tibet | Town in Yadong County in the Tibet Autonomous Region , China, near the border with Bhutan. Population 2,121. | - | ||
| Ating, Ladakh | - | |||
| Khuldo, Ladakh | - | |||
| Kibber, Himachal Pradesh | - | |||
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